BMC Control-M vs OPSI

BMC Control-M is application and data orchestration software offered with hybrid deployment options. Its Starter Pack (SaaS) costs $2,400/mo (annual), billed annually, and includes cloud and hybrid orchestration, SLA management, a GenAI advisor service, GitOps/DevOps CI/CD integration, 24x7 support, automatic upgrades, and access to new features. Enterprise deployment may be SaaS, self-hosted, or hybrid. That plan lists end-to-end visualization from mainframe through hybrid and multi-cloud environments, customizable usage models and contract options, AWS and Google Cloud Platform marketplace availability, and global support. Remediation automation is listed. Control-M is available on Android, iOS, and the web. There is no free plan. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA.

OPSI is an open-source client management system for software distribution, operating-system installation, inventory, patch management, and configuration. It can deploy Windows updates, MSI packages, setup programs, and system packages without interactive installation steps. It also automates installations of Windows client and server systems and common Linux distributions, including unattended and image-based setups.

Regular inventory collects hardware and software details, including hardware information from devices without an operating system. Administration can be centralized across multiple sites, each with its own depot servers, configurations, and software packages. Directory integrations support Active Directory, Samba 4, and OpenLDAP; single sign-on extensions support Microsoft Entra ID and Keycloak through SAML 2.0. OPSI-WebGUI runs in a modern browser without client-side installation. Community is free with unlimited devices and one worker process. Basic is free for up to 30 devices and one setup per user. Professional costs €499 a year and requires a minimum purchase of 100 devices; Enterprise costs €899 a year with the same minimum. Enterprise Cloud costs €1,199 a year, starting at 100 devices.