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CFEngine vs Salt: catalog facts
CFEngine	Salt
Freemium Free Community edition, with a commercial Enterprise edition.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Lightweight agent suited to large fleets Configuration drift prevention and compliance reporting	Remote execution and configuration management in one tool Event-driven automation
Own policy language to learn Web UI and reporting belong to the Enterprise edition	Concepts such as states, grains and pillars take time to learn Needs its own control infrastructure to run
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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