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Overview

Puppet by Perforce is a leader in the infrastructure automation space. It uses a declarative, model-based approach to configuration management, allowing teams to define the desired state of their infrastructure and then automatically enforce it. This makes it a powerful tool for auto-remediation, as it can automatically correct any configuration drift or unauthorized changes, ensuring systems remain in a compliant and operational state.

✨ Key Features

  • Declarative, model-driven automation
  • Desired state enforcement for auto-remediation
  • Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, Unix)
  • Task orchestration
  • Reporting and compliance

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Strong, model-driven, declarative language
  • Mature and stable platform with a large enterprise customer base
  • Rich module ecosystem (Puppet Forge)

Unique Value: Provides a powerful, model-based approach to automate the delivery and operation of software and infrastructure at scale.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Configuration management Automated compliance and security enforcement Continuous delivery pipelines Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

✅ Best For

  • Automatically reverting unauthorized changes to critical configuration files
  • Ensuring a fleet of servers is consistently configured according to a security baseline

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Teams looking for event-driven, procedural automation rather than desired state enforcement

🏆 Alternatives

Ansible Chef SaltStack

Offers a more structured and model-driven approach compared to the procedural nature of some competitors, which can be beneficial for complex environments.

💻 Platforms

Desktop API CLI

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

Thousands of pre-built modules available on the Puppet Forge for integrating with various technologies

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Premium tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SSO ✓ FIPS 140-2

💰 Pricing

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✓ 14-day free trial

Free tier: Open Source Puppet is free

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