# Foreman vs Puppet Bolt

| Attribute | Foreman | Puppet Bolt |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 51 (10% (low)) | 53.9 (71% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A server lifecycle management tool that orchestrates provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring for both on-premise and cloud infrastructure. It provisions bare-metal and virtual servers from multiple cloud providers and integrates with configuration management tools to deploy and monitor server configurations. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.","source":"https://theforeman.org/","question":"What is Foreman?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Foreman is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://theforeman.org/","question":"Is Foreman free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Foreman supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://theforeman.org/","question":"What platforms does Foreman support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Foreman can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://theforeman.org/","question":"Can Foreman be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Foreman, including Puppet, Salt, Ansible, MaaS, Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine, OpenStack and Libvirt, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://theforeman.org/","question":"What does Foreman integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Foreman. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Foreman not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://theforeman.org/security.html","question":"What security certifications does Foreman have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"Puppet Bolt supports Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.puppet.com/community/open-source/bolt","question":"What platforms does Puppet Bolt support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Puppet Bolt can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.puppet.com/community/open-source/bolt","question":"Can Puppet Bolt be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Puppet Bolt, including ServiceNow, VMware, Argo CD, Jenkins, Dynatrace, Datadog, New Relic and CIS Benchmarks, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.puppet.com/community/open-source/bolt","question":"What does Puppet Bolt integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A framework for managing infrastructure resources by specifying desired states through modules and code, supporting multiple operating systems. |
| features.capabilities | `{"model":"both","hosting":"self","desired_state":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","desired_state":true,"windows_support":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true,"enterprise_edition":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Puppet"},{"name":"Salt"},{"name":"Ansible"},{"name":"MaaS"},{"name":"Amazon EC2"},{"name":"Google Compute Engine"},{"name":"OpenStack"},{"name":"Libvirt"},{"name":"oVirt"},{"name":"VMware"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"FreeIPA"},{"name":"Redmine"},{"name":"Discourse"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Bare Metal (MaaS)","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"VMware"},{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Dynatrace"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"New Relic"},{"name":"CIS Benchmarks"},{"name":"Tenable Nessus"},{"name":"DISA STIG"},{"name":"Splunk"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://theforeman.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:23:01.243Z"}` | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://theforeman.org/security.html | - |

## Capabilities (Configuration Management Tools)

| Capability | Foreman | Puppet Bolt |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Architecture | - | - |
| Push / pull model | Both | - |
| Config language | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Masterless mode | - | - |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Correctness** |  |  |
| Idempotent | - | - |
| **Model** |  |  |
| Desired-state declarative | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Content registry | - | - |
| **Platform** |  |  |
| Windows support | - | ✓ |
| **Scope** |  |  |
| Cloud provisioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Policy / compliance | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Enterprise edition | - | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:01:56.081Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*