Cinc Auditor
6.0#16 in infrastructure testing toolsFree planFree planLinuxmacOSWindows
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Test Kitchen
7.2#4 in infrastructure testing toolsFree planFree planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Cinc Auditor | Test Kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| License | Cinc says its binaries are licensed under Apache 2.0 and have no further EULAs or licensing. | The project is released under the Apache License 2.0. |
| Purpose | Cinc Auditor is a free distribution of Chef InSpec for compliance and audit workflows. | Test Kitchen is a test harness for executing infrastructure code on one or more platforms in isolation. |
Cinc Auditor plans
- Cinc AuditorFree
Test Kitchen plans
- Open-source Test KitchenFree
Pick Cinc Auditor if…
Cinc Auditor suits teams maintaining InSpec-compatible compliance checks across Linux, macOS or Windows. Its container image may suit CI workflows that run profiles in pipelines or against containers.
Pick Test Kitchen if…
Test Kitchen suits infrastructure developers who want to provision isolated environments and verify infrastructure code, including Chef cookbook workflows. Users should be comfortable with its Ruby environment and prerequisite virtualization setup.