Chef Infra vs SaltStack
No clear leader: SaltStack (55.4) and Chef Infra (51.9) 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for configuration management tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Chef Infra
A DevOps automation solution for defining and managing infrastructure configurations, enforcing compliance standards, and automating remediation across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and air-gapped environments. Provides continuous compliance auditing, policy enforcement, and workflow orchestration.
SaltStack
Not documented yet.
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/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
SaltStack
Pricing not documented yet.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Chef Infra
- Google Compute Engine
- GitHub
- Jenkins
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
SaltStack
Not documented yet.
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.