CFEngine vs. Puppet Enterprise Comparison


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About CFEngine is a configuration management and automation framework that lets you securely manage your mission-critical IT infrastructure. CFEngine provides DevSecOps teams with a versatile solution to automate day-to-day tasks - freeing up time to focus on more important business priorities. Regardless of scale and complexity, CFEngine continuously keeps your infrastructure secure, compliant & up to date. CFEngine pioneered and revolutionized the way organizations manage their infrastructure. As these environments have matured over the years, CFEngine continues to support the world's most critical infrastructures through improved automation, as well as setting the standard for security & compliance. CFEngine is available in both open-source and commercial options. Gain control & visibility of your infrastructure. Automate your infrastructure. Configuration Management. CI/CD integration.	About Perforce Puppet is an enterprise platform for secure infrastructure automation and governance. Built for platform, DevOps, and security teams, it enables organizations to define and enforce desired state across infrastructure, automate remediation, and scale with confidence. With policy-driven automation and support for both agent-based and agentless workflows, Puppet reduces manual effort while supporting continuous compliance across complex environments. Puppet helps teams detect configuration drift, apply hardened configurations through automation, and remediate vulnerabilities faster across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure. Backed by enterprise support and SLAs, it delivers consistent, auditable control to reduce risk and maintain operational integrity at scale.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience IT professionals and anyone searching for a solution to optimize their operations and improve efficiency	Audience Enterprise IT teams, DevOps engineers, infrastructure administrators, security teams, and organizations seeking large-scale infrastructure automation, compliance management, and DevOps orchestration solutions
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Not Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $120 per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information CFEngine Founded: 2008 United States cfengine.com	Company Information Perforce Founded: 1995 United States puppet.com
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Categories Cloud Infrastructure Automation Supported Configuration Management Supported Software Configuration Management (SCM) Supported	Categories Application Release Orchestration (ARO) Supported Cloud Infrastructure Automation Supported Configuration Management Supported Continuous Delivery Supported Continuous Integration Supported DevOps Supported IT Automation Supported IT Management Supported Server Management Supported Software Configuration Management (SCM) Supported
Configuration Management Features Access Control / Permissions Supported Application Deployment Supported Automated Provisioning Supported Infrastructure Automation Supported Node Management Supported Orchestration Supported Reporting Analytics / Visualization Supported Task Management Supported	Configuration Management Features Access Control / Permissions Supported Application Deployment Supported Automated Provisioning Supported Infrastructure Automation Supported Node Management Supported Orchestration Supported Reporting Analytics / Visualization Supported Task Management Supported Show More Features Continuous Integration Features Build Log Not Supported Change Management Not Supported Configuration Management Supported Continuous Delivery Supported Continuous Deployment Not Supported Debugging Not Supported Permission Management Not Supported Quality Assurance Management Not Supported Testing Management Supported IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Not Supported Compliance Management Supported Event Logs Not Supported Hardware Inventory Not Supported IT Budgeting Not Supported License Management Not Supported Patch Management Not Supported Remote Access Not Supported Scheduling Supported Software Inventory Not Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Not Supported Credential Management Not Supported Database Servers Not Supported Email Monitoring Not Supported Event Logs Not Supported History Tracking Not Supported Patch Management Not Supported Scheduling Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Not Supported
Integrations Akeyless Identity Security Platform Not Supported Azure NetApp Files Not Supported BeyondTrust Cloud Privilege Broker Not Supported Chocolatey Not Supported Cmd Not Supported CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM Not Supported Cutover Not Supported Digital.ai Release Not Supported F5 Distributed Cloud DDoS Mitigation Service Not Supported Fidelis Halo Not Supported Icinga Not Supported Kion Not Supported Kovair DevOps Not Supported Kovair QuickSync Not Supported MAAS Not Supported NetWatch.ai Not Supported New Relic Not Supported OverOps Not Supported Qwiet AI Not Supported Securden Password Vault for Enterprises Not Supported Show More Integrations	Integrations Akeyless Identity Security Platform Supported Azure NetApp Files Supported BeyondTrust Cloud Privilege Broker Supported Chocolatey Supported Cmd Supported CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM Supported Cutover Supported Digital.ai Release Supported F5 Distributed Cloud DDoS Mitigation Service Supported Fidelis Halo Supported Icinga Supported Kion Supported Kovair DevOps Supported Kovair QuickSync Supported MAAS Supported NetWatch.ai Supported New Relic Supported OverOps Supported Qwiet AI Supported Securden Password Vault for Enterprises Supported Show More Integrations View All 84 Integrations
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