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Comparison

Landscape vs Puppet Bolt

No clear leader: Landscape (58.1) and Puppet Bolt (53.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Landscape58
Puppet Bolt54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Landscape58 / 100medium · 72%
Puppet Bolt54 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt–
Model
Landscapefreemium
Puppet Boltcommercial
Price level
Landscapemid
Puppet Bolt–
Transparent
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt–
Integrations
Count
Landscape6
Puppet Bolt11
Security
Fedramp
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt–
Gdpr
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt–
Iso27001
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt–
Pci
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt–
Trust center
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Landscape7 items
Puppet Bolt3 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Landscape

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 Bolt

A framework for managing infrastructure resources by specifying desired states through modules and code, supporting multiple operating systems.

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

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 Bolt

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Windows
Landscape✗
Puppet Bolt✓
Linux
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt✓
CLI
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt✗
Self-hosted
Landscape✗
Puppet Bolt✓
On-premise
Landscape✓
Puppet Bolt✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • VMware

Landscape

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

Puppet Bolt

11 total - 10 not shared
  • ServiceNow
  • Argo CD
  • Jenkins
  • Dynatrace
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • Tenable Nessus
  • DISA STIG
  • Splunk
Independently observed
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Landscape or Puppet Bolt: which one depends on you

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