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Best FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from bare metal provisioning software ranked against FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AuroraBoot Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs AuroraBoot
  2. 2
    Clonezilla Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Clonezilla
  3. 3
    FOG Project Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.1
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs FOG Project
  4. 4
    Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 Free plan LinuxWin Free7.1
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
  5. 5
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo7.0
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Canonical MAAS
  6. 6
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Foreman
  7. 7
    NVIDIA ShadowPlay Free plan Win Free7.0
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs NVIDIA ShadowPlay
  8. 8
    openQRM Enterprise Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs openQRM Enterprise
  9. 9
    iVentoy Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.8
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs iVentoy
  10. 10
    Cobbler Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.7
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Cobbler
  11. 11
    NVIDIA Base Command Manager LinuxWeb 6.7
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs NVIDIA Base Command Manager
  12. 12
    Serva Free plan Win $7.67/mo6.7
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Serva
  13. 13
    Warewulf Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.7
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Warewulf
  14. 14
    Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.6
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
  15. 15
    Confluent apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Confluent
  16. 16
    Grendel apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Grendel
  17. 17
    MetalSoft Bare Metal Orchestrator apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs MetalSoft Bare Metal Orchestrator
  18. 18
    NOC-PS Free trial apiself-hostedWeb €83.33/mo6.2
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs NOC-PS
  19. 19
    NVIDIA Infra Controller apiself-hosted 6.2
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs NVIDIA Infra Controller
  20. 20
    Digital Rebar Provision Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.1
    FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) vs Digital Rebar Provision

FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AuroraBoot7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Clonezilla7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3FOG Project7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Supermicro SuperDoctor 57.1Free planFreeLinux, Windows
5Canonical MAAS7.0Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Foreman7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7NVIDIA ShadowPlay7.0Free planFreeWindows
8openQRM Enterprise7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9iVentoy6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
10Cobbler6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
11NVIDIA Base Command Manager6.7No—Linux, Web
12Serva6.7Free plan$7.67/moWindows
13Warewulf6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
14Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud6.6No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Confluent6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Grendel6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17MetalSoft Bare Metal Orchestrator6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18NOC-PS6.2No€83.33/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
19NVIDIA Infra Controller6.2No—API, self-hosted
20Digital Rebar Provision6.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) alternatives

What is the best alternative to FAI (Fully Automatic Installation)?

AuroraBoot, number 1 in bare metal provisioning software with a score of 7.1 out of 10. The others here: Clonezilla, FOG Project, Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to FAI (Fully Automatic Installation)?

AuroraBoot is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.