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SaltStack: About SaltStack is an intelligent IT automation platform that can manage, secure, and optimize any infrastructure—on-prem, in the cloud, or at the edge. It’s built on a unique and powerful event-driven automation engine that detects events in any system and reacts intelligently to them, making it an extremely effective solution for managing large, complex environments. With the newly launched SecOps offering, SaltStack can detect security vulnerabilities and non-compliant, mis-configured systems. As soon as an issue is detected, this powerful automation helps you and your team remediate it, keeping your infrastructure securely configured, compliant, and up-to-date. The SecOps suite includes both Comply and Protect. Comply scans and remediates against CIS, DISA-STIG, NIST, PCI, HIPAA compliance standards. And Protect scans for vulnerabilities and patches and updates your operating systems.	Steward IT Census: About Steward IT Census is self-hosted IT asset management and network inventory software for IT teams. It inventories computers, servers, printers, switches, phones and cameras and runs on a Windows or Linux server (or Docker) with a built-in database, keeping asset data on your network. Agentless WinRM, SSH and SNMP scanning covers the office; an optional agent covers laptops and remote sites. Every edition includes vulnerability management prioritizing CISA's actively exploited list, patch management and software deployment, about 470 compliance checks (DISA STIG, Microsoft baselines, NIST mSCP), an asset-linked help desk, a network map, certificate inventory with Let's Encrypt installation and renewal, Active Directory and Microsoft 365 inventory, 90+ reports, and a REST API. A free edition includes all features for up to 100 assets; larger inventories use a perpetual license at $1 per asset, paid once.
SaltStack: Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Steward IT Census: Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
SaltStack: Audience ITOps, DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps	Steward IT Census: Audience IT departments, system administrators and MSPs at small and mid-sized organizations.
SaltStack: Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Steward IT Census: Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
SaltStack: API Offers API Not Supported	Steward IT Census: API Offers API Supported
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SaltStack: Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Steward IT Census: Pricing $500 one-time Perpetual license is $1 per active asset, with a 500-asset minimum ($500) and additions in blocks of 50. One year of updates is included; optional updates are $50/year. The free edition covers up to 100 assets with all features and no time limit. One SSL-renewal server and one help-desk technician are free; extra SSL renewal is $50 per server once or $500 unlimited, and extra technicians are $100 each once. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
SaltStack: Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Steward IT Census: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software
SaltStack: Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros #1- Best solutions for digitally dependent businesses. #2- It makes control and security automated and more secure. #3- It automatically takes action in case of any vulnerability. I love that I can see my entire infrastructure and what issues it may have. This is a game changer for. Salt is at it base, an event engine, and that makes the entire system that more amazing Cons #1- We had an overall positive experience with it. It's sometimes comlicated, but I feel that it's still growing up.
SaltStack: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Steward IT Census: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
SaltStack: Company Information SaltStack Founded: 2012 Utah, United States saltproject.io	Steward IT Census: Company Information Steward IT LLC Founded: 2026 United States steward-it.com
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SaltStack: Categories Build Automation Supported Cloud Infrastructure Automation Supported Cloud Security Supported Compliance Supported Configuration Management Supported Container Orchestration Supported Cybersecurity Supported Data Center Management Supported DevOps Supported HIPAA Compliance Supported IT Management Supported IT Security Supported Network Automation Supported Network Security Supported Patch Management Supported PCI Compliance Supported Server Management Supported Software Configuration Management (SCM) Supported Vulnerability Scanners Supported	Steward IT Census: Categories IT Asset Management Supported Patch Management Supported Software Asset Management (SAM) Supported Vulnerability Management Supported
SaltStack: Patch Management Features Alerts/Notifications Supported Automatic Approval Supported Automatic Patch Deployment Supported Automatic Scans Supported Compliance Management Supported Custom Patches Supported Dashboard Supported Network Wide Management Supported Patch Prioritization Supported Patch Testing Supported Remote Access/Control Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Show More Features Build Automation Features Automated Testing Supported Build Cache Supported Build Management Tools Supported Build Metrics Supported Change Only Compiling Supported Debugging Tools Supported Dependency Management Supported IDE Compatibility Supported Parallel Testing Supported Plugin Library Not Supported Source Code Management Not Supported Version Conflict Resolution Supported Cloud Security Features Antivirus Not Supported Application Security Not Supported Behavioral Analytics Not Supported Encryption Not Supported Endpoint Management Supported Incident Management Not Supported Intrusion Detection System Not Supported Threat Intelligence Not Supported Two-Factor Authentication Not Supported Vulnerability Management Supported Compliance Features Archiving & Retention Not Supported Artificial Intelligence (AI) Not Supported Audit Management Supported Compliance Tracking Supported Controls Testing Supported Environmental Compliance Not Supported FDA Compliance Not Supported HIPAA Compliance Supported Incident Management Not Supported ISO Compliance Not Supported OSHA Compliance Not Supported Risk Management Supported Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Not Supported Surveys & Feedback Not Supported Version Control Not Supported Workflow / Process Automation Supported Configuration Management Features Access Control / Permissions Supported Application Deployment Supported Automated Provisioning Supported Infrastructure Automation Supported Node Management Supported Orchestration Supported Reporting Analytics / Visualization Supported Task Management Supported Cybersecurity Features AI / Machine Learning Not Supported Behavioral Analytics Not Supported Endpoint Management Supported Incident Management Not Supported IOC Verification Not Supported Tokenization Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Whitelisting / Blacklisting Not Supported Data Center Management Features Audit Trail Supported Behavior-Based Acceleration Not Supported Cross Reference System Not Supported Device Auto Discovery Not Supported Diagnostic Testing Supported Import / Export Data Not Supported JCL Management Not Supported Multi-Platform Supported Multi-User Not Supported Power Management Not Supported Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Not Supported DevOps Features Approval Workflow Supported Dashboard Supported KPIs Not Supported Policy Management Supported Portfolio Management Not Supported Prioritization Supported Release Management Supported Timeline Management Not Supported Troubleshooting Reports Not Supported HIPAA Compliance Features Access Control / Permissions Not Supported Audit Management Not Supported Compliance Reporting Not Supported Data Security Supported Documentation Management Not Supported For Healthcare Supported Incident Management Not Supported Policy Training Not Supported Remediation Management Not Supported Risk Management Not Supported Vendor Management Not Supported IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Not Supported Compliance Management Supported Event Logs Not Supported Hardware Inventory Not Supported IT Budgeting Not Supported License Management Not Supported Patch Management Supported Remote Access Supported Scheduling Supported Software Inventory Not Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported IT Security Features Anti Spam Not Supported Anti Virus Not Supported Email Attachment Protection Not Supported Event Tracking Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Not Supported Intrusion Detection System Not Supported IP Protection Not Supported Spyware Removal Not Supported Two-Factor Authentication Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Web Threat Management Not Supported Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported Network Security Features Access Control Not Supported Analytics / Reporting Supported Compliance Reporting Not Supported Firewalls Not Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Not Supported Intrusion Detection System Not Supported Threat Response Not Supported VPN Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported PCI Compliance Features Access Control Not Supported Compliance Reporting Supported Exceptions Management Supported File Integrity Monitoring Not Supported Intrusion Detection System Not Supported Log Management Not Supported Patch Management Supported PCI Assessment Supported Policy Management Supported Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Not Supported Credential Management Not Supported Database Servers Not Supported Email Monitoring Not Supported Event Logs Not Supported History Tracking Supported Patch Management Supported Scheduling Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Not Supported
SaltStack: Integrations Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported Dash Supported Device42 Supported DigitalOcean Supported Docker Supported GitHub Supported Google Workspace Not Supported Jira Service Management Not Supported Microsoft Entra ID Not Supported Microsoft Teams Not Supported Okta Not Supported Parallels Device Management Supported Qualys WAS Supported Rackspace OpenStack Supported SecretHub Supported Splunk Enterprise Not Supported Swimlane Supported Workspace ONE Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 28 Integrations	Steward IT Census: Integrations Amazon Web Services (AWS) Not Supported Dash Not Supported Device42 Not Supported DigitalOcean Not Supported Docker Not Supported GitHub Not Supported Google Workspace Supported Jira Service Management Supported Microsoft Entra ID Supported Microsoft Teams Supported Okta Supported Parallels Device Management Not Supported Qualys WAS Not Supported Rackspace OpenStack Not Supported SecretHub Not Supported Splunk Enterprise Supported Swimlane Not Supported Workspace ONE Supported Show More Integrations View All 21 Integrations
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