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Microsoft DSC vs Rudder: catalog facts
Microsoft DSC	Rudder
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Freemium Open-source core; commercial offerings and demos available from the vendor.
Windows, Command line	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
Declarative, idempotent configuration that is safe to reapply Open source and actively developed by the PowerShell team	Continuous enforcement and compliance reporting Covers both Linux and Windows systems
Aimed at administrators; there is no graphical interface Configuration concepts take some learning for newcomers	Aimed at organisations with many servers rather than individuals Some features are tied to commercial offerings
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	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 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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