Alternatives to Windows Admin Center
Browser-based remote management tool for Windows Server and PCs, included with Windows Server at no extra cost. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Windows Admin Center
Browser-based remote management tool for Windows Server and PCs, included with Windows Server at no extra cost.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Windows Admin Center.
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)
Microsoft tools for managing Windows Server roles and features remotely from a Windows client PC.
RSAT manages Windows Server roles from a Windows client PC with installed Microsoft tools instead of a browser, and is not available on Home editions of Windows.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Remote Desktop Connection Manager
A Sysinternals tool for organising and opening many Windows Remote Desktop connections from one window.
Sysinternals Suite
Microsoft's bundle of Sysinternals troubleshooting and diagnostic utilities for Windows in a single download.
Webmin
A web-based control panel for administering Unix and Linux servers and the services running on them.
Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell
Microsoft's PowerShell cmdlets for managing Active Directory domains, AD LDS and related tools.
Windows Server Update Services
A Windows Server role that lets administrators control distribution of Microsoft updates across their network.
Hyper-V
Microsoft's type-1 hypervisor built into Windows and Windows Server for running Windows and Linux virtual machines.
