Comparison

Ansible vs Puppet Bolt

On the evidence we track, Ansible leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Ansible64

Puppet Bolt54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AnsibleLeader	Puppet Bolt
vioscaleAI score	64 / 100medium · 65%	54 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	22	11
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.5	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=ansible-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2,140	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	70,980	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,964,190	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	35	-
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-3.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	3 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Ansible64 / 100medium · 65%

Puppet Bolt54 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Ansible✓

Puppet Bolt–

Model

Ansiblecommercial

Puppet Boltcommercial

Price level

Ansiblelow

Puppet Bolt–

Integrations

Count

Ansible22

Puppet Bolt11

Security

Scorecard

Ansible7.5

Puppet Bolt–

Vulnerabilities

AnsibleCount: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=ansible-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Puppet Bolt–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Ansible2,140

Puppet Bolt–

Github stars

Ansible70,980

Puppet Bolt–

Package downloads weekly

Ansible1,964,190

Puppet Bolt–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Ansible35

Puppet Bolt–

Release

History

Ansible20 items

Puppet Bolt–

License

Spdx

AnsibleGPL-3.0

Puppet Bolt–

Language

Primary

AnsiblePython

Puppet Bolt–

Market

Availability

Ansible–

Puppet BoltAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Ansible6 items

Puppet Bolt3 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for configuration management tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Configuration Management Tools
Capability	Ansible	Puppet Bolt
Core
Architecture	Agentless / SSH-push	-
Push / pull model	-	-
Config language	-	-
Deployment
Masterless mode	✓	-
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud + self-hosted
Correctness
Idempotent	-	-
Model
Desired-state declarative	✓	✓
Ecosystem
Content registry	-	-
Platform
Windows support	-	✓
Scope
Cloud provisioning	✓	✓
Governance
Policy / compliance	-	✓
Commercial
Enterprise edition	-	✓
Licensing
Open-source core	✓	✓

Core

Architecture

AnsibleAgentless / SSH-push

Puppet Bolt-

Push / pull model

Ansible-

Puppet Bolt-

Config language

Ansible-

Puppet Bolt-

Deployment

Masterless mode

Ansible✓

Puppet Bolt-

Hosting

AnsibleSelf-hosted only

Puppet BoltCloud + self-hosted

Correctness

Idempotent

Ansible-

Puppet Bolt-

Model

Desired-state declarative

Ansible✓

Puppet Bolt✓

Ecosystem

Content registry

Ansible-

Puppet Bolt-

Platform

Windows support

Ansible-

Puppet Bolt✓

Scope

Cloud provisioning

Ansible✓

Puppet Bolt✓

Governance

Policy / compliance

Ansible-

Puppet Bolt✓

Commercial

Enterprise edition

Ansible-

Puppet Bolt✓

Licensing

Open-source core

Ansible✓

Puppet Bolt✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Ansible

Leader

A system for automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment across multiple machines via standard SSH without requiring agent installation on remote systems.

Independently observed

Puppet Bolt

A framework for managing infrastructure resources by specifying desired states through modules and code, supporting multiple operating systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Ansible

Leader

HybridFree tier

Free open-source version or paid enterprise platform

Ansible (Open Source)Free
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Puppet Bolt

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Ansible	Puppet Bolt
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Windows

Ansible✗

Puppet Bolt✓

Linux

Ansible✗

Puppet Bolt✓

CLI

Ansible✓

Puppet Bolt✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

Ansible✓

Puppet Bolt✓

On-premise

Ansible✗

Puppet Bolt✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)

VMware
ServiceNow
Splunk
Dynatrace

Ansible

Leader

22 total - 18 not shared

Terraform
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Cisco
Juniper
F5
HPE
Dell Technologies
NetApp
SAP
Pure
Palo Alto Networks
CyberArk
HashiCorp Vault
Infoblox
Aruba
Windows

Independently observed

Puppet Bolt

11 total - 7 not shared

Argo CD
Jenkins
Datadog
New Relic
CIS Benchmarks
Tenable Nessus
DISA STIG

Independently observed

Still deciding?

Ansible or Puppet Bolt: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.