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Salt vs Capistrano: catalog facts
Salt	Capistrano
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Remote execution and configuration management in one tool Event-driven automation	Runs tasks on many servers in parallel over SSH Role and host filtering for targeted commands
Concepts such as states, grains and pillars take time to learn Needs its own control infrastructure to run	Configuration requires knowing some Ruby Focused on SSH deployments rather than containers
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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