FAI Alternatives

Apps similar to FAI include Ansible, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Salt, Foreman, Chef and Fabric. You can choose from more than 10 Server Management Tools like FAI for Linux, Mac, Windows, the web and Android.

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  1. Bcfg2 icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Mina icon
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    Mina is a really fast deployer and server automation tool written in Ruby.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. m23 icon
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    m23 is a software distribution and management system for the Debian, Ubuntu, Kubuntu Linux, Xubuntu, Linux Mint, elementary OS, Fedora, CentOS and openSUSE distributions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4.  2 likes

    glu is an open source deployment and monitoring automation platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5.  1 like

    pconsole is a administrative tool for working with clusters of machines. pconsole allows you to connect to each node of your cluster simultaneously, and you can type your administrative commands in a specialized window that 'multiplies' the input to each to the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. Fleet Commander is an application that allows you to manage the desktop configuration of a large network of users and workstations/laptops. It is primarily targeted to Linux systems based on the GNOME desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Sprinkle is a software provisioning tool you can use to build remote servers with. eg. to install a Rails, or Sinatra stack on a brand new slice directly after its been created.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. TFalke icon
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    TFalke is a real-time endpoint management platform for Windows fleets. Instead of polling on a schedule like traditional MDM and RMM tools, it holds a persistent encrypted connection to every device, so commands land in under a second and the dashboard reflects the live state of...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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