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CFEngine vs yq

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CFEngineConfiguration Management
CustomPublished price
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yqDevOps Tools
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CFEngine
Configuration Management

Infrastructure automation at scale.

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yq
DevOps Tools

A lightweight and portable command-line YAML, JSON, INI and XML processor

Overview
CategoryConfiguration ManagementDevOps Tools
What it isCFEngine is one of the original configuration management tools, providing autonomous infrastructure management for large-scale server environments with minimal network dependency.Portable command-line YAML, JSON, and XML processor using jq-like syntax for structured data manipulation.
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…
Free
Open-source (MIT) command-line tool by Mike Farah. Free forever; no paid tier or commercial edition.
Pricing modelCustom quoteFree
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded19932017
Team size11-50 employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersOslo, NorwayRemote
Featured clientsSamsung, LinkedIn, AMDNot available

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