RunDeck AlternativesServer Management Tools and other similar apps like RunDeck

RunDeck is described as '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' and is a server management tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to RunDeck for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best RunDeck alternative is Ansible, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RunDeck are Salt, pyinfra, CTFreak and Apache Airflow.

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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.

    56 Ansible alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Python
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    Comments about Ansible as an Alternative to RunDeck
    Top Negative Comment
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    Ansible isn't a server with schedulers, etc.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    The programs server totally different purposes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    6

    Isn't an automation server, but configuration management.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Ansible icon

    • This alternative is disputed. Ansible is a legitimate RunDeck alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

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

    Salt

     48 likes

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

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    Comments about Salt as an Alternative to RunDeck
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    RunDeck is a job scheduler

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Salt icon
    Salt icon

    • This alternative is disputed. Salt is a legitimate RunDeck alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Salt is Free and Open SourceRunDeck is also Free and Open Source
    • Salt is LightweightRunDeck is not according to our users
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    pyinfra

     13 likes

    pyinfra automates infrastructure super fast at massive scale. It can be used for ad-hoc command execution, service deployment, configuration management and more.

    9 pyinfra alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Pyinfra command example.
     
  7. Chef icon

    Chef

     31 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.

    41 Chef alternatives

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  9. Ansible Automation Platform icon

    Ansible Automation Platform

     2 likes

    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is an end-to-end automation platform to configure systems, deploy software, and orchestrate advanced workflows. It includes resources to create, manage, and scale across the entire enterprise.

    14 Ansible Automation Platform alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    Ansible Automation Platform screenshot 1
     
  10. Task Scheduler icon

    Task Scheduler

     5 likes

    The Task Scheduler is a Windows feature which can set your computer to automatically perform routine tasks. The Task Scheduler does this by monitoring whatever criteria you choose to initiate the tasks, and then executing the tasks when the criteria is met.

    36 Task Scheduler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Task Scheduler Windows 7
     
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    dKron

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    Dkron is a system service for workload automation that runs scheduled jobs, just like unix cron service, but distributed in several machines in a cluster. This is the only job scheduler in the market with truly no SPOF. It is open source and available for free.

    2 dKron alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Docker
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  12. Fabric icon

    Fabric

     21 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Comments about Fabric as an Alternative to RunDeck
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    Fabric is used to write local scripts to automate recurring development tasks.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Fabric icon
    • Fabric is Free and Open SourceRunDeck is also Free and Open Source
  13. (R)?ex icon

    (R)?ex

     18 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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    Comments about (R)?ex as an Alternative to RunDeck
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    Positive
    0

    Rexify with the power of Perl is expandable with no limits

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    (R)?ex icon
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    • (R)?ex is Free and Open SourceRunDeck is also Free and Open Source
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    DoIt

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    doit comes from the idea of bringing the power of build-tools to execute any kind of task. People often compare doit to tools like make, grunt, rake, scons, snakemake. They appreciate doit strong features, flexibility, simplicity of authoring and ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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