Puppet vs pyinfra
| Puppet | pyinfra | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | both |
| Agent model | both | agentless |
| Drift detection | Yes | Yes |
| Patch management | Yes | Yes |
| Policy as code | Yes | Yes |
| Compliance reporting | Yes | — |
| Supported platforms | Debian, Fedora, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Amazon Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu | Linux, macOS, Windows, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Alpine, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, HardenedBSD, DragonFlyBSD, OpenSUSE, Docker |
Both are listed in Best Configuration Management Tools. On Inferse, Puppet scores higher on our published basis.