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CFEngine vs SaltStack

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CFEngineConfiguration Management
CustomPublished price
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SaltStackConfiguration Management
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CFEngine
Configuration Management

Infrastructure automation at scale.

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SaltStack
Configuration Management

Event-driven automation platform for configuration management, remote execution, and orchestration of infrastructure.

Overview
CategoryConfiguration ManagementConfiguration Management
What it isCFEngine is one of the original configuration management tools, providing autonomous infrastructure management for large-scale server environments with minimal network dependency.Event-driven automation platform for configuration management, remote execution, and orchestration of infrastructure.
Pricing
Published priceCustom
CFEngine Community is free and open source (GPL). CFEngine Enterprise (from Northern.tech) is a paid subscription priced by number of managed hosts plus features/support; no publi…
The Salt Project is free and open source. VMware acquired SaltStack and commercial enterprise capabilities are handled within VMware offerings, but no standalone numeric Salt pric…
Pricing modelCustom quoteNot available
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · No free trial
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Company
Founded19932011
Team size11-50 employees201-500 employees
HeadquartersOslo, NorwayLehi, UT
Featured clientsSamsung, LinkedIn, AMDNot available

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