Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Puppet
Puppet clearly comes out ahead of Ansible on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Puppet has a free tier; Ansible does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Perforce Software | Red Hat |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Puppet
open source
custom
custom
custom
custom
| Feature | puppet | ansible |
|---|---|---|
| Access To Support Portal | ||
| 24X7 Support | ||
| Advanced Automation And Compliance Features | ||
| 9 Am To 5 Pm Support | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Full Access To Ansible Automation Platform Built-In Resources To Create, Manage, And Scale Across The Entire Enterprise | ||
| Core Configuration Management | ||
| Maintenance And Upgrades | ||
| Full Enterprise Support | ||
| High And Critical Cve Support | ||
| No Official Slas | ||
| Priority Ticketing | ||
| Role-Based Access Control (Rbac) | ||
| Sla For Incidents And Cves | ||
| Stable, Secure Software Builds | ||
| Vendor-Backed Slas | ||
| Web-Based Gui |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Puppet comes out ahead overall, though Ansible can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Puppet offers a free tier; Ansible does not currently list one.
