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Juju vs Chef Habitat: catalog facts
Juju	Chef Habitat
Free Free and open source; Canonical offers commercial support separately.	Free Described by Chef as open source; Chef also sells separate enterprise products.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux, Command line
Works across Kubernetes, virtual machines and public clouds Charms package reusable operations logic	Build plans written in PowerShell or Bash Clean-room Studio for testing builds
Charm-based model has a learning curve Aimed at operating server infrastructure rather than single machines	Concepts take time to learn for small projects Aimed at teams with deployment pipelines rather than individual users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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