Facter vs HWiNFO

Facter plans

• Puppet Core DeveloperFree
• Puppet Core CommercialPriced on request
• Puppet EnterprisePriced on request
• Puppet Enterprise AdvancedPriced on request

HWiNFO plans

• Pro Subscription (starting price)—
• Pro Subscription (starting price)Priced on request
• Pro Lifetime (starting price)—
• Pro Lifetime (starting price)Priced on request
• Subscription Pro$29 a year
• Lifetime Pro$199, paid once

Pick Facter if…

Facter suits system administrators and Puppet users who need system details available to manifests or infrastructure tools. Creating custom facts requires some familiarity with Ruby.

Pick HWiNFO if…

HWiNFO suits people who need detailed hardware information and live component monitoring on supported Windows or DOS systems. Personal and non-commercial users can use it free; commercial users of HWiNFO 64 or ARM64 need a Pro license beyond the evaluation period.