Comparison

Foreman 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.

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Foreman51
★Landscape58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Foreman51 / 100low · 10%
Landscape58 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Foreman–
Landscape✓
Model
Landscapefreemium
Price level
Foremanfree
Landscapemid
Transparent
Foreman–
Landscape✓
Integrations
Count
Foreman12
Landscape6
Security
Disclosure policy
Foreman✓
Landscape–
Fedramp
Foreman–
Landscape✓
Gdpr
Foreman✓
Landscape✓
Iso27001
Foreman–
Landscape✓
Pci
Foreman–
Landscape✓
Market
Content
Faq
Foreman6 items
Landscape7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Foreman

A complete management solution for system administrators to automate server deployment, configuration, and monitoring across on-premise and cloud environments, with built-in support for configuration management tools like Puppet, Salt, and Ansible.

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.

Foreman

Open source
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
Foreman✓
Landscape✗
Linux
Foreman✗
Landscape✓
CLI
Foreman✓
Landscape✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Foreman✓
Landscape✓
Self-hosted
Foreman✓
Landscape✗
On-premise
Foreman✗
Landscape✓
Hybrid
Foreman✓
Landscape✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • OpenStack
  • VMware

Foreman

16 total - 14 not shared
  • Puppet
  • Salt
  • Ansible
  • MaaS
  • Amazon EC2
  • Google Compute Engine
  • Libvirt
  • oVirt
  • LDAP
  • FreeIPA
  • Redmine
  • Discourse
  • GitHub
  • Bare Metal (MaaS)
Independently observed

Landscape

Leader
6 total - 4 not shared
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • LXD
Independently observed
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