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Best Clad Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from IT automation software ranked against Clad on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo8.1
    Clad vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo7.9
    Clad vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo7.7
    Clad vs OPSI
  4. 4
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    Clad vs CFEngine
  5. 5
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.6
    Clad vs PatchMon
  6. 6
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    Clad vs Rundeck
  7. 7
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.5
    Clad vs Rudder
  8. 8
    Hexnode UEM Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $2.20/mo7.4
    Clad vs Hexnode UEM
  9. 9
    Matrix42 FastViewer Free trial AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb €45/mo7.4
    Clad vs Matrix42 FastViewer
  10. 10
    baramundi Management Suite Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 7.3
    Clad vs baramundi Management Suite
  11. 11
    Canonical Landscape Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $571.75/mo7.3
    Clad vs Canonical Landscape
  12. 12
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Clad vs Salt
  13. 13
    ActiveBatch Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.2
    Clad vs ActiveBatch
  14. 14
    Heimdal Patch and Asset Management Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 7.2
    Clad vs Heimdal Patch and Asset Management
  15. 15
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 7.2
    Clad vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  16. 16
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Clad vs Juju
  17. 17
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.2
    Clad vs Puppet
  18. 18
    Automox Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $1/mo7.1
    Clad vs Automox
  19. 19
    AWS Systems Manager State Manager Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.1
    Clad vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
  20. 20
    Chef Infra Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $4.92/mo7.1
    Clad vs Chef Infra

Clad alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus8.1Free plan$20.42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus7.9Free plan$0.82/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OPSI7.7Free plan€41.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4CFEngine7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5PatchMon7.6Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Rundeck7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Rudder7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Hexnode UEM7.4No$2.20/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Matrix42 FastViewer7.4No€45/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10baramundi Management Suite7.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Canonical Landscape7.3Free plan$571.75/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Salt7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13ActiveBatch7.2No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Heimdal Patch and Asset Management7.2No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access7.2No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Juju7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17Puppet7.2No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Automox7.1No$1/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19AWS Systems Manager State Manager7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
20Chef Infra7.1No$4.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
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Questions about Clad alternatives

What is the best alternative to Clad?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, number 1 in IT automation software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus, OPSI, CFEngine and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Clad?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.