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Best xCAT Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from IT automation software ranked against xCAT on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo8.1
    xCAT vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo7.9
    xCAT vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo7.8
    xCAT vs OPSI
  4. 4
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    xCAT vs CFEngine
  5. 5
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.7
    xCAT vs PatchMon
  6. 6
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.7
    xCAT vs Rudder
  7. 7
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    xCAT vs Rundeck
  8. 8
    Gluware Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    xCAT vs Gluware
  9. 9
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    xCAT vs Juju
  10. 10
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    xCAT vs Salt
  11. 11
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    xCAT vs Foreman
  12. 12
    Heimdal Patch and Asset Management Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 7.1
    xCAT vs Heimdal Patch and Asset Management
  13. 13
    Matrix42 FastViewer Free trial AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb €45/mo7.1
    xCAT vs Matrix42 FastViewer
  14. 14
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.1
    xCAT vs Puppet
  15. 15
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo7.0
    xCAT vs Arista NG Firewall
  16. 16
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.0
    xCAT vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
  17. 17
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo7.0
    xCAT vs Canonical MAAS
  18. 18
    Chef Infra Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $4.92/mo7.0
    xCAT vs Chef Infra
  19. 19
    Hexnode UEM Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $2.20/mo7.0
    xCAT vs Hexnode UEM
  20. 20
    ManageEngine Endpoint Central Free plan Web $66.25/mo7.0
    xCAT vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central

xCAT alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus8.1Free plan$20.42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus7.9Free plan$0.82/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OPSI7.8Free plan€41.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4CFEngine7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5PatchMon7.7Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Rudder7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Rundeck7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Gluware7.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
9Juju7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Salt7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Foreman7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Heimdal Patch and Asset Management7.1No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Matrix42 FastViewer7.1No€45/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Puppet7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Arista NG Firewall7.0Free plan$22.50/moWeb
16AWS Systems Manager State Manager7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Canonical MAAS7.0Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Chef Infra7.0No$4.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Hexnode UEM7.0No$2.20/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20ManageEngine Endpoint Central7.0Free plan$66.25/moWeb
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Questions about xCAT alternatives

What is the best alternative to xCAT?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, number 1 in IT automation software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus, OPSI, CFEngine and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to xCAT?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.