18.4
Puppet Enterprise provides policy-driven configuration management and infrastructure automation for medium and large organizations handling complex…
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
Best Configuration Management Tools in 2026
Keeping systems consistent involves more than setting an initial configuration: tools can differ in how they detect changes, handle updates, and express policy. Compare agent models, deployment models, and supported platforms alongside drift detection and patch management. Policy as code and compliance reporting offer further points for assessing governance needs. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help…
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CFEngine automates infrastructure, security and compliance by steering managed systems toward a state defined by users.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
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Uyuni
Uyuni is a free, open-source tool for configuration and infrastructure management across groups of machines.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted7.4Free plan - 5
Google Cloud VM Manager
Google Cloud VM Manager manages operating systems across Windows and Linux VM fleets running on Compute Engine.
Free planWebAPILinuxWindows7.1Free plan - 6
Canonical Landscape
Canonical Landscape is a systems management tool for administering Ubuntu desktops, servers, cloud instances, IoT devices, and other Ubuntu systems.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted7.0From $6,861 a year - 7
Salt
Salt is an open-source framework for remote execution, configuration management, provisioning, and infrastructure orchestration.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.0Free plan - 8
Chef Infra
Chef Infra is configuration management software for automating infrastructure setup and maintaining a defined system state.
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.7From $59 a year - 9
config.XO
config.XO extends Microsoft PowerShell Desired State Configuration to manage configurations across Windows and Linux nodes.
Free planWebAPILinuxWindows6.7From €449 a month - 10
AWS Systems Manager State Manager
AWS Systems Manager State Manager automates keeping managed nodes and other AWS resources in a defined state.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 11
cdist
cdist is a free, open-source configuration management system for applying a defined state to computers.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.4Free plan - 12
Quattor
Quattor is a free, open-source Linux toolkit for automating installation, configuration, and management of clusters, farms, grids, and clouds.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted6.4Free plan - 13
Tripwire Enterprise
Tripwire Enterprise is web-based software for tracking configuration changes across hybrid deployments.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.4 - 14
OpenVox
OpenVox is a free, open-source system for managing configuration across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.3Free plan - 15
pyinfra
pyinfra is a free, Python-native, agentless tool for automating infrastructure across servers.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.2Free plan - 16
OpenDSC
OpenDSC is a configuration management platform for Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC), intended for teams managing settings across infrastructure nodes.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.1 - 17
LCFG
LCFG is a free GPL-licensed system for installing and managing configurations across large Unix environments, especially where machines differ and…
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 18
Rex
Rex is a free, open-source automation framework for administering local systems and remote machines through SSH.
Free planLinuxWindows6.0Free plan - 19
Fabric
Fabric is a free, open-source Python library for running shell commands remotely over SSH and receiving results as Python objects.
LinuxmacOSWindows5.7 - 20
OpenText Dimensions CM
OpenText Dimensions CM is process-based software for managing software changes and configurations while automating Agile development tasks.
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted5.6 - 21
Mgmt Config
Mgmt is an open-source automation tool for modeling infrastructure as code and running it autonomously.
APILinuxSelf-hosted5.5 - 22
Microsoft Configuration Manager
Microsoft Configuration Manager is paid Windows software for managing supported operating-system environments.
Windows5.5From $1,455 a month - 23
Azure Machine Configuration
Azure Machine Configuration is a cloud service for defining machine settings with policy as code and checking whether systems stay aligned.
Web5.4From $6 a month - 24
Microsoft Desired State Configuration
Microsoft Desired State Configuration is a free, open-source tool for defining and managing system configuration on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
LinuxmacOSWindows4.9 - 25
OpenText Server Automation
OpenText Server Automation is paid, self-hosted software for managing server environments on Windows and Linux.
LinuxWindows4.8