Google Cloud VM Manager vs Uyuni

Google Cloud VM Manager9.0Visit Uyuni8.5Visit

Higher score Google Cloud VM Manager #3 in Configuration Management Tools 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud

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Uyuni #7 in Configuration Management Tools 8.5/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Uyuni

• Google Cloud VM Manager fits best

  Google Cloud VM patch and policy operations

• Uyuni fits best

  SUSE-centric teams needing provisioning and compliance

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Side by side

Feature	Google Cloud VM Manager 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Uyuni 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Configuration Management Tools	#7 in Configuration Management Tools
Best for	Google Cloud VM patch and policy operations	SUSE-centric teams needing provisioning and compliance
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$0.003/device usage-based	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Docs, Community
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Google Cloud VM Manager 4/4 · Uyuni 4/4
Drift detection	✓	✓
Patch management	✓	✓
Policy as code	✓	✓
Compliance reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Both
Agent model	Agent_based	Both
Supported platforms	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server	SUSE Linux Enterprise; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP; SLE Micro; SL Micro; openSUSE Leap; openSUSE Tumbleweed; Alibaba Cloud Linux; AlmaLinux; Amazon Linux; CentOS; Debian; openEuler; Open Enterprise Server; Oracle Linux; Raspberry Pi OS; Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Rocky Linux; Ubuntu
Our review
Pros	Patch deployment, compliance dashboards, and vulnerability reporting Declarative OS policies with validation and enforcement modes Terraform, API, CLI, and console management options	Combines Salt management, patching, provisioning, and configuration control Supports a broad list of enterprise and community Linux distributions Adds CVE auditing and OpenSCAP compliance remediation workflows
Cons	Requires the OS Config agent on managed VMs Designed for Compute Engine virtual-machine fleets Supports English-locale operating systems	The server is deployed on supported SUSE-based hosts Self-hosted deployment requires organizations to operate the platform Support depends on vendor operating-system versions and lifecycle conditions
Our verdict	Google Cloud VM Manager is a cloud-based configuration management suite for Windows and Linux virtual machines running on Compute Engine. It is aimed at teams managing operating-system updates, software packages, configuration policies,… Read the review →	Uyuni is an open-source configuration and infrastructure management platform for organizations managing Linux servers, edge devices, and container environments. It uses Salt for client registration and management, while also supporting SSH… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Google Cloud VM Manager — where it wins

  • Patch deployment, compliance dashboards, and vulnerability reporting
  • Declarative OS policies with validation and enforcement modes
  • Terraform, API, CLI, and console management options

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires the OS Config agent on managed VMs
  • Designed for Compute Engine virtual-machine fleets
  • Supports English-locale operating systems

• Uyuni — where it wins

  • Combines Salt management, patching, provisioning, and configuration control
  • Supports a broad list of enterprise and community Linux distributions
  • Adds CVE auditing and OpenSCAP compliance remediation workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • The server is deployed on supported SUSE-based hosts
  • Self-hosted deployment requires organizations to operate the platform
  • Support depends on vendor operating-system versions and lifecycle conditions

• Google Cloud VM Manager9.0/10 · Free plan

  A focused Google Cloud tool for patching, policy enforcement, and VM compliance.

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• Uyuni8.5/10 · Open source

  A broad Salt-based platform for provisioning, patching, compliance, and configuration control.

  Visit UyuniFull verdict →