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Best xCAT Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo7.5
    xCAT vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo7.3
    xCAT vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo7.2
    xCAT vs OPSI
  4. 4
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    xCAT vs CFEngine
  5. 5
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.1
    xCAT vs PatchMon
  6. 6
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    xCAT vs Rundeck
  7. 7
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    xCAT vs Salt
  8. 8
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.0
    xCAT vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
  9. 9
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    xCAT vs Foreman
  10. 10
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    xCAT vs Juju
  11. 11
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.0
    xCAT vs Rudder
  12. 12
    Action1 Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.9
    xCAT vs Action1
  13. 13
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo6.9
    xCAT vs Arista NG Firewall
  14. 14
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo6.9
    xCAT vs Canonical MAAS
  15. 15
    OpenVox Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    xCAT vs OpenVox
  16. 16
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    xCAT vs VMware Workstation Pro
  17. 17
    ManageEngine Endpoint Central Free plan Web $66.25/mo6.8
    xCAT vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
  18. 18
    StackStorm Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    xCAT vs StackStorm
  19. 19
    Uyuni Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    xCAT vs Uyuni
  20. 20
    Cobbler Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.6
    xCAT vs Cobbler

xCAT 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 xCAT alternatives

What is the best alternative to xCAT?

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 xCAT?

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.