Comparison

Puppet vs pyinfra

On the evidence we track, pyinfra 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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Puppet47

★pyinfra58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Puppet	pyinfraLeader
Vioscale score	47 / 100medium · 58%	58 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	3.5	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 23 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=puppet&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pyinfra&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	12,289	22
Github starsadoption.github_stars	7,922	5,965
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	13
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	34
Historyrelease.history	12 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Ruby	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

Puppet47 / 100medium · 58%

pyinfra58 / 100medium · 69%

Pricing

Free tier

Puppet✓

pyinfra✓

Model

Puppetcommercial

pyinfracommercial

Price level

Puppetlow

pyinfrafree

Transparent

Puppet✗

pyinfra✓

Integrations

Count

Puppet13

pyinfra–

Security

Scorecard

Puppet3.5

pyinfra–

Vulnerabilities

PuppetCount: 23 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=puppet&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

pyinfraCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pyinfra&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Puppet–

pyinfra✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Puppet12,289

pyinfra22

Github stars

Puppet7,922

pyinfra5,965

Activity

Commits last 30d

Puppet0

pyinfra13

Release

Cadence days

Puppet–

pyinfra34

History

Puppet12 items

pyinfra20 items

License

Spdx

PuppetApache-2.0

pyinfraMIT

Language

Primary

PuppetRuby

pyinfraPython

Market

Availability

PuppetAvailable worldwide

pyinfra–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Configuration Management Tools
Capability	Puppet	pyinfra
Core
Architecture	Agent-based	Agentless / SSH-push
Push / pull model	-	Push
Config language	-	Python
Deployment
Masterless mode	-	✓
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Self-hosted only
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	✓	✓

Core

Architecture

PuppetAgent-based

pyinfraAgentless / SSH-push

Push / pull model

Puppet-

pyinfraPush

Config language

Puppet-

pyinfraPython

Deployment

Masterless mode

Puppet-

pyinfra✓

Hosting

PuppetCloud + self-hosted

pyinfraSelf-hosted only

Correctness

Idempotent

Puppet✓

pyinfra✓

Model

Desired-state declarative

Puppet✓

pyinfra✓

Ecosystem

Content registry

Puppet✓

pyinfra-

Platform

Windows support

Puppet✓

pyinfra-

Scope

Cloud provisioning

Puppet✓

pyinfra-

Governance

Policy / compliance

Puppet✓

pyinfra-

Commercial

Enterprise edition

Puppet✓

pyinfra-

Licensing

Open-source core

Puppet✓

pyinfra✓

What each one is

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

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

pyinfra

Leader

An infrastructure automation tool written in Python that runs commands over SSH on multiple servers concurrently and idempotently, without needing agents or configuration files.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

pyinfra

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Puppet	pyinfra
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Puppet✓

pyinfra✗

macOS

Puppet✓

pyinfra✗

Windows

Puppet✓

pyinfra✗

Linux

Puppet✓

pyinfra✗

CLI

Puppet✓

pyinfra✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Puppet✓

pyinfra✗

Self-hosted

Puppet✓

pyinfra✓

On-premise

Puppet✓

pyinfra✗

Hybrid

Puppet✓

pyinfra✗

Air-gapped

Puppet✓

pyinfra✗

Integrations

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

Puppet

13 total

ServiceNow
VMware
Argo CD
Jenkins
Dynatrace
Datadog
New Relic
Splunk
Grafana
Prometheus
Tenable Nessus
CIS Benchmarks
DISA STIG

Independently observed

pyinfra

Leader

Not documented yet.

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