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AWS CDK VS Puppet_

As of 30 October 2026, Puppet is named by 1,004 companies and AWS CDK by 473; AWS CDK skews to companies under 200 people (44% vs 42%), Puppet to companies over 1,000 (33% vs 32%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: AWS CDK's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Puppet rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

AWS CDK: 2–200 employees
44%
Puppet: 2–200 employees
42%
AWS CDK: 1,000+ employees
32%
Puppet: 1,000+ employees
33%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 2.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
473companies name AWS CDK
1,004companies name Puppet
0name both
1,022 · 2,618postings in 90 days, AWS CDK · Puppet
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAWS CDKsharePuppetshareLeans
Self-employed10%81%even
2-10 employees225%394%even
11-50 employees8318%17818%even
51-200 employees10522%20721%even
201-500 employees7215%13113%AWS CDK
501-1000 employees419%11211%Puppet
1001-5000 employees7015%18418%Puppet
5001-10000 employees255%424%even
10,001+ employees5411%10310%even
By industry
SegmentAWS CDKsharePuppetshareLeans
Technology & software25654%60560%Puppet
Business & finance services10021%17317%AWS CDK
Manufacturing & industry4810%778%AWS CDK
Automotive112%71%even
Utilities & infrastructure112%242%even
Consumer services & leisure102%252%even
Public, community & associations82%232%even
Transport, logistics & rental82%50%even
Commerce & trade71%121%even
Media & content61%323%even
Health care51%101%even
Agriculture & forestry10%––outside top 12
Property & construction––81%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAWS CDKsharePuppetshareLeans
United States31466%62362%AWS CDK
United Kingdom327%677%even
Germany306%626%even
Canada112%252%even
Netherlands102%202%even
France82%323%even
India82%303%even
Australia71%111%even
Japan71%––outside top 12
Italy51%91%even
Denmark41%––outside top 12
Poland41%101%even
Sweden––141%outside top 12
Switzerland––91%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAWS CDKsharePuppetshareLeans
Software engineering75758%1,99347%AWS CDK
IT operations & business systems22417%1,46935%Puppet
Data & AI17814%752%AWS CDK
Product, program & project management111%351%even
Engineering (non-software)40%1473%Puppet
Sales30%391%even
Design & UX20%––outside top 12
General management & consulting20%40%even
research and science20%––outside top 12
construction and civil10%60%even
Customer service & success10%311%even
hospitality and food service10%––outside top 12
Administration & office––60%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––30%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––30%outside top 12
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Puppet is named by 1,004 companies in job postings and AWS CDK by 473; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/aws-cdk-vs-puppet)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

AWS CDK vs Puppet: questions

Which is more used, AWS CDK or Puppet?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Puppet (1,004) over AWS CDK (473). By website-and-DNS footprint, Puppet (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses AWS CDK?

44% of AWS CDK companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 42% for Puppet. 32% of AWS CDK companies have over 1,000 employees, against 33% for Puppet.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually AWS CDK in marketing and Puppet in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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