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Best NetBrain Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $20.42/mo9.6
    NetBrain vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $0.82/mo8.7
    NetBrain vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
  3. 3
    ManageEngine Endpoint Central Free plan Web $66.25/mo8.3
    NetBrain vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
  4. 4
    OPSI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €41.58/mo8.1
    NetBrain vs OPSI
  5. 5
    KACE Systems Management Appliance Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 8.1
    NetBrain vs KACE Systems Management Appliance
  6. 6
    Action1 Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.9
    NetBrain vs Action1
  7. 7
    ActiveBatch Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.8
    NetBrain vs ActiveBatch
  8. 8
    Rundeck Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    NetBrain vs Rundeck
  9. 9
    CFEngine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    NetBrain vs CFEngine
  10. 10
    Rudder Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.7
    NetBrain vs Rudder
  11. 11
    Salt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.7
    NetBrain vs Salt
  12. 12
    Foreman Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    NetBrain vs Foreman
  13. 13
    baramundi Management Suite Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 7.7
    NetBrain vs baramundi Management Suite
  14. 14
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.5
    NetBrain vs Puppet
  15. 15
    PatchMon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.5
    NetBrain vs PatchMon
  16. 16
    Uyuni Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    NetBrain vs Uyuni
  17. 17
    Automox Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $1/mo7.2
    NetBrain vs Automox
  18. 18
    HCL BigFix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.0
    NetBrain vs HCL BigFix
  19. 19
    Chef Infra Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $4.92/mo6.9
    NetBrain vs Chef Infra
  20. 20
    Syxsense Manage WebWinMacLinuxiOS 6.9
    NetBrain vs Syxsense Manage

NetBrain alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus9.6Free plan$20.42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus8.7Free plan$0.82/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3ManageEngine Endpoint Central8.3Free plan$66.25/moWeb
4OPSI8.1Free plan€41.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5KACE Systems Management Appliance8.1No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Action17.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
7ActiveBatch7.8No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Rundeck7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9CFEngine7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Rudder7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Salt7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Foreman7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13baramundi Management Suite7.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Puppet7.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15PatchMon7.5Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Uyuni7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Automox7.2No$1/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18HCL BigFix7.0No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Chef Infra6.9No$4.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
20Syxsense Manage6.9No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
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Questions about NetBrain alternatives

What is the best alternative to NetBrain?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, number 1 in IT automation software with a score of 9.6 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, OPSI and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to NetBrain?

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.