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Head-to-head · Data Center Automation

Arista CloudVision vs Puppet

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Arista CloudVision #5 in Data Center Automation 7.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Arista
Puppet #7 in Data Center Automation 6.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Puppet

Arista CloudVision leads on 1 check, Puppet on 1, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreArista CloudVision · 7.1/10
  • Free planonly Puppet
  • Most featuresArista CloudVision · 1 of 3

Arista CloudVision scores higher on our rubric for data center automation: 7.1 against 6.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

Puppet offers free plan; Arista CloudVision doesn't publish it. Arista CloudVision offers api access; Puppet doesn't publish it.

Arista CloudVision is the better fit for teams automating enterprise network operations. Puppet is the better fit for teams enforcing configuration across mixed OS fleets.

  • Arista CloudVision fits best

    Teams automating enterprise network operations

  • Puppet fits best

    Teams enforcing configuration across mixed OS fleets

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Side by side

Feature Arista CloudVision 7.1/10 Visit ↗ Puppet 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.1 6.6
Ranking #5 in Data Center Automation #7 in Data Center Automation
Best for Teams automating enterprise network operations Teams enforcing configuration across mixed OS fleets
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan Not published ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Integrations 6 integrations 11 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Enterprise
Features Arista CloudVision 1/3 · Puppet 0/3
Infrastructure as code Not published Not published
Role-based access Not published Not published
API access ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Deployment options Not published Not published
Automation scope Not published Not published
Supported operating systems Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Real-time telemetry, topology views and endpoint analysis across network domains
  • Zero-touch provisioning with snapshots, approvals, upgrades and rollback
  • Broad API and ecosystem integrations, including Ansible, VMware and ServiceNow
  • Enforces desired state and detects and remediates configuration drift
  • Combines patch workflows with policy-as-code compliance enforcement
  • Supports agent-based and agentless automation across many operating systems
Cons
  • Pricing uses contact sales instead of published monetary plans
  • No free plan is available for evaluation or smaller deployments
  • Device limits vary by platform and license SKU
  • Deployment is self-hosted
  • The free Developer plan is limited to fewer than 25 nodes
  • Commercial plans use custom pricing
Our verdict

Arista CloudVision is a network operations and management platform for enterprise data centers, campuses, WANs and multi-cloud environments. It centralizes network-wide topology views, endpoint analysis, real-time telemetry and analytics,…

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Puppet is an infrastructure configuration management and automation platform for infrastructure and platform teams that need to keep systems aligned with a defined state. It applies configurations as code, detects and remediates drift, and…

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  1. Arista CloudVisionData Center Automation 7.1Pricing on request
  2. PuppetData Center Automation 6.6Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Arista CloudVision — where it wins

    • Real-time telemetry, topology views and endpoint analysis across network domains
    • Zero-touch provisioning with snapshots, approvals, upgrades and rollback
    • Broad API and ecosystem integrations, including Ansible, VMware and ServiceNow

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing uses contact sales instead of published monetary plans
    • No free plan is available for evaluation or smaller deployments
    • Device limits vary by platform and license SKU

  • Puppet — where it wins

    • Enforces desired state and detects and remediates configuration drift
    • Combines patch workflows with policy-as-code compliance enforcement
    • Supports agent-based and agentless automation across many operating systems

    Where it doesn't

    • Deployment is self-hosted
    • The free Developer plan is limited to fewer than 25 nodes
    • Commercial plans use custom pricing
  • Arista CloudVision7.1/10 · Pricing on request

    Centralizes telemetry, provisioning, change control and policy automation for enterprise networks.

    Visit AristaFull verdict →
  • Puppet6.6/10 · Free plan

    Desired-state enforcement and drift remediation for mixed operating-system infrastructure.

    Visit PuppetFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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