OpenText Automation Center vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager (formerly SUSE Manager)

OAOpenText Automation Center9.2Visit SUSE Multi-Linux Manager (formerly SUSE Manager)8.8Visit

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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SUSE Multi-Linux Manager (formerly SUSE Manager) #7 in IT Automation Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit SUSE

• OpenText Automation Center fits best

  Enterprise IT workflow orchestration and remediation

• SUSE Multi-Linux Manager (formerly SUSE Manager) fits best

  Enterprise Linux lifecycle governance

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Side by side

Feature	OAOpenText Automation Center 9.2/10 Visit ↗	SUSE Multi-Linux Manager (formerly SUSE Manager) 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#3 in IT Automation Software	#7 in IT Automation Software
Best for	Enterprise IT workflow orchestration and remediation	Enterprise Linux lifecycle governance
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Compliance	HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001	SSO/SAML
Integrations	4 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Automation Center 0/3 · SUSE Multi-Linux Manager (formerly SUSE Manager) 0/3
Patch management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Configuration management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Remediation automation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Included endpoints	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines visual and code-based workflow authoring Connects CMDB dependencies with provisioning and remediation Supports auditable approvals, patching, and compliance automation	Covers provisioning, patching, monitoring, auditing, and compliance in one platform Supports Salt, Ansible, OpenSCAP, OVAL, Prometheus, and Grafana Offers agentless Salt SSH management plus REST/API automation
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	No free plan is offered Subscription pricing requires contacting sales Listed subscriptions target X86-64 environments
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 →	SUSE Multi-Linux Manager, formerly SUSE Manager, is an open-source infrastructure management platform for enterprise IT and DevOps teams. It centralizes administration across mixed Linux environments, covering provisioning, client… 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

• SUSE Multi-Linux Manager (formerly SUSE Manager) — where it wins

  • Covers provisioning, patching, monitoring, auditing, and compliance in one platform
  • Supports Salt, Ansible, OpenSCAP, OVAL, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Offers agentless Salt SSH management plus REST/API automation

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • Subscription pricing requires contacting sales
  • Listed subscriptions target X86-64 environments

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

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

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• SUSE Multi-Linux Manager (formerly SUSE Manager)8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad open-source platform for governing mixed Linux environments across enterprise infrastructure.

  Visit SUSEFull verdict →