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Salt vs CFEngine: catalog facts
Salt	CFEngine
Free Free and open source.	Freemium Free Community edition, with a commercial Enterprise edition.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Remote execution and configuration management in one tool Event-driven automation	Lightweight agent suited to large fleets Configuration drift prevention and compliance reporting
Concepts such as states, grains and pillars take time to learn Needs its own control infrastructure to run	Own policy language to learn Web UI and reporting belong to the Enterprise edition
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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