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Comparison

Landscape vs PowerShell DSC

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.

Landscape full profile →PowerShell DSC full profile →
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★Landscape58
PowerShell DSC47
Score
vioscaleAI score
Landscape58 / 100medium · 72%
PowerShell DSC47 / 100low · 27%
Pricing
Free tier
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Model
Landscapefreemium
PowerShell DSCopen_source
Price level
Landscapemid
PowerShell DSCfree
Transparent
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC–
Integrations
Count
Landscape6
PowerShell DSC–
Security
Fedramp
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC–
Gdpr
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC–
Iso27001
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC–
Pci
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC–
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Landscape–
PowerShell DSC✓
Adoption
Github stars
Landscape–
PowerShell DSC61
Activity
Commits last 30d
Landscape–
PowerShell DSC3
License
Spdx
Landscape–
PowerShell DSCCC-BY-4.0
Language
Primary
Landscape–
PowerShell DSCPowerShell
Market
Availability
LandscapeAvailable worldwide · HQ GB
PowerShell DSC–
Content
Faq
Landscape7 items
PowerShell DSC3 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

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.

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 ↗

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
Landscape✗
PowerShell DSC✓
Windows
Landscape✗
PowerShell DSC✓
Linux
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC✓
CLI
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC–
On-premise
Landscape✓
PowerShell DSC–

Integrations

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

Landscape

Leader
6 total
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • VMware
  • OpenStack
  • LXD
Independently observed

PowerShell DSC

Not documented yet.

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