Fabric Alternatives

Fabric is described as 'Python library and command-line tool for streamlining the use of SSH for application deployment or systems administration tasks' and is a server management tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Fabric for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Fabric alternative is Ansible, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fabric are Salt, Puppet, pyinfra and CTFreak.

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  1. Cobbler icon
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    Cobbler is a Linux installation server that allows for rapid setup of network installation environments. It glues together and automates many associated Linux tasks so you do not have to hop between lots of various commands and applications when rolling out new systems, and, in...

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    • Linux
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  2. Commando.io icon
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    A simpler way to manage servers online. Commando.io empowers users to be more efficient, improve their workflow, and eliminate anxiety over server provisioning, maintenance, and deployment. DropBox simplified online storage, GitHub simplified revision control, Commando.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3.  5 likes

    Crowbar is an Open Source platform for server provisioning and deployment from bare metal. It provides server discovery, firmware upgrades, and operating system installation using PXE Boot. It deploys applications on top of functioning operating systems using whatever config...

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4.  2 likes

    Invoke is a Python task execution tool & library, drawing inspiration from various sources to arrive at a powerful & clean feature set.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Python
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  5. Cfengine icon
     8 likes

    CFEngine is a configuration management and automation framework that lets you securely manage your mission critical IT infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  6. PSSH icon
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    PSSH, Parallel SSH Tools, provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • OpenSSH
    • Python
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  7. Bcfg2 icon
     4 likes

    Bcfg2 helps system administrators produce a consistent, reproducible, and verifiable description of their environment, and offers visualization and reporting tools to aid in day-to-day administrative tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  8. Mina icon
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    Mina is a really fast deployer and server automation tool written in Ruby.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. FAI icon
     2 likes

    FAI, Fully Automatic Installation, is a non-interactive system to install, customize and manage Linux systems and software configurations on computers as well as virtual machines and chroot environments, from small networks to large-scale infrastructures like clusters and cloud...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10.  2 likes

    glu is an open source deployment and monitoring automation platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Sprinkle is a software provisioning tool you can use to build remote servers with. eg. to install a Rails, or Sinatra stack on a brand new slice directly after its been created.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12.  1 like

    pconsole is a administrative tool for working with clusters of machines. pconsole allows you to connect to each node of your cluster simultaneously, and you can type your administrative commands in a specialized window that 'multiplies' the input to each to the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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