FAI Alternatives

FAI is described as 'Fully Automatic Installation, is a non-interactive system to install, customize and manage Linux systems and software configurations on computers as well as virtual machines and chroot environments, from small networks to large-scale infrastructures like clusters and cloud' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to FAI for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best FAI alternative is Ansible, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FAI are Salt, Chef, Fabric and RunDeck.

FAI alternatives are mainly Server Management Tools but may also be Mobile Device Management (MDM) Tools or Workflow Automation Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of FAI.

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Ansible
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Freemium • Open Source
Windows
Linux
BSD
Python
53 Ansible alternatives
Ansible is a radically simple IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs.
- - Ansible is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to FAI.
- - Ansible is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FAI.
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1. No Coding RequiredAnsible can be used without an coding or programming skills.
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Configuration Management
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Salt
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
39 Salt alternatives
Salt is a powerful remote execution manager that can be used to administer and provision servers in a fast and efficient way.
- - Salt is the most popular Mac alternative to FAI.
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Salt Features
Configuration Management
Chef
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Free • Open Source
Server Management Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
42 Chef alternatives
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.
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Chef Features
Configuration Management
Ruby
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Fabric
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Free • Open Source
Server Management Tool
Linux
BSD
26 Fabric alternatives
Fabric is a Python library and command-line tool for streamlining the use of SSH for application deployment or systems administration tasks.
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Fabric Features
Configuration
Configuration Management
SSH
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RunDeck
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Free • Open Source
Server Management Tool
Workflow Automation Tool
Linux
28 RunDeck alternatives
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.
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RunDeck Features
Task Scheduling
Job scheduling
Configuration
Configuration Management
Foreman
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Free • Open Source
Network Monitor
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
27 Foreman alternatives
Foreman is an open source project that helps system administrators manage servers throughout their lifecycle, from provisioning and configuration to orchestration and monitoring. Using Puppet or Chef and Foreman's smart proxy architecture, you can easily automate repetitive...
- - Foreman is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to FAI.
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Foreman Features
Hardware Monitoring
Configuration Management
(R)?ex
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
25 (R)?ex alternatives
(R)?ex - manage all your boxes from a central point - Datacenter Automation and Configuration Management
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(R)?ex Features
Configuration Management
Software Deployment
Configuration
SSH
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Bcfg2
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Free • Open Source
Server Management Tool
Mac
Linux
21 Bcfg2 alternatives
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.
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Bcfg2 Features
Configuration Management
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m23
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Free • Open Source
Linux
10 m23 alternatives
m23 is a software distribution and management system for the Debian, Ubuntu, Kubuntu Linux, Xubuntu, Linux Mint, elementary OS, Fedora, CentOS and openSUSE distributions.
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m23 Features
User Management
Commando.io
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Paid • Proprietary
Server Management Tool
Linux
25 Commando.io alternatives
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.
- - Commando.io is the most popular commercial alternative to FAI.
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Commando.io Features
Configuration Management
Crowbar
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Free • Open Source
Server Management Tool
Linux
20 Crowbar alternatives
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...
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Crowbar Features
Configuration
Configuration Management
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Mina
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Free • Open Source
Server Management Tool
Linux
20 Mina alternatives
Mina is a really fast deployer and server automation tool written in Ruby.
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Mina Features
SSH
Configuration
Configuration Management
Ruby
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