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Puppet vs Rudder: catalog facts
Puppet	Rudder
Paid A commercial product from Perforce; prices are not listed on the homepage.	Freemium Open-source core; commercial offerings and demos available from the vendor.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
Enforces declared server state and corrects drift Puppet Forge library of shared modules	Continuous enforcement and compliance reporting Covers both Linux and Windows systems
Aimed at organisations rather than individuals Has its own configuration language to learn	Aimed at organisations with many servers rather than individuals Some features are tied to commercial offerings
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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