Best Clad Alternatives in 2026

20 apps from IT automation software ranked against Clad on the same published basis.

  1. 1Clad vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  2. 2Clad vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3Clad vs OPSI
  4. 4Clad vs CFEngine
  5. 5Clad vs PatchMon
  6. 6Clad vs Rundeck
  7. 7Clad vs Salt
  8. 8Clad vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
  9. 9Clad vs Foreman
  10. 10Clad vs Juju
  11. 11Clad vs Rudder
  12. 12Clad vs Action1
  13. 13Clad vs Arista NG Firewall
  14. 14Clad vs Canonical MAAS
  15. 15Clad vs OpenVox
  16. 16Clad vs VMware Workstation Pro
  17. 17Clad vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
  18. 18Clad vs StackStorm
  19. 19Clad vs Uyuni
  20. 20Clad vs Cobbler

Clad alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus7.5Free plan$20.42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus7.3Free plan$0.82/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OPSI7.2Free plan€41.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4CFEngine7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5PatchMon7.1Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Rundeck7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Salt7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8AWS Systems Manager State Manager7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Foreman7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Juju7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Rudder7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Action16.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Arista NG Firewall6.9Free plan$22.50/moWeb
14Canonical MAAS6.9Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15OpenVox6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16VMware Workstation Pro6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
17ManageEngine Endpoint Central6.8Free plan$66.25/moWeb
18StackStorm6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19Uyuni6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Cobbler6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
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Questions about Clad alternatives

What is the best alternative to Clad?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, number 1 in IT automation software with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus, OPSI, CFEngine and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Clad?

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

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.