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Comparison

Puppet vs SaltStack

On the evidence we track, SaltStack leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Puppet full profile →SaltStack full profile →
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Puppet47
★SaltStack55
Score
Vioscale score
Puppet47 / 100medium · 58%
SaltStack55 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Puppet✓
SaltStack–
Model
Puppetcommercial
SaltStack–
Price level
Puppetlow
SaltStack–
Transparent
Puppet✗
SaltStack–
Integrations
Count
Puppet13
SaltStack–
Security
Scorecard
Puppet3.5
SaltStack4.8
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Puppet12,289
SaltStack428
Github stars
Puppet7,922
SaltStack15,637
Package downloads weekly
Puppet–
SaltStack23,112
Activity
Commits last 30d
Puppet0
SaltStack47
Release
Cadence days
Puppet–
SaltStack5
History
Puppet12 items
SaltStack20 items
License
Spdx
PuppetApache-2.0
SaltStackApache-2.0
Language
Primary
PuppetRuby
SaltStackPython
Market
Availability
PuppetAvailable worldwide
SaltStack–

Capabilities

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

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

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

SaltStack

Leader

Not documented yet.

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 verify ↗

SaltStack

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

SaltStack

Leader

Not documented yet.

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