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DebOps vs CFEngine: catalog facts
DebOpsCFEngine
Free

Free and open source.

Freemium

Free Community edition, with a commercial Enterprise edition.

Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Large set of integrated Ansible roles for common services
  • Scales from one host to a whole data center
  • Lightweight agent suited to large fleets
  • Configuration drift prevention and compliance reporting
  • Limited to Debian and Ubuntu hosts
  • Requires familiarity with Ansible
  • Own policy language to learn
  • Web UI and reporting belong to the Enterprise edition
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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