# Puppet

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/puppet
- **Category:** Configuration Management Tools
- **Homepage:** https://www.puppet.com
- **Also known as:** puppet
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T14:19:16.028Z

## Vioscale score

**44.1 / 100**, confidence 21% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.046 | 3.7 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 0.062 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 91.6 | 0.123 | 11.3 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 73.5 | 0.038 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 22.4 | 0.062 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 0 | 0.138 | 0 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 0.077 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 0.062 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 0.092 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://www.puppet.com). Independently observed._

Hybrid · Free tier

> Free tier (Developer), commercial versions from $0 custom pricing. Contact sales for Enterprise and Advanced.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Core Developer | Free | ✓ | - |
| Core Commercial | Contact sales | - | min 25 seats |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | - |
| Enterprise Advanced | Contact sales | - | - |

### Core Developer

Free tier for open source Puppet users

**Included limits:** nodes: <25

- Stable, secure, vendor-supported builds
- Continuous enforcement of desired state
- Flexible agent-based and agentless architecture
- Audit and activity logs
- Configuration correction reports
- Access to 7000+ modules on Puppet Forge

### Core Commercial (Contact sales)

Vendor-backed SLAs and commercial support for Puppet Core

**Included limits:** nodes: 25+

- Vendor-backed SLAs
- Stable, secure software builds and hardened binaries
- Training engagement with Certified Puppet Engineers
- Always-on policy enforcement aligned with CIS Benchmarks and DISA STIGs
- Community-supported patching
- Audit and activity logs

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

IT Operations Platform for automating infrastructure at scale

- Enterprise-ready DevOps solutions
- Automate infrastructure management across large server environments
- Intuitive web-based GUI
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Accelerate software deployments and streamline IT operations
- Manage consistent infrastructure across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid
- Basic patching and vulnerability remediation
- CI/CD pipeline tooling with team workspaces
- Integration with Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, ServiceNow
- Standard or Premium technical support

### Enterprise Advanced (Contact sales)

Advanced DevSecOps platform for security-conscious enterprises with complex infrastructure

- Predict, control, and respond to infrastructure changes
- Data exports and automated reporting
- AI features powered by Perforce Intelligence
- Security baseline enforcement and vulnerability remediation
- Advanced patching with 3rd party scanner integration (Nessus)
- Natural language interface to Puppet services
- Empower large teams to securely automate and configure infrastructure
- Shorter ticket turnaround and priority support
- Dedicated Technical Account Manager
- Network and Edge device management

## About

Infrastructure automation and operations platform for managing configuration and infrastructure at scale across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Provides continuous enforcement of desired-state configuration with web-based management interfaces and security compliance capabilities.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, macOS, Web, Linux, Windows
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Hybrid, Self-hosted

## Integrations (5)

_Independently observed._

- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Splunk
- ServiceNow
- Nessus

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Configuration Management Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Architecture | - |
| Push / pull model | Both |
| Config language | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Masterless mode | - |
| **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 | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | [link](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 7,915 | [link](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 5 | [link](https://www.puppet.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Ruby | [link](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.puppet.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.puppet.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://www.puppet.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | no | [link](https://www.puppet.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://www.puppet.com) | 2026-08-05 | 50% (medium) |

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