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Best Chef Infra Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from IT automation software ranked against Chef Infra on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo7.8
    Chef Infra vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo7.8
    Chef Infra vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  3. 3
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 7.0
    Chef Infra vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  4. 4
    Matrix42 FastViewer Free trial AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb €45/mo7.0
    Chef Infra vs Matrix42 FastViewer
  5. 5
    Hexnode UEM Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $2.20/mo6.9
    Chef Infra vs Hexnode UEM
  6. 6
    Workspace ONE Boxer WebWinMacLinuxiOS $5.40/mo6.9
    Chef Infra vs Workspace ONE Boxer
  7. 7
    ActiveBatch Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.8
    Chef Infra vs ActiveBatch
  8. 8
    baramundi Management Suite Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.8
    Chef Infra vs baramundi Management Suite
  9. 9
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.8
    Chef Infra vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  10. 10
    BMC Control-M AndroidiOSWeb $2,400/mo6.7
    Chef Infra vs BMC Control-M
  11. 11
    Syxsense Manage WebWinMacLinuxiOS 6.5
    Chef Infra vs Syxsense Manage
  12. 12
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo6.3
    Chef Infra vs Arista NG Firewall
  13. 13
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Chef Infra vs Foreman
  14. 14
    Juju Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Chef Infra vs Juju
  15. 15
    ManageEngine Endpoint Central Free plan Web $66.25/mo6.3
    Chef Infra vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
  16. 16
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo6.3
    Chef Infra vs OPSI
  17. 17
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo6.3
    Chef Infra vs PatchMon
  18. 18
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Chef Infra vs Salt
  19. 19
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Chef Infra vs VMware Workstation Pro
  20. 20
    Canonical MAAS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo6.2
    Chef Infra vs Canonical MAAS

Chef Infra alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus7.8Free plan$0.82/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus7.8Free plan$20.42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access7.0No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Matrix42 FastViewer7.0No€45/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Hexnode UEM6.9No$2.20/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Workspace ONE Boxer6.9No$5.40/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
7ActiveBatch6.8No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8baramundi Management Suite6.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Citrix Secure Private Access6.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10BMC Control-M6.7No$2,400/moAndroid, iOS, Web
11Syxsense Manage6.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
12Arista NG Firewall6.3Free plan$22.50/moWeb
13Foreman6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14Juju6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15ManageEngine Endpoint Central6.3Free plan$66.25/moWeb
16OPSI6.3Free plan€41.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17PatchMon6.3Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Salt6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19VMware Workstation Pro6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
20Canonical MAAS6.2Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Chef Infra alternatives

What is the best alternative to Chef Infra?

ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus, number 1 in IT automation software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access, Matrix42 FastViewer and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Chef Infra?

ManageEngine Mobile Device 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.