iDRAC Alternatives

iDRAC is described as 'The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) with Lifecycle Controller is embedded within every Dell EMC PowerEdge server and provides functionality that helps IT administrators deploy, update, monitor, and maintain servers out of the box' and is a server management tool in the system & hardware category. There are four alternatives to iDRAC for Self-Hosted, Linux and Windows. The best iDRAC alternative is IPMIView, which is free. Other great apps like iDRAC are OpenBMC, FreeIPMI and HP iLO.

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  1. IPMIView icon
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    IPMIView is a GUI-based software application that allows administrators to manage multiple target systems through BMC. IPMIView V2.0 supports Supermicro’s BMCs that adheres to either IPMI v1.5 or v2.0.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • IPMIView is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to iDRAC.

    • IPMIView is the most popular free alternative to iDRAC.

    • IPMIView is Free and ProprietaryiDRAC is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. OpenBMC icon
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    The OpenBMC Project community is supporting an open source BMC firmware stack that will work across heterogeneous systems, including enterprise, HPC, telco, and cloud-scale data centers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • OpenBMC is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to iDRAC.

    • OpenBMC is the most popular Open Source alternative to iDRAC.

    • OpenBMC is Free and Open SourceiDRAC is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. FreeIPMI icon
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    FreeIPMI provides in-band and out-of-band IPMI software based on the IPMI v1.5/2.0 specification. The IPMI specification defines a set of interfaces for platform management and is implemented by a number vendors for system management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. HP iLO icon
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    Server management software that enables you to configure, monitor and update your HPE servers seamlessly, from anywhere in the world.

    5 HP iLO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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