cdist AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Server Management Tools

The best Server Management alternative to cdist is Chef, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to cdist and nine of them are Server Management Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Server Management Tool alternatives to cdist are Fabric, RunDeck, Bcfg2 and Mina.

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cdist alternatives are mainly Server Management Tools but may also be Task Management Tools or Workflow Automation Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of cdist.
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cdist alternatives page was last updated May 30, 2024
  1. Chef icon
     30 likes

    Chef is an open source systems integration framework built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure. You write source code to describe how you want each part of your infrastructure to be built, then apply those descriptions to your servers.

    43 Chef alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Chef Features

    1.  Configuration Management
    2.  Ruby
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    Chef VS cdist

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  2. Fabric icon
     21 likes

    Fabric is a Python library and command-line tool for streamlining the use of SSH for application deployment or systems administration tasks.

    26 Fabric alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Fabric Features

    1.  Configuration
    2.  Configuration Management
    3.  SSH
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    Fabric VS cdist

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  3. RunDeck icon
     15 likes

    RunDeck is an open source automation service with a web console, command line tools and a WebAPI. It lets you easily run automation tasks across a set of nodes.

    31 RunDeck alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    RunDeck Features

    1.  Task Scheduling
    2.  Job scheduling
    3.  Configuration
    4.  Configuration Management
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    RunDeck VS cdist

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  4. Bcfg2 icon
     4 likes

    Bcfg2 helps system administrators produce a consistent, reproducible, and verifiable description of their environment, and offers visualization and reporting tools to aid in day-to-day administrative tasks.

    21 Bcfg2 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Bcfg2 Features

    1.  Configuration Management
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    Bcfg2 VS cdist

    Is Bcfg2 a good alternative to cdist?
     
  5. Mina icon
     3 likes

    Mina is a really fast deployer and server automation tool written in Ruby.

    22 Mina alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Mina Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Configuration
    3.  Configuration Management
    4.  Ruby
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    Mina VS cdist

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  6. Commando.io icon
     6 likes

    A simpler way to manage servers online. Commando.io empowers users to be more efficient, improve their workflow, and eliminate anxiety over server provisioning, maintenance, and deployment. DropBox simplified online storage, GitHub simplified revision control, Commando.

    27 Commando.io alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Commando.io Features

    1.  Configuration Management
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    Commando.io VS cdist

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    • Commando.io is the most popular commercial alternative to cdist.

    • Commando.io is Paid and Proprietarycdist is Free and Open Source
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    Crowbar is an Open Source platform for server provisioning and deployment from bare metal. It provides server discovery, firmware upgrades, and operating system installation using PXE Boot. It deploys applications on top of functioning operating systems using whatever config...

    20 Crowbar alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Crowbar Features

    1.  Configuration
    2.  Configuration Management
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    Crowbar VS cdist

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  8.  1 like

    Pallet is platform for agile and programmatic automation of infrastructure in the cloud, on server racks or directly on virtual machines. Pallet provides cloud provider and operating system independence, and allows for an unprecedented level of customization.

    20 Pallet alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Pallet Features

    1.  Configuration Management
    2.  Configuration
    3.  Clojure
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    Pallet VS cdist

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  9.  2 likes

    glu is an open source deployment and monitoring automation platform.

    20 glu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    glu Features

    1.  Configuration
    2.  Configuration Management
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    glu VS cdist

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