Crowbar AlternativesServer Management Tools and other similar apps like Crowbar

Crowbar is described as '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' and is a server management tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Crowbar for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Crowbar alternative is Ansible, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Crowbar are Salt, Puppet, Chef and CTO.ai.

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Crowbar 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 Crowbar.
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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...

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Crowbar alternatives page was last updated Jul 1, 2020
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  1. Ansible icon

    Ansible

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    Ansible is a radically simple IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs.

    58 Ansible alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    Architecture

    Ansible Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  SSH
    3.  Configuration Management
    4.  Configuration
    5.  Orchestration
    6.  Automated provisioning
    7.  Manage system configuration

    Ansible VS Crowbar

     

    • Ansible is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Crowbar.

    • Ansible is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Crowbar.

    • Ansible is Freemium and Open SourceCrowbar is Free and Open Source
  2. Salt icon

    Salt

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    Salt is a powerful remote execution manager that can be used to administer and provision servers in a fast and efficient way.

    41 Salt alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Salt screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Configuration Management

    Salt VS Crowbar

     
  4. Puppet icon

    Puppet

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    Puppet Data Center Automation Solution helps you save time, gain visibility into your server environment, and ensure consistency across your IT infrastructure.

    47 Puppet alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Puppet screenshot 1

    Puppet VS Crowbar

     

    • Puppet is the most popular Web-based alternative to Crowbar.

    • Puppet is Freemium and Open SourceCrowbar is Free and Open Source
  5. Chef icon

    Chef

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    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.

    42 Chef alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Chef Features

    1.  Configuration Management

    Chef VS Crowbar

     
  6. CTO.ai icon

    CTO.ai

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    The CTO.ai platform allows you and your software development team to implement DevOps automations in minutes rather than days by runnings "Ops" in Slack and the CLI. Leverage a curated inventory of DevOps workflows to adopt int your development cycles.

    41 CTO.ai alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Online
    CTO.ai screenshot 1

    CTO.ai Features

    1.  AWS Integration
    2.  Kubernetes

    CTO.ai VS Crowbar

     
  7. Fabric icon

    Fabric

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    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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Fabric Features

    1.  Configuration
    2.  Configuration Management
    3.  SSH

    Fabric VS Crowbar

     
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    cdist

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    cdist is an alternative to other configuration management systems like cfengine, bcfg2, chef and puppet. But cdist ticks differently.

    19 cdist alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    cdist screenshot 1

    cdist Features

    1.  SSH

    cdist VS Crowbar

     
  10. RunDeck icon

    RunDeck

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    RunDeck screenshot 1

    RunDeck Features

    1.  Task Scheduling
    2.  Job scheduling
    3.  Configuration
    4.  Configuration Management

    RunDeck VS Crowbar

     
  11. Cobbler icon

    Cobbler

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    Cobbler is a Linux installation server that allows for rapid setup of network installation environments. It glues together and automates many associated Linux tasks so you do not have to hop between lots of various commands and applications when rolling out new systems, and, in...

    22 Cobbler alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Cobbler screenshot 1

    Cobbler Features

    1.  Auto-installer
    2.  PXE
    3.  Server Monitoring

    Cobbler VS Crowbar

     
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    (R)?ex

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    (R)?ex - manage all your boxes from a central point - Datacenter Automation and Configuration Management

    25 (R)?ex alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    (R)?ex Features

    1.  Configuration Management
    2.  Software Deployment
    3.  Configuration
    4.  SSH

    (R)?ex VS Crowbar

     
  13. Cfengine icon

    Cfengine

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    CFEngine is a configuration management and automation framework that lets you securely manage your mission critical IT infrastructure.

    26 Cfengine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Cfengine Features

    1.  Configuration

    Cfengine VS Crowbar

     
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    Bcfg2

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    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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Bcfg2 Features

    1.  Configuration Management

    Bcfg2 VS Crowbar

     
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