OpenText Automation Center vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager

OAOpenText Automation Center9.2Visit AWS Systems Manager State Manager9.0Visit

Higher score OA OpenText Automation Center #3 in IT Automation Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit OpenText

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AWS Systems Manager State Manager #5 in IT Automation Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit AWS

• OpenText Automation Center fits best

  Enterprise IT workflow orchestration and remediation

• AWS Systems Manager State Manager fits best

  AWS-centric desired-state automation

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Side by side

Feature	OAOpenText Automation Center 9.2/10 Visit ↗	AWS Systems Manager State Manager 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#3 in IT Automation Software	#5 in IT Automation Software
Best for	Enterprise IT workflow orchestration and remediation	AWS-centric desired-state automation
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	4 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Automation Center 0/3 · AWS Systems Manager State Manager 1/3
Patch management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Configuration management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Remediation automation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Cloud
Included endpoints	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Linux, macOS on Amazon EC2, Windows Server
Our review
Pros	Combines visual and code-based workflow authoring Connects CMDB dependencies with provisioning and remediation Supports auditable approvals, patching, and compliance automation	Free State Manager service with scheduled configuration associations Targets nodes by tags, resource groups, IDs, or all managed nodes Runs scripts and manages drift across Linux, macOS, and Windows Server
Cons	Pricing uses Automation Center Units and concurrent workflows Built for enterprise environments rather than smaller teams Its broad orchestration scope may exceed narrow automation needs	Associated AWS resources and some Systems Manager operations may incur charges Its model centers on associations and Systems Manager documents Best fit depends on AWS-connected managed nodes and resources
Our verdict	OpenText Automation Center is an enterprise IT automation and orchestration platform for IT operations, development operations, and site reliability teams. It coordinates workflows across infrastructure, applications, cloud environments,… Read the review →	AWS Systems Manager State Manager is a cloud configuration management service for AWS customers. It defines desired configurations through associations and Systems Manager documents, then repeatedly applies those configurations to managed… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenText Automation Center — where it wins

  • Combines visual and code-based workflow authoring
  • Connects CMDB dependencies with provisioning and remediation
  • Supports auditable approvals, patching, and compliance automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses Automation Center Units and concurrent workflows
  • Built for enterprise environments rather than smaller teams
  • Its broad orchestration scope may exceed narrow automation needs

• AWS Systems Manager State Manager — where it wins

  • Free State Manager service with scheduled configuration associations
  • Targets nodes by tags, resource groups, IDs, or all managed nodes
  • Runs scripts and manages drift across Linux, macOS, and Windows Server

  Where it doesn't

  • Associated AWS resources and some Systems Manager operations may incur charges
  • Its model centers on associations and Systems Manager documents
  • Best fit depends on AWS-connected managed nodes and resources

• OAOpenText Automation Center9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Enterprise IT orchestration spanning workflows, provisioning, remediation, and compliance.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →
• AWS Systems Manager State Manager9.0/10 · Free plan

  A free AWS service for scheduled, desired-state automation across managed infrastructure.

  Visit AWSFull verdict →