Best Software Deployment Tools for Cloud
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What are Software Deployment Tools for Cloud?
Software deployment tools, also known as software distribution tools, are software tools used to automate the process of installing, configuring, and updating software on multiple devices or servers. These tools can be used for both on-premises and cloud-based deployments. They typically support a range of operating systems and can handle various types of software, including web applications, databases, and system updates. Some deployment tools offer additional features such as rollbacks and integrations with other software development tools. The choice of which tool to use depends on the specific needs and preferences of the organization deploying the software. Compare and read user reviews of the best Software Deployment tools for Cloud currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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ManageEngine Endpoint Central
ManageEngine
ManageEngine's Endpoint Central (formerly Desktop Central) is a Unified Endpoint Management Solution, that takes care of enterprise mobility management (including all features of mobile application management and mobile device management), as well as client management for a diversified range of endpoints - mobile devices, laptops, computers, tablets, server machines etc. With ManageEngine Endpoint Central, users can automate their regular desktop management routines like distributing software, installing patches, managing IT assets, imaging and deploying OS, and more.Starting Price: $795.00/one-time -
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NinjaOne
NinjaOne
NinjaOne automates the hardest parts of IT, delivering visibility, security, and control over all endpoints for more than 20,000 customers. The NinjaOne automated endpoint management platform is proven to increase productivity, reduce security risk, and lower costs for IT teams and managed service providers. The company seamlessly integrates with a wide range of IT and security technologies. NinjaOne is obsessed with customer success and provides free and unlimited onboarding, training, and support. -
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GitLab
GitLab
GitLab is a complete DevOps platform. With GitLab, you get a complete CI/CD toolchain out-of-the-box. One interface. One conversation. One permission model. GitLab is a complete DevOps platform, delivered as a single application, fundamentally changing the way Development, Security, and Ops teams collaborate. GitLab helps teams accelerate software delivery from weeks to minutes, reduce development costs, and reduce the risk of application vulnerabilities while increasing developer productivity. Source code management enables coordination, sharing and collaboration across the entire software development team. Track and merge branches, audit changes and enable concurrent work, to accelerate software delivery. Review code, discuss changes, share knowledge, and identify defects in code among distributed teams via asynchronous review and commenting. Automate, track and report code reviews.Starting Price: $29 per user per month -
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NXT1 LaunchIT
NXT1
NXT1 LaunchIT is the developer’s platform to build and operate secure SaaS, enabling instant availability by streamlining and automating every aspect of cloud infrastructure management required for SaaS delivery and sales – simply code and deploy. LaunchIT adheres to CISA’s Secure by Design guidelines and provides a direct path to FedRAMP compliance-readiness at a fraction of the traditional time and cost required, establishing new, impactful sales opportunities into state and federal government agencies. Built on Zero Trust principles, with integrated CI/CD management, multi-account and multi-region support, comprehensive performance management and observability, full ecommerce support, and GitHub integration, LaunchIT accelerates time to revenue for technology startups, legacy application migrations, enterprise expansions, systems integrations, and independent software development. Get started with a 15-day free trial.Starting Price: $55/month -
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Movestax
Movestax
Movestax revolutionizes cloud infrastructure with a serverless-first platform for builders. From app deployment to serverless functions, databases, and authentication, Movestax helps you build, scale, and automate without the complexity of traditional cloud providers. Whether you’re just starting out or scaling fast, Movestax offers the services you need to grow. Deploy frontend and backend applications instantly, with integrated CI/CD. Fully managed, scalable PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis that just work. Create sophisticated workflows and integrations directly within your cloud infrastructure. Run scalable serverless functions, automating tasks without managing servers. Simplify user management with Movestax’s built-in authentication system. Access pre-built APIs and foster community collaboration to accelerate development. Store and retrieve files and backups with secure, scalable object storage.Starting Price: $20/month -
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SmartDeploy
SmartDeploy
SmartDeploy is a leading provider of modern endpoint management solutions. With a flexible layered architecture, IT can achieve centralized, single-image management to support 50 - 50,000 endpoints. SmartDeploys award-winning technology combines the best of progressive solutions like SCCM, centralized solutions like VDI and legacy imaging solutions like Ghost, without the common drawbacks. More than 3,000 organizations trust SmartDeploy to deploy and manage their end user devices. With over 1500 ready-to-use driver packs from top manufacturers, SmartDeploy helps streamline your disk cloning for remote and in-house employees.Starting Price: $1020/50 machines -
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KACE by Quest
Quest Software
KACE® by Quest supports your unified endpoint management (UEM) strategy by helping you discover and track every device in your environment, automate administrative tasks, keep compliance requirements up-to-date and secure your network from a range of cyberthreats. Discover, manage and secure all your endpoints from one console as you co-manage your traditional and modern endpoints, including Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, and iOS and Android devices. KACE is a Unified Endpoint Management solution that offers a single point of control for managing IT systems across the entire organization, inside or outside your network. This comprehensive solution takes the stress out of keeping devices secure and compliant so you can do more.Starting Price: As low as $3/mo/device -
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Updraft
Updraft
Updraft App Distribution is a platform as a service for continuous mobile app distribution and beta testing. Easy distribute your iOS beta, Android beta or Windows desktop apps to your product managers, testers or designers within your organization and get as early as possible feedback to your app. Remove bugs and improve your product to get the highest quality. Resign your .ipa with new distribution certificates and provisioning profiles, resign your .aab package, connect your App Store or Play Store. Continuous app distribution and bug reporting has never been easier! You can integrate Updraft completely in your development workflow with the help of CURL or the API. You can use Updraft as an Enterprise app store. It's the best microsoft app center alternative.Starting Price: $5 per month -
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Heimdal Patch & Asset Management
Heimdal®
Heimdal Patch & Asset Management is an automatic software updater and digital asset tracking solution that will automatically install updates based on your configured policies, without the need for manual input. As soon as 3rd party vendors release new patches, our technology silently deploys them to your endpoints, without the need for reboots or user interruption. In addition to this, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management allows your sysadmins to see any software assets in your inventory, alongside their version and number of installs. Users can also install software on their own, saving time and resources. Automating your patch management routine helps you save valuable time and resources. Heimdal Patch & Asset Management makes vulnerability and patch management cost-effective and time-efficient. -
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Continuous delivery of any application to any environment. IBM DevOps Deploy (formerly IBM UrbanCode Deploy) is an application-release solution that combines continuous delivery and deployment automation with robust visibility, traceability and auditing capabilities. Increase frequency of software delivery through automated, repeatable deployment processes across development, testing and production. Simplify the deployment of multichannel applications to all environments, whether on premises or in the cloud, with consistency and repeatability. Use a single centralized server to manage tens of thousands of endpoints to any number of clouds, data centers or mainframes. Make processes more robust and easier to design by using tested integrations with dozens of tools and technologies, including Jira, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Microsoft, ServiceNow and WebSphere.
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Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
Broadcom
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite is an award-winning software solution for imaging and deploying desktops, laptops, tablets and servers. Quickly and easily migrate to the latest operating systems, perform custom configurations and deploy software across hardware platforms and operating systems. With any Windows migration, there are many things to consider. Our 123 million sensors record thousands of threat events per second from 157 countries and block 142 million threats daily. Use intel from the world’s largest civilian threat network to your advantage. GSS Agent (DAgent, and ADLAgent): GSS Agents require network connectivity and at least 10 MB disk space. Other system requirements are the same as the host operating system. -
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Tanium
Tanium
Empowering the world’s largest organizations to manage and protect their mission-critical networks. Our data model can collect new, ad-hoc data on the fly in seconds, allowing customers, partners and Tanium to quickly develop capabilities on this extensible platform. Our patented architecture collects and distributes data to millions of endpoints in seconds, with zero infrastructure. Enable decision-making where data is generated: the endpoint itself. Our agent consumes minimal endpoint resources and bandwidth while fitting on the firmware of the smallest chips. Expand your capabilities without expanding Tanium’s footprint. We’ve found that the best way for customers to understand what we do is to show our platform in action. Orion Hindawi, Tanium’s co-founder and CEO, will guide you through a hands-on keyboard tour to show what Tanium does and the power of the platform. Track down every IT asset you own instantaneously. -
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Applivery
Applivery
Applivery is the most powerful Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) platform that provides full control over App Distribution and Device Management for Android, Windows, and Apple. Its easy-to-use, cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution enables efficient remote management with top-notch security. It seamlessly integrates into organizations of all sizes, requiring only a few minutes to set up.Starting Price: €2/device -
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PDQ Connect
PDQ
Automate deployments, nerd out on reports, instantly access remote devices, and address vulnerabilities in as little as one click — all from a single, intuitive console. PDQ Connect takes care of your environment so you can spend more time focusing on the things that truly matter. Like naps. —Deploy quickly— Effortlessly deploy software, files, and configurations using prebuilt or custom packages. Automate deployments to keep devices updated and secure. —Secure your environment— Discover critical CVEs and resolve threats in as little as one click. —Gain instant remote access— Enjoy remote desktop functionality, complete with unattended access, multimonitor support and secure file transfer. —Generate and schedule reports— Track installed software, hardware age, manufacturer models, and much more. —Access comprehensive support— US-based support for when you need a human, an extensive Knowledge Base for when you don’t.Starting Price: $12 per device per year -
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On-premise device management (IT Systems Management) software that simplifies IT management processes for Windows, macOS, and Linux devices. Miradore Management Suite is specifically designed for managing diverse IT environments containing desktops, laptops, servers, and POS devices. In the Management Suite, the management processes for different hardware and software platforms have been seamlessly integrated as one, unified management solution that supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. When included in a customer’s processes, Miradore enables you to create automated workflows to send reports, fix problems, and build immediate value.Starting Price: €3/month
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License4J
LICENSE4J
LICENSE4J is a powerful licensing library and license server designed to simplify software licensing for developers. It enables easy integration of licensing features into Java applications with minimal coding required. The user-friendly, web-based License Manager works seamlessly on both desktop and mobile devices, enhancing accessibility for all users. The basic concept of software licensing involves creating a unique license key. This key, along with additional information about the client's device, is sent to a license server. The server then returns encrypted and signed license data to the client, which can be saved either on the disk or in the Windows registry. This saved license data is used for validation each time the software is launched. The landscape of licensing includes various models and terminology, but it remains relatively straightforward. There are two primary types of licenses: node-locked and floating. A node-locked license is restricted to a specific device,Starting Price: 19/month -
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Replicated
Replicated
Operationalize & scale the distribution of modern on‑prem applications to enterprise customers. Replicated customers serve some of the world's largest and most innovative companies, from industries including financial services, automotive, and consumer technology. Out of the box, Replicated gives you everything you need to start shipping an installable version of your application securely and quickly. A unified experience for delivering to both customers with an existing Kubernetes cluster and customers without any Kubernetes knowledge. The most advanced end-user experience for configuration, updates, and application management. Robust tools for trustless troubleshooting and automated remediation in disconnected environments. Create and manage customer licenses to enforce customer-specific entitlements (expiration, features, usage limits, etc). Plugs into existing deployment pipelines to integrate CI/CD processes with enterprise release cadence.Starting Price: $750 per month -
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Ninite
Ninite
You can manage your Windows PCs (Windows 7 and later) in a live web interface with Ninite Pro. Install the lightweight Ninite Agent on your machines and they instantly appear on the web for simple point-and-click management. It's an easy way to get a real-time interactive view of all your machines. The new Ninite Pro lets you manage your software in a live web interface. Each machine is a row and each app is a column. You can select an individual cell to update, install, or uninstall an app on a machine. Or select many cells (or whole rows or columns or everything) to perform bulk actions. You can even watch the agents work in real-time. The agent receives commands and sends back updates over a secure connection to Ninite's servers. This means that a roaming laptop looks and works just like any other machine in the web interface. It also makes it possible to issue install/update/uninstall commands for offline machines and have them be delivered the next time those machines are online.Starting Price: $35 per month -
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Begin
Begin
Begin makes AWS deployment a breeze. Run on the same global network as industry leaders, while managing your apps from Begin’s powerful, user-friendly interface. Start your path to your next promotion. Learn advanced full-stack backend today. Build resiliently with Begin’s standards-driven suite of open source tools. Seamlessly upgrade to interactive web components. Exceptional developer experience with low friction and smart, configurable defaults. Local-first development paired with identical staging and production environments. Infrastructure as code makes cloud provisioning simple and deterministic. Informed by years of evidence-based research and development, this approach is also used by some of the largest properties on the internet today. Begin apps deliver the benefits of FWAs to web developers out of the box, combining incredible ease of implementation with unrivaled reliability, power, and flexibility.Starting Price: $8 per month -
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Architect
Architect
Architect gives you the power to configure, locally build, and globally deploy web apps to the cloud using concise, declarative statements. Built on rock-solid AWS foundations, Architect makes advanced web development a breeze. Scaffold a fresh Architect project with a single command. Get a local, production-like environment up and running instantly. Deploy to identical staging and production environments in seconds. Architect not only supports cloud functions for HTTP but also web sockets, queues (FIFO), events (fan-out), and scheduled tasks backed by a world-class database that boasts millisecond latency no matter how much data you store or how many people concurrently access it. All these capabilities, and more, with terse but deterministic Infra-as-Code (IaC). We prioritize speed with fast local dev, smart configurable defaults, and flexible infrastructure as code. You can focus on business logic instead of glue code and only pay for in-use services on-demand.Starting Price: Free -
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Zephyr Cloud
Zephyr Cloud
Zephyr Cloud is a cloud-agnostic, framework-agnostic platform for lightning-fast deployment with best-in-class support for micro-frontends and module federation. Bring the power of modern cloud platforms to your cloud. Zephyr Cloud deployments and rollbacks take seconds instead of minutes. Unlock new possibilities in frontend deployment velocity by leveraging our first-class support for large teams using module federation and micro-frontends. Discover relationships between micro-frontends and publish environments and modules independently. Choose the cloud provider of your choice and we will bring the rest, all you need to do is integrate your cloud provider with Zephyr Cloud. We build from the bundler level rather than frameworks. Leverage the tools and technologies your team excels in without restrictions. From development machines to the edge in milliseconds. Bring your own cloud, no vendor lock-in, and full flexibility.Starting Price: $49 per month -
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Northflank
Northflank
The self-service developer platform for your apps, databases, and jobs. Start with one workload, and scale to hundreds on compute or GPUs. Accelerate every step from push to production with highly configurable self-service workflows, pipelines, templates, and GitOps. Securely deploy preview, staging, and production environments with observability tooling, backups, restores, and rollbacks included. Northflank seamlessly integrates with your preferred tooling and can accommodate any tech stack. Whether you deploy on Northflank’s secure infrastructure or on your own cloud account, you get the same exceptional developer experience, and total control over your data residency, deployment regions, security, and cloud expenses. Northflank leverages Kubernetes as an operating system to give you the best of cloud-native, without the overhead. Deploy to Northflank’s cloud for maximum simplicity, or connect your GKE, EKS, AKS, or bare-metal to deliver a managed platform experience in minutes.Starting Price: $6 per month -
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JFrog Distribution
JFrog
Enable fast, trusted software releases across the globe — ensuring security and overcoming limited bandwidth and network lag. JFrog Distribution enables you to speed up deployments and concurrent downloads at scale throughout your SDLC: from CI, to CD, through device management – spanning remote sites, hybrid infrastructure, clouds, edges, embedded devices, and IoT fleets. Improve deployment speed, governance and network utilization when releasing updates across large-scale, hybrid infrastructure to any edge/device. Easily share base images, plugins and custom software with a broad ecosystem or with specific, authenticated users. Support high-concurrency downloads and verified consumption. Improve developer productivity and CI cycles, enabling 1,000s downloads/second, content HA and optimized network performance - even with inbound-only firewalls or limited connectivity.Starting Price: $45 per user per month -
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AppsAnywhere
Software2
AppsAnywhere is an app store-style platform that gives students access to all the software they need. It provides Higher Ed IT a way to virtualize and deliver all your software from one place to any device, including Windows, Mac and Chromebooks, while meeting key strategic IT initiatives such as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). We’re extremely excited to release the highly anticipated AppsAnywhere V2.12 bringing a brand-new user experience and improving student success. Having rebuilt our UI from the ground up to provide the best experience possible to users, minimizing costs through hardware detection, and introducing other great features to create a better on-demand one-launch process for students accessing any app on any device, wherever, whenever. With AppsAnywhere you can reduce time and complexity when making software available in campus labs and on managed devices. -
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HCL BigFix
HCL Software
HCL BigFix is the AI Digital+ endpoint management platform that leverages AI to improve employee experience and intelligently automate infrastructure management. HCL BigFix offers complete solutions to secure and manage endpoints across nearly 100 different operating systems, ensure continuous compliance with industry benchmarks, and revolutionize vulnerability management with award-winning cybersecurity analytics. HCL BigFix is the single solution to secure any endpoint, in any cloud, across any industry. -
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AdminStudio
Flexera
Give your teams faster and broader application deployment capabilities. Automatically download, test, wrap/repackage and publish thousands of third-party installers with no manual interaction. Determine deployment options quickly to take advantage of supported vendor installers. Increase quality by identifying and mitigating application issues prior to deployment. Ensure consistency by using a single, repeatable process to build, customize and test the delivery of applications. Reduce operational risks frequently caused by compatibility issues and application conflicts. Easily integrate into your existing package request flows with a documented REST API or by leveraging our PowerShell cmdlets. Know where to focus testing efforts by understanding Java dependencies and where applications may share files. Create App Attach image files from MSIX packages to make Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) management easier. -
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Dist
Dist
Highly available and super fast artifact repositories and container registries that keep your developers, operations teams, and customers happy and productive. Dist is the simplest and most reliable way to securely distribute Docker container images and Maven artifacts across your team, systems, and customers. Our purpose-built edge network ensures optimal performance, wherever your team and customers are. Dist is fully managed in the cloud. We take care of operations, maintenance, and backups so you can focus on your business. Restrict access to repositories by users and groups. Each user can further compartmentalize their own access using access tokens. All artifacts, container images, and their associated metadata are encrypted at rest and in transit.Starting Price: $39 per month -
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ManageEngine OS Deployer
ManageEngine
ManageEngine OS Deployer is a software program that enables you to deploy operating systems anywhere across the globe. It also functions as a comprehensive hard drive cloning software. It allows you to create a single golden image of the OS and deploy it to desktops and servers from a central location. You can customize the image for deployment according to the organization's department and user roles. This software helps you save time and effort by seamlessly migrating user profiles. It provides reliable and convenient driver management to collect and distribute drivers automatically. You can perform live disk imaging where you can image a machine when it's live and functioning in the network and can also perform offline imaging if needed. You can also deploy OS to multiple machines independent of vendor make or model.Starting Price: $6/Year/Single Workstation -
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CodeArts
Huawei Cloud
This software development pipeline builds on Huawei's years of R&D best practices at one stop. These practices are secure and trustworthy across the full process and can facilitate efficiency increase and digital transformation. Huawei's many years of R&D practices, cutting-edge R&D concepts, and leading R&D engineering capabilities. More than 10 out-of-the-box sub-services for the full lifecycle of software development. 20 mainstream languages, frameworks, and environments for seamless application migration to the cloud. Builds in R&D security capabilities, over 3000 code check rules, and support for top 10 languages. Full-lifecycle one-stop CodeArts makes development simpler and more efficient with better quality. Provides agile and efficient development collaboration services, document management, knowledge collaboration, online collaboration, and dashboard report customization for software development teams.Starting Price: $6 per month -
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Huawei Cloud Resource Formation Service
Huawei Cloud
Resource Formation Service (RFS) automates cloud resources provisioning and application deployment based on templates you define. A graphical template designer and a large number of free sample templates enable you to intuitively and easily create custom templates. You only need to describe the final state of resources in a template, which frees you from complex operations. You do not need to install software, prepare an executor, or manage underlying files or data. You can generate an execution template by dragging resources, which reduces the learning curve. Visualized compliance control policies prevent security risks caused by resource changes. Resource deployment rollback, resource status query, and resource operation trace are supported. Compatibility with HCL syntax eliminates an extra learning curve. You can deploy or delete a template in one click without complex manual operations.