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CFEngine vs Uyuni: catalog facts
CFEngineUyuni
Freemium

Free Community edition, with a commercial Enterprise edition.

Free

Free and open source.

Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Lightweight agent suited to large fleets
  • Configuration drift prevention and compliance reporting
  • Channel-based patch and package management for Linux
  • Built on Salt, acting as a full Salt master
  • Own policy language to learn
  • Web UI and reporting belong to the Enterprise edition
  • Focused on Linux clients
  • Needs familiarity with Salt to get the most from it
Downloadable app, Self-hosted 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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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