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Comparison

CFEngine vs Landscape

On the evidence we track, Landscape leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

CFEngine full profile →Landscape full profile →
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CFEngine50
★Landscape58
Score
Vioscale score
CFEngine50 / 100medium · 57%updating
Landscape58 / 100medium · 56%updating
Pricing
Free tier
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
Model
CFEnginecommercial
Landscapefreemium
Price level
CFEnginelow
Landscapemid
Transparent
CFEngine✗
Landscape✓
Integrations
Count
CFEngine2
Landscape6
Security
Disclosure policy
CFEngine✓
Landscape–
Fedramp
CFEngine–
Landscape✓
Gdpr
CFEngine–
Landscape✓
Iso27001
CFEngine–
Landscape✓
Pci
CFEngine–
Landscape✓
Scorecard
CFEngine6.6
Landscape–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
CFEngine0
Landscape–
Github stars
CFEngine532
Landscape–
Activity
Commits last 30d
CFEngine100
Landscape–
Language
Primary
CFEngineC
Landscape–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Architecture
CFEngineAgent-based
LandscapeAgent-based
Push / pull model
CFEngineBoth
LandscapeBoth
Config language
CFEngineCFEngine policy language
Landscape-
Deployment
Masterless mode
CFEngine-
Landscape✗
Hosting
CFEngineCloud + self-hosted
LandscapeCloud + self-hosted
Correctness
Idempotent
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
Model
Desired-state declarative
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
Ecosystem
Content registry
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
Platform
Windows support
CFEngine✓
Landscape✗
Scope
Cloud provisioning
CFEngine-
Landscape-
Governance
Policy / compliance
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
Commercial
Enterprise edition
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
Licensing
Open-source core
CFEngine✓
Landscape✗

What each one is

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

CFEngine

Provides automated configuration deployment and continuous enforcement of desired system state across large-scale infrastructures, with capabilities for security hardening and compliance verification. Available in open-source community and commercial enterprise editions.

Independently observed

Landscape

Leader

A centralized management tool for Linux infrastructure that automates security patching, compliance auditing, and system administration tasks. Available as a cloud service or self-hosted deployment, with support for isolated and air-gapped environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

CFEngine

HybridFree tier

Free open-source community edition or commercial enterprise edition

  • Community EditionFree
    • GitHub source access
    • Community support
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
    • Inventory & compliance reports
    • Web UI (Mission Portal)
    • APIs
    • Alerts & dashboards
    • Enhanced platform support
as of verify ↗

Landscape

Leader
from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free for personal use (up to 5 machines). From $25/machine/year for Ubuntu Pro. Premium managed Landscape services from $3,099–$9,470/year.

  • PersonalFree
    • Landscape SaaS
    • Security patch automation
    • Compliance task management
  • Workstation$25/machine/year
    • Landscape SaaS
    • Security patching
    • System monitoring
  • Server$500/server/year
    • Landscape SaaS
    • Unlimited VM support
    • Infrastructure management
  • Enterprise 24/7 Support$3,400/server/year for full support
    • Landscape SaaS
    • 24/7 enterprise support
    • Full stack coverage
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
Windows
CFEngine✓
Landscape✗
Linux
CFEngine✓
Landscape✗
CLI
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
Self-hosted
CFEngine✓
Landscape✓
On-premise
CFEngine✓
Landscape✗
Air-gapped
CFEngine✗
Landscape✓

Integrations

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

CFEngine

2 total
  • Git
  • Docker
Independently observed

Landscape

Leader
6 total
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • VMware
  • OpenStack
  • LXD
Independently observed

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