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Comparison

Chef Infra vs PowerShell DSC

On the evidence we track, Chef Infra leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Chef Infra56
PowerShell DSC47
Score
vioscaleAI score
Chef Infra56 / 100medium · 74%
PowerShell DSC47 / 100low · 27%
Pricing
Free tier
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Model
Chef Infracommercial
PowerShell DSCopen_source
Price level
Chef Infralow
PowerShell DSCfree
Transparent
Chef Infra✗
PowerShell DSC–
Integrations
Count
Chef Infra6
PowerShell DSC–
Security
Disclosure policy
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC–
Gdpr
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC–
Scorecard
Chef Infra3.2
PowerShell DSC–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Chef Infra99.9
PowerShell DSC–
Status page
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Chef Infra10,030
PowerShell DSC–
Github stars
Chef Infra8,252
PowerShell DSC61
Activity
Commits last 30d
Chef Infra44
PowerShell DSC3
Release
Cadence days
Chef Infra233
PowerShell DSC–
History
Chef Infra4 items
PowerShell DSC–
License
Spdx
Chef InfraApache-2.0
PowerShell DSCCC-BY-4.0
Language
Primary
Chef InfraRuby
PowerShell DSCPowerShell
Market
Availability
Chef InfraAvailable worldwide · HQ US
PowerShell DSC–
Content
Faq
Chef Infra8 items
PowerShell DSC3 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Architecture
Chef InfraAgent-based
PowerShell DSCAgentless / SSH-push
Push / pull model
Chef InfraPull
PowerShell DSCPush
Config language
Chef InfraRuby
PowerShell DSCJSON, YAML
Deployment
Masterless mode
Chef Infra-
PowerShell DSC-
Hosting
Chef InfraCloud + self-hosted
PowerShell DSC-
Correctness
Idempotent
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Model
Desired-state declarative
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Ecosystem
Content registry
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Platform
Windows support
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Scope
Cloud provisioning
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC-
Governance
Policy / compliance
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Commercial
Enterprise edition
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC-
Licensing
Open-source core
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓

What each one is

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

Chef Infra

Leader

Chef Infra enables teams to define infrastructure and software configurations as code, automating deployment and management across any environment at scale.

Independently observed

PowerShell DSC

A PowerShell-based platform for writing infrastructure configurations as code, with origins in Windows management but expanding to cross-platform support across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Chef Infra

Leader
from $59/moUsage-based

From $59/node/year annual billing. No free tier.

  • Business$59/node/year
    • Node Management
    • Job Orchestration
    • Configuration Management
    • Desktop Management
    • Compliance Audit
    • +5 more
  • Enterprise$189/node/year
    • Node Management
    • Job Orchestration
    • Configuration Management
    • Desktop Management
    • Compliance Audit
    • +8 more
  • Enterprise PlusContact sales
    • Node Management
    • Job Orchestration
    • Configuration Management
    • Desktop Management
    • Compliance Audit
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

PowerShell DSC

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Windows
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Linux
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
CLI
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Chef Infra✓
PowerShell DSC–

Integrations

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

Chef Infra

Leader
6 total
  • Google Compute Engine
  • GitHub
  • Jenkins
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
Independently observed

PowerShell DSC

Not documented yet.

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Chef Infra or PowerShell DSC: which one depends on you

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