Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager vs Puppet

Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager8.9Visit Puppet8.6Visit

Higher score Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager #5 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Google Cloud

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Puppet #8 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Puppet

• Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager fits best

  Google Cloud teams using Terraform configurations

• Puppet fits best

  Enterprises enforcing configuration and compliance

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Side by side

Feature	Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Puppet 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software	#8 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software
Best for	Google Cloud teams using Terraform configurations	Enterprises enforcing configuration and compliance
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager 0/2 · Puppet 0/2
Role-based access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audit logs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Self_hosted
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Debian, Fedora, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Amazon Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu
Provisioning method	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automation runs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Previews changes and identifies resource drift before applying deployments. Manages revisions, logs, Terraform state, and imported existing resources. Runs provisioning through Cloud Build with Git and Cloud Storage inputs.	Detects and remediates configuration drift automatically Supports patch workflows and policy-as-code compliance reporting Offers both agent-based and agentless automation
Cons	Supports Google Cloud resources rather than multiple cloud providers. Requires Terraform configuration knowledge and HCL-based workflows. Documentation is the listed support channel, with no free plan available.	Commercial plans require contacting sales for pricing The free Developer plan is limited to fewer than 25 nodes Its focus is configuration management, not broad cloud provisioning
Our verdict	Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager is a managed service for deploying and managing Google Cloud infrastructure through Terraform configurations. It suits mid-market and enterprise teams that already work with Terraform and want a Google… Read the review →	Puppet helps infrastructure and platform teams define desired system state as code, apply configurations, and keep servers aligned over time. Its fit is strongest for enterprises that need configuration enforcement and compliance workflows… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager — where it wins

  • Previews changes and identifies resource drift before applying deployments.
  • Manages revisions, logs, Terraform state, and imported existing resources.
  • Runs provisioning through Cloud Build with Git and Cloud Storage inputs.

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports Google Cloud resources rather than multiple cloud providers.
  • Requires Terraform configuration knowledge and HCL-based workflows.
  • Documentation is the listed support channel, with no free plan available.

• Puppet — where it wins

  • Detects and remediates configuration drift automatically
  • Supports patch workflows and policy-as-code compliance reporting
  • Offers both agent-based and agentless automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial plans require contacting sales for pricing
  • The free Developer plan is limited to fewer than 25 nodes
  • Its focus is configuration management, not broad cloud provisioning

• Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager8.9/10 · Paid

  A managed Terraform workflow for planning, deploying, and tracking Google Cloud infrastructure.

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• Puppet8.6/10 · Free plan

  Puppet enforces desired system state, corrects drift, and supports compliance across infrastructure.

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