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As of 4 November 2026, 37 iac config management are named by companies instead of Puppet: Terraform by 11,012 companies, Ansible by 5,846, AWS CloudFormation by 2,970.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Puppet, companies in postings
1,347
Most used alternative
Terraform · 11,012
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Terraform
Alternatives ranked
37
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

iac config management companies choose instead of Puppet

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Puppetpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TerraformHashiCorp
11,012818%41,901Puppet vs Terraform →
2
AnsibleRed Hat
5,846434%22,542Puppet vs Ansible →
3
AWS CloudFormationAmazon
2,970220%8,108Puppet vs AWS CloudFormation →
4
Azure BicepMicrosoft
1,31197%3,177Puppet vs Azure Bicep →
5
ChefProgress
1,06979%2,513Puppet vs Chef →
6
PulumiPulumi
93870%1,769Puppet vs Pulumi →
7
AWS CDKAmazon Web Services
60445%1,300Puppet vs AWS CDK →
8
Azure ARM TemplatesMicrosoft
55641%1,142Puppet vs Azure ARM Templates →
9
Open Policy AgentCNCF
47135%1,039Puppet vs Open Policy Agent →
10
SaltStackBroadcom (VMware)
40730%983Puppet vs SaltStack →
11
OpenTofuLinux Foundation
40030%739Puppet vs OpenTofu →
12
TerragruntGruntwork
30523%655Puppet vs Terragrunt →
13
Azure CLIMicrosoft
27821%588Puppet vs Azure CLI →
14
AWS Control TowerAmazon
26620%2,886Puppet vs AWS Control Tower →
15
HashiCorp PackerHashiCorp
26019%576Puppet vs HashiCorp Packer →
16
Azure Resource ManagerMicrosoft
23017%501Puppet vs Azure Resource Manager →
17
AWS Systems ManagerAmazon
22517%438Puppet vs AWS Systems Manager →
18
CrossplaneCNCF
21316%447Puppet vs Crossplane →
19
Ansible Automation PlatformRed Hat
18714%796Puppet vs Ansible Automation Platform →
20
Azure AutomationMicrosoft
16212%320Puppet vs Azure Automation →
21
AWXRed Hat
13910%285soon
22
AWS CLIAmazon
1239%268soon
23
VagrantHashiCorp
897%155soon
24
Serverless FrameworkServerless Inc
745%116soon
25
CedarAmazon Web Services
725%167soon
26
Google Cloud Deployment ManagerGoogle
625%162soon
27
Terraform CloudHashiCorp
625%511soon
28
ForemanThe Foreman Project
574%116soon
29
SpaceliftSpacelift
453%88soon
30
Terraform EnterpriseHashiCorp
403%145soon
31
NetmikoKirk Byers
363%117soon
32
NAPALMNAPALM Automation
272%77soon
33
AWS SAMAmazon
252%50soon
34
VMware vRealize AutomationVMware
232%44soon
35
BOSHCloud Foundry Foundation
222%24soon
36
MorpheusHPE
171%165soon
37
OCI Resource ManagerOracle
131%56soon
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37 iac config management are named by companies instead of Puppet: Terraform by 11,012 companies, Ansible by 5,846, AWS CloudFormation by 2,970, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/puppet/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Puppet alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Puppet?

Terraform: 11,012 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,347 for Puppet.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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