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DebOps vs Salt: catalog facts
DebOpsSalt
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source.

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
  • Remote execution and configuration management in one tool
  • Event-driven automation
  • Limited to Debian and Ubuntu hosts
  • Requires familiarity with Ansible
  • Concepts such as states, grains and pillars take time to learn
  • Needs its own control infrastructure to run
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 Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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