Chef vs Home Manager
ChefConfiguration Management Tools
Home ManagerConfiguration Management Tools
FreePublished price
Chef Configuration Management Tools Turn infrastructure into code. | Home Manager Configuration Management Tools Home Manager Manual | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Configuration Management Tools | Configuration Management Tools |
| What it is | Chef by Progress is an infrastructure automation platform using Ruby-based recipes for configuration management, compliance, and application delivery. | Nix-based user environment manager for declaratively configuring user dotfiles and applications. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Chef Community: Free and open source Chef Enterprise: Custom pricing based on node count Typically $137/node/year for the full platform. | Free Free and open-source (MIT), maintained by the Nix community. No paid tier, license, or hosted commercial offering exists. |
| Pricing model | Tiered plans | Not available |
| Free options | Free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2009 | 2017 |
| Team size | 501-1,000 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington | Worldwide |
| Featured clients | Facebook, Nordstrom, GE | Not available |