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CFEngine vs Chef

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Overview
Focus
Configuration Management
Configuration Management Tools
Product
CFEngine is one of the original configuration management tools, providing autonomous infrastructure management for large-scale server environments with minimal network dependency.
Chef by Progress is an infrastructure automation platform using Ruby-based recipes for configuration management, compliance, and application delivery.
Headquarters
Oslo, Norway
Seattle, Washington
Company size
11-50 employees
501-1,000 employees
Founded
1993
2009
Pricing details
Free options
Free plan, Free trial
Free trial
Source updated
Oct 29, 2026
Nov 2, 2026

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