Google Cloud VM Manager comparisons
Google Cloud VM Manager is compared head-to-head with Puppet, AWS Systems Manager State Manager and OpenText Server Automation and more: 7 head-to-heads in Configuration Management Tools, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Google Cloud VM Manager head-to-head
- Google Cloud VM Manager vs Puppet
- Google Cloud VM Manager vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
- Google Cloud VM Manager vs OpenText Server Automation
- Google Cloud VM Manager vs Rudder
- Google Cloud VM Manager vs Salt
- Google Cloud VM Manager vs Uyuni
- Google Cloud VM Manager vs CFEngine
Google Cloud VM Manager vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Agent model | Drift detection | Patch management | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Google Cloud VM Manager | Yes | $0.003/device usage-based | Cloud | Agent_based | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 1 | Puppet | Yes | Self_hosted | Both | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 2 | AWS Systems Manager State Manager | Yes | Free | Cloud | Agent_based | Yes | Yes | 9.1 |
| 4 | OpenText Server Automation | Self_hosted | Both | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | ||
| 5 | Rudder | Yes | Self_hosted | Agent_based | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 6 | Salt | Yes | Free | Self_hosted | Both | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
| 7 | Uyuni | Free | Both | Both | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | |
| 8 | CFEngine | Yes | Self_hosted | Agent_based | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
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