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Comparison

Chef Infra vs Puppet Bolt

No clear leader: Chef Infra (56.4) and Puppet Bolt (53.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Chef Infra56
Puppet Bolt54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Chef Infra56 / 100medium · 74%
Puppet Bolt54 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Chef Infra✓
Puppet Bolt–
Model
Chef Infracommercial
Puppet Boltcommercial
Price level
Chef Infralow
Puppet Bolt–
Transparent
Chef Infra✗
Puppet Bolt–
Integrations
Count
Chef Infra6
Puppet Bolt11
Security
Disclosure policy
Chef Infra✓
Puppet Bolt–
Gdpr
Chef Infra✓
Puppet Bolt–
Scorecard
Chef Infra3.2
Puppet Bolt–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Chef Infra99.9
Puppet Bolt–
Status page
Chef Infra✓
Puppet Bolt–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Chef Infra10,030
Puppet Bolt–
Github stars
Chef Infra8,252
Puppet Bolt–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Chef Infra44
Puppet Bolt–
Release
Cadence days
Chef Infra233
Puppet Bolt–
History
Chef Infra4 items
Puppet Bolt–
License
Spdx
Chef InfraApache-2.0
Puppet Bolt–
Language
Primary
Chef InfraRuby
Puppet Bolt–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Chef Infra8 items
Puppet Bolt3 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Chef Infra

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

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.

Chef Infra

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 ↗

Puppet Bolt

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Chef Infra✓
Puppet Bolt✗
Windows
Chef Infra✓
Puppet Bolt✓
Linux
Chef Infra✓
Puppet Bolt✓
CLI
Chef Infra✓
Puppet Bolt✗
Deployment
Self-hosted
Chef Infra✓
Puppet Bolt✓
On-premise
Chef Infra✗
Puppet Bolt✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Jenkins

Chef Infra

6 total - 5 not shared
  • Google Compute Engine
  • GitHub
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
Independently observed

Puppet Bolt

11 total - 10 not shared
  • ServiceNow
  • VMware
  • Argo CD
  • Dynatrace
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • Tenable Nessus
  • DISA STIG
  • Splunk
Independently observed
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Chef Infra or Puppet Bolt: which one depends on you

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