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CFEngineRudder
Freemium

Free Community edition, with a commercial Enterprise edition.

 Freemium

Open-source core; commercial offerings and demos available from the vendor.

Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Lightweight agent suited to large fleets
  • Configuration drift prevention and compliance reporting
  • Continuous enforcement and compliance reporting
  • Covers both Linux and Windows systems
  • Own policy language to learn
  • Web UI and reporting belong to the Enterprise edition
  • Aimed at organisations with many servers rather than individuals
  • Some features are tied to commercial offerings
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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