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pyinfra vs Capistrano: catalog facts
pyinfra	Capistrano
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Deployments and inventories are plain Python, with no YAML or DSL Agentless, needing only SSH access to the targets	Runs tasks on many servers in parallel over SSH Role and host filtering for targeted commands
Requires Python 3.10 or later on the control machine Writing deploys assumes comfort with Python	Configuration requires knowing some Ruby Focused on SSH deployments rather than containers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account 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 October 2, 2026

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