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Puppet vs DebOps: catalog facts
PuppetDebOps
Paid

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

Free

Free and open source.

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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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