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The Top 20 Easiest To Use Configuration Management Tools

See the top Configuration Management Tools products based on usability ratings. A product’s usability score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that factors in real user satisfaction ratings of how easy the product is to administer, as well as how well the product meets business requirements, among other ratings. Compare products according to their usability scores to streamline the buying process and quickly identify the best products based on real user experiences.

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9.1

Overall Usability Score

9.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

19%

Mid Market

28%

Enterprise

53%

ServiceNow IT Service Management

9.0

Overall Usability Score

9.0

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

Mid Market

21%

Enterprise

74%

Right Click Tools

8.7

Overall Usability Score

8.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.6

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

Mid Market

24%

Enterprise

71%

ConfigCat

8.6

Overall Usability Score

8.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.0

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

56%

Mid Market

44%

Hashicorp Terraform

8.6

Overall Usability Score

8.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.9

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.6

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

31%

Mid Market

33%

Enterprise

36%

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

8.5

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.5

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

18%

Mid Market

38%

Enterprise

44%

Azure Automation & Control

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.8

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

41%

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

30%

GitHub

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.5

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

46%

Mid Market

30%

Enterprise

24%

CoreView

8.2

Overall Usability Score

8.2

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

13%

Mid Market

33%

Enterprise

54%

#10

Bamboo

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.3

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

27%

Mid Market

41%

Enterprise

33%

#11

Split by Harness

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.1

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

19%

Mid Market

44%

Enterprise

37%

#12

CloudBees

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.0

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

15%

Mid Market

38%

Enterprise

47%

#13

SolarWinds Observability

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.1

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

18%

Mid Market

37%

Enterprise

45%

#14

Octopus Deploy

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

22%

Mid Market

35%

Enterprise

43%

#15

TeamCity

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

7.8

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

28%

Mid Market

40%

Enterprise

32%

#16

AWS Config

7.9

Overall Usability Score

7.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

26%

Mid Market

32%

Enterprise

43%

#17

Canonical Netplan

7.8

Overall Usability Score

7.8

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.8

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

28%

Mid Market

44%

Enterprise

28%

#18

SolarWinds Kiwi CatTools

7.8

Overall Usability Score

7.8

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.6

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

12%

Mid Market

35%

Enterprise

53%

#19

Progress Chef

7.7

Overall Usability Score

7.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.2

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

20%

Mid Market

41%

Enterprise

39%

#20

Optimizely Web Experimentation

7.5

Overall Usability Score

7.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.1

Ease of Use

Average: 9.0

8.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

23%

Mid Market

48%

Enterprise

30%