As your infrastructure expands, so does the complexity — and risk. While "quick setup" tools like Ansible might get you moving fast, they often leave teams fighting fires instead of innovating.
Puppet Enterprise Advanced is purpose-built to solve these enterprise-scale challenges. The difference between Ansible and Puppet becomes clear as you scale. With Puppet, you can:
Prevent configuration drift
Define and enforce desired state
Mitigate known vulnerabilities automatically with security scanner integration
Anticipate the impact of Puppet code changes
Deliver always-on security with policy enforcement
Optimize large-scale infrastructure with Puppet’s proven stability, scalability, and visibility
Puppet and Ansible Differences: A Clear Comparison
If you’re weighing Puppet or Ansible for your next phase of growth, you’re not alone. Both help in automating configuration management — but only Puppet Enterprise Advanced can fully support you on a long-term basis without conflicting code or configuration chaos.
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Ansible
Puppet Enterprise Advanced
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How easy is it to set up?
Quick setup, but complex at scale
Built to scale with your automation needs
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How does it automate?
Imperative automation: You have to specify every step to reach a desired state
Declarative automation: You define your desired configurations, and Puppet will handle the rest
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What language does it use?
Procedural/task-based
Declarative/desired state and procedural/task-based capabilities
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Where does it work?
Linux (via SSH) and Windows (via WinRM)
Built to manage Windows and Linux environments, simultaneously across on-prem, cloud, or hybrid
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What architecture does it use?
Client-less
Server/client or client-less
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What's the community like?
Large community and supported Content Collections
Vibrant dev community and more than 7,000 modules on The Forge — many supported by Puppet Enterprise Advanced
"After Puppetizing, we can now push out changes within hours. We can build data centers in a few weeks. Everything has become much easier to understand."
Safeguard and Scale Your Infrastructure with Puppet
Anticipate and Control Change
Predict impact of code changes before deployment with Impact Analysis, a premium feature of Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Enterprise Advanced
Reduce risk and eliminate conflicts, even in complex and dynamic environments
Automated drift correction that prevents configuration vulnerabilities
Always-On Security, and Compliance
Complete transparency into infrastructure changes across all environments
Proactive CVE vulnerability remediation reduces mean time to remediation and lowers risk.
Stay audit-ready with continuous compliance monitoring and reporting
Automatically enforce security and compliance policies across systems
Built for Enterprise Scalability
Scale your infrastructure seamlessly without manual configurations, unlike Ansible
Manage thousands of nodes across on-prem, cloud, or hybrid environments
The Difference Between Puppet vs. Ansible is Clear
When you’re building infrastructure that will be easy to manage, secure, and maintain at scale, Ansible can’t compete with Puppet for the long haul. Get in touch with a member of the Puppet team to learn how we can help your organization today.