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DebOps vs Puppet: catalog facts
DebOpsPuppet
Free

Free and open source.

Paid

A commercial product from Perforce; prices are not listed on the homepage.

Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Windows, Linux, Command line
  • Large set of integrated Ansible roles for common services
  • Scales from one host to a whole data center
  • Enforces declared server state and corrects drift
  • Puppet Forge library of shared modules
  • Limited to Debian and Ubuntu hosts
  • Requires familiarity with Ansible
  • Aimed at organisations rather than individuals
  • Has its own configuration language to learn
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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