Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Puppet
Puppet clearly comes out ahead of Chef on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Puppet has a free tier; Chef does not. Chef's paid plans start at $4.91/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Perforce Software | Progress Software |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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custom
custom
usage based
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custom
| Feature | puppet | chef |
|---|---|---|
| Access To Support Portal | ||
| Advanced Node Management | ||
| Advanced Automation And Compliance Features | ||
| Application Delivery | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Chef Curated Premium Content | ||
| Core Configuration Management | ||
| Chef Curated Premium Skills | ||
| Full Enterprise Support | ||
| Cloud Security Posture Management | ||
| High And Critical Cve Support | ||
| Compliance Audit | ||
| No Official Slas | ||
| Configuration Management | ||
| Priority Ticketing | ||
| Continuous Compliance | ||
| Role-Based Access Control (Rbac) | ||
| Desktop Management | ||
| Sla For Incidents And Cves | ||
| Job Orchestration | ||
| Stable, Secure Software Builds | ||
| Node Management | ||
| Vendor-Backed Slas | ||
| Self-Enrollment | ||
| 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 Chef can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Puppet offers a free tier; Chef does not currently list one.
Puppet scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Puppet is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
