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.

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★Landscape58
Puppet46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Landscape58 / 100medium · 72%
Puppet46 / 100medium · 64%
Pricing
Free tier
Landscape✓
Puppet✓
Model
Landscapefreemium
Puppetfreemium
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
Adoption
Dependent repos
Landscape–
Puppet12,289
Github stars
Landscape–
Puppet7,962
Activity
Commits last 30d
Landscape–
Puppet0
Release
History
Landscape–
Puppet12 items
License
Spdx
Landscape–
Language
Primary
Landscape–
PuppetRuby
Market
Content
Faq
Landscape7 items
Puppet6 items

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
PuppetBoth
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

Automates the configuration, deployment, and management of IT infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments by defining and maintaining desired system states, with built-in security and compliance controls.

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 up to 25 nodes. Commercial, Enterprise, and Advanced plans available by custom quote or contacting sales.

  • Core (Free)Free
    • Continuous enforcement of desired state
    • Centralize, import, and execute existing scripts & processes (Command Line Only)
    • Flexible agent-based and agentless architecture
    • Audit and activity logs, configuration correction reports
    • Access to Puppet Forge
    • +2 more
  • Core (Commercial)Contact sales
    • All Core (Free) features
    • Vendor-backed SLAs
    • Stable, secure software builds and hardened binaries
    • Standard support included with 24x7 premium support available
    • Training engagement with Certified Puppet Engineers
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Core features
    • Intuitive web interface and easier-to-use web-based GUI
    • Unify declarative and imperative workflows in a single platform
    • Role-based access control (RBAC) for user management
    • Out-of-the-box CI/CD pipeline tooling with team workspaces
    • +7 more
  • AdvancedContact sales
    • All Enterprise features
    • Natural language interface to Puppet services and infrastructure data (Puppet AI Infra Assistant)
    • Advanced patching
    • Vulnerability remediation with 3rd party scanner integration (including Nessus)
    • Predict infrastructure code impact prior to deployment
    • +5 more
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✓

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
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