Juju vs Puppet

Juju8.8Visit Puppet8.6Visit

Higher score Juju #6 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software 8.8/10 Open source ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Canonical

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

• Juju fits best

  Teams orchestrating applications across hybrid clouds

• Puppet fits best

  Enterprises enforcing configuration and compliance

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Side by side

Feature	Juju 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Puppet 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#6 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software	#8 in Orchestration / Provisioning Software
Best for	Teams orchestrating applications across hybrid clouds	Enterprises enforcing configuration and compliance
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Open source	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Juju 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	Self_hosted	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	Reusable charms package deployment and application operating logic Manages Kubernetes, VMs, containers, bare metal, and cloud targets Connects with Charmhub, Terraform, and cross-model relations	Detects and remediates configuration drift automatically Supports patch workflows and policy-as-code compliance reporting Offers both agent-based and agentless automation
Cons	Self-hosted operations include controllers, models, users, and permissions Support is provided through community channels and documentation Broad target coverage requires choosing and managing suitable charms	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	Juju is an open-source orchestration engine from Canonical for teams deploying and operating applications across hybrid clouds. It provisions infrastructure through supported providers and manages workloads on Kubernetes clusters, virtual… 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

• Juju — where it wins

  • Reusable charms package deployment and application operating logic
  • Manages Kubernetes, VMs, containers, bare metal, and cloud targets
  • Connects with Charmhub, Terraform, and cross-model relations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted operations include controllers, models, users, and permissions
  • Support is provided through community channels and documentation
  • Broad target coverage requires choosing and managing suitable charms

• 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

• Juju8.8/10 · Open source

  Juju coordinates hybrid-cloud workloads with charms, integrations, and lifecycle operations.

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• Puppet8.6/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit PuppetFull verdict →