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Chef VS Puppet_

As of 4 November 2026, Puppet is named by 1,347 companies and Chef by 1,069; Chef skews to companies under 200 people (42% vs 42%), Puppet to companies over 1,000 (33% vs 32%).

As of 4 November 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: Chef'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.

Chef: 2–200 employees
42%
Puppet: 2–200 employees
42%
Chef: 1,000+ employees
32%
Puppet: 1,000+ employees
33%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.4 · 2.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,069companies name Chef
1,347companies name Puppet
1,130name both
2,513 · 3,167postings in 90 days, Chef · 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
SegmentChefsharePuppetshareLeans
Self-employed232%232%even
2-10 employees555%655%even
11-50 employees16916%21816%even
51-200 employees22721%27921%even
201-500 employees13913%18113%even
501-1000 employees11611%14010%even
1001-5000 employees15815%23217%Puppet
5001-10000 employees495%604%even
10,001+ employees13312%14911%even
By industry
SegmentChefsharePuppetshareLeans
Technology & software62959%78058%even
Business & finance services20519%24218%even
Manufacturing & industry656%1028%even
Media & content363%443%even
Consumer services & leisure283%343%even
Public, community & associations242%373%even
Commerce & trade232%272%even
Utilities & infrastructure212%292%even
Hospitality & travel101%91%even
Property & construction91%81%even
Automotive71%121%even
Health care61%141%even
By country
SegmentChefsharePuppetshareLeans
United States69565%80660%Chef
United Kingdom656%826%even
India394%413%even
Germany262%796%Puppet
France232%453%even
Canada202%292%even
Singapore131%121%even
Australia121%141%even
Netherlands121%222%even
Sweden81%181%even
Brazil71%101%even
Italy61%––outside top 12
Poland––111%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentChefsharePuppetshareLeans
Software engineering2,12354%2,27346%Chef
IT operations & business systems1,05427%1,72835%Puppet
Engineering (non-software)1293%1764%even
Data & AI842%892%even
Product, program & project management541%421%even
Customer service & success471%451%even
Sales421%441%even
hospitality and food service140%20%even
General management & consulting90%60%even
construction and civil60%90%even
Unclassified60%50%even
Administration & office50%70%even
Education & training40%20%even
Human resources20%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport20%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications20%10%even
skilled trades and field service20%20%even
arts media and entertainment10%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting10%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk10%30%even
manufacturing and production10%10%even
Quality, safety & environment10%30%even
Retail & store operations10%10%even
facilities cleaning and security––20%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
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Puppet is named by 1,347 companies in job postings and Chef by 1,069; 1,130 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/chef-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

Chef vs Puppet: questions

Which is more used, Chef or Puppet?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Puppet (1,347) over Chef (1,069). By website-and-DNS footprint, Puppet (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Chef?

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

Do companies run both?

1,130 companies name both in their postings, usually Chef 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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