Head-to-head · IT Automation Software
Puppet vs OpenText Automation Center
Puppet leads on 0 checks, OpenText Automation Center on 0, and 2 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 scorePuppet · 9.4/10
- Free planonly Puppet
- Most featuresPuppet · 1 of 3
Puppet scores higher on our rubric for it automation software: 9.4 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #3.
On deployment model, OpenText Automation Center gives you Hybrid where Puppet offers Self_hosted.
Puppet is the better fit for infrastructure configuration and policy-as-code automation. OpenText Automation Center is the better fit for enterprise IT workflow orchestration and remediation.
- Puppet fits best
Infrastructure configuration and policy-as-code automation
- OpenText Automation Center fits best
Enterprise IT workflow orchestration and remediation
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Side by side
| Feature | Puppet 9.4/10 Visit ↗ | OpenText Automation Center 9.2/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Ranking | #1 in IT Automation Software | #3 in IT Automation Software |
| Best for | Infrastructure configuration and policy-as-code automation | Enterprise IT workflow orchestration and remediation |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Starting price | — | Pricing on request |
| Free plan | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux | Web |
| Integrations | 11 integrations | 4 integrations |
| Built for | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Features Puppet 1/3 · OpenText Automation Center 0/3 | ||
| Patch management | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Configuration management | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Remediation automation | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Specs | ||
| Deployment model | Self_hosted | Hybrid |
| Included endpoints | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Supported platforms | Debian, Fedora, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Amazon Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | Puppet is an infrastructure automation and configuration management platform for platform, infrastructure, and DevOps teams. It manages configurations across on-premises, cloud, hybrid, server, network, and edge environments. Its core… Read the review → |
OpenText Automation Center is an enterprise IT automation and orchestration platform for IT operations, development operations, and site reliability teams. It coordinates workflows across infrastructure, applications, cloud environments,… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Puppet — where it wins
- Enforces desired state and automatically remediates configuration drift
- Combines patching, vulnerability remediation, and compliance enforcement
- Supports agent-based and agentless automation across Linux, Windows, and macOS
Where it doesn't
- Commercial plans use custom pricing rather than published rates
- Advanced capabilities require higher-tier Puppet Enterprise plans
- Its broad scope may exceed the needs of smaller automation projects
OpenText Automation Center — where it wins
- Combines visual and code-based workflow authoring
- Connects CMDB dependencies with provisioning and remediation
- Supports auditable approvals, patching, and compliance automation
Where it doesn't
- Pricing uses Automation Center Units and concurrent workflows
- Built for enterprise environments rather than smaller teams
- Its broad orchestration scope may exceed narrow automation needs
- Puppet9.4/10 · Free plan
Puppet combines policy-as-code, drift remediation, patching, and compliance across hybrid infrastructure.
Visit PuppetFull verdict → - OpenText Automation Center9.2/10 · Pricing on request
Enterprise IT orchestration spanning workflows, provisioning, remediation, and compliance.
Visit OpenTextFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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