Canonical Landscape
6.8#9 in it configuration management softwareFrom $571.75 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitCanonical Landscape vs Puppet
What both publish
| Fact | Canonical Landscape | Puppet |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 | 2005 |
| Integrations | Landscape has a scriptable API and can integrate with existing configuration management, monitoring, and ticketing systems. | Official integration listings include ServiceNow, VMware, Argo CD, Jenkins, Dynatrace, Datadog, New Relic, Splunk, Tenable Nessus and CIS Benchmarks. |
| Intended users | Landscape is presented for teams administering large or growing Ubuntu estates across desktops, servers, clouds, and embedded devices. | Puppet describes Puppet Enterprise as best suited to medium and large organizations managing complex hybrid environments that require security, compliance, and centralized automation. |
| Purpose | Landscape is Canonical’s systems management solution for managing Ubuntu desktops, servers, cloud instances, IoT devices, and other Ubuntu systems. | Puppet Enterprise provides policy-driven configuration management and infrastructure automation for enterprise-scale environments. |
| Scale | A single instance can manage up to 40,000 machines, with the option to scale for larger deployments. | Puppet says its free trial runs Puppet Enterprise on up to 10 nodes with no commitment or time limit. |
| Security | Landscape SaaS data in transit uses HTTPS with TLS and data at rest is encrypted using AES-128. | Puppet describes Security Compliance Enforcement as applying policy as code aligned to CIS Benchmarks and DISA STIGs to identify and remediate configuration drift. |
Canonical Landscape plans
- Landscape SaaS (Ubuntu Pro)Free
- Managed Landscape on public clouds, VMware, OpenStack or LXD$6,861 a year
- Managed Landscape on bare metal$9,470 a year
- Self-hosted LandscapePriced on request
Puppet plans
- Puppet CoreFree
- Puppet Enterprise free trialFree
- Puppet Enterprise listing price$120 a month
- Puppet Enterprise AdvancedPriced on request
- Puppet EnterprisePriced on request
- Puppet Enterprise AdvancedPriced on request
Pick Canonical Landscape if…
Landscape is aimed at teams administering large or growing Ubuntu estates across desktops, servers, cloud systems, and embedded devices. Self-hosting is for organizations with the technical knowledge and resources to install and maintain it.
Pick Puppet if…
It suits medium and large organizations managing complex hybrid environments that need centralized automation, security and compliance. Teams managing network or edge devices should note that this is optional and requires sales contact for licensing.