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Comparison

Landscape vs Puppet

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 →Puppet full profile →
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★Landscape58
Puppet47
Score
Vioscale score
Landscape58 / 100medium · 56%
Puppet47 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
Landscape✓
Puppet✓
Model
Landscapefreemium
Puppetcommercial
Price level
Landscapemid
Puppetlow
Transparent
Landscape✓
Puppet✗
Integrations
Count
Landscape6
Puppet13
Security
Fedramp
Landscape✓
Puppet–
Gdpr
Landscape✓
Puppet–
Iso27001
Landscape✓
Puppet–
Pci
Landscape✓
Puppet–
Scorecard
Landscape–
Puppet3.5
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Landscape–
Puppet12,289
Github stars
Landscape–
Puppet7,922
Activity
Commits last 30d
Landscape–
Puppet0
Release
History
Landscape–
Puppet12 items
License
Spdx
Landscape–
PuppetApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Landscape–
PuppetRuby
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Puppet

Infrastructure automation tool that maintains consistent configurations across on-premises, hybrid, cloud, and edge environments through continuous enforcement of desired state. Automatically detects and corrects configuration drift, enforces compliance policies, and generates audit-ready documentation.

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 ↗

Puppet

HybridFree tier

Free tier for <25 nodes; custom pricing for larger deployments

  • CoreFree
    • Stable, secure, vendor-supported builds
    • Hardened binaries and packages
    • Vendor-backed SLAs
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Web-based console interface
    • Role-based access control
    • Infrastructure management across cloud and on-premises
    • CI/CD pipeline tooling
    • ServiceNow integration
  • AdvancedContact sales
    • AI-powered infrastructure insights
    • Event-driven workflows
    • Automated vulnerability remediation
    • Priority support
    • Security baseline enforcement
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Landscape✓
Puppet✓
macOS
Landscape✗
Puppet✓
Windows
Landscape✗
Puppet✓
Linux
Landscape✗
Puppet✓
CLI
Landscape✓
Puppet✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Landscape✓
Puppet✓
Self-hosted
Landscape✓
Puppet✓
On-premise
Landscape✗
Puppet✓
Hybrid
Landscape✗
Puppet✓
Air-gapped
Landscape✓
Puppet✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • VMware

Landscape

Leader
6 total - 5 not shared
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • OpenStack
  • LXD
Independently observed

Puppet

13 total - 12 not shared
  • ServiceNow
  • Argo CD
  • Jenkins
  • Dynatrace
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • Splunk
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • Tenable Nessus
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • DISA STIG
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.