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Puppet vs Microsoft DSC: catalog facts
Puppet	Microsoft DSC
Paid A commercial product from Perforce; prices are not listed on the homepage.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Enforces declared server state and corrects drift Puppet Forge library of shared modules	Declarative, idempotent configuration that is safe to reapply Open source and actively developed by the PowerShell team
Aimed at organisations rather than individuals Has its own configuration language to learn	Aimed at administrators; there is no graphical interface Configuration concepts take some learning for newcomers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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