# Puppet: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 19 judge labels across 2 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/puppet

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Infrastructure as code](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/infrastructure-as-code/index.md) | 0% | 39 | 50% | 18 |
| [Data center networking](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/data-center-networking/index.md) | 0% | 102 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Excellent at enforcing desired state over time (self-heals drift), very mature enterprise tool" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, IaC)
- "Other notable options include Puppet (overall pick in some rankings)" (Mistral Small, IaC)
- "Best For: Large enterprises, complex configuration management" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, IaC)

## And against it

- "Why avoid for IaC: Weak state-tracking engines compared to purpose-built IaC tools." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, IaC)
- "Puppet | ⚠️ Avoid for new projects | Declining, community fragmented" (Kimi K2, IaC)
- "Chef and Puppet — ⚠️ In decline ... Avoid for new work" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, IaC)
- "Only choose Puppet if you have massive scale requirements... because Puppet is expensive and rigid" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, IaC)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Puppet, from 40 of the 48 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- pulumi.com: 20
- spacelift.io: 14
- techtarget.com: 12
- docs.aws.amazon.com: 11
- toolradar.com: 11
- devopsschool.com: 10
- claranet.com: 8
- computingforgeeks.com: 8
- daily.dev: 8
- dev.to: 7

### Pages cited

- https://spacelift.io/blog/infrastructure-as-code-tools: 12
- https://pulumi.com/blog/infrastructure-as-code-tools: 11
- https://devopsschool.com/blog/infrastructure-as-code-iac-tools-in-2024: 9
- https://pulumi.com/blog/best-terraform-alternatives: 9
- https://techtarget.com/news/8-popular-infrastructure-as-code-IaC-tools-to-consider/858033: 9
- https://computingforgeeks.com/best-infrastructure-as-code-iac-cloud-automation-tools: 8
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pdfs/prescriptive-guidance/latest/choose-iac-tool/choose-iac-tool.pdf: 8
- https://toolradar.com/best/infrastructure-as-code: 8

## In its own words

What Puppet's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Perforce Puppet is the leading modern infrastructure ops platform for automation, configuration management, DevSecOps, compliance, CI/CD, patching & more. (https://puppet.com/)
- For: DevOps teams (https://puppet.com/)
- Price stated: Free; Custom; Contact Sales (https://www.puppet.com/pricing)
- Starting price: Free (https://www.puppet.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Developer (https://www.puppet.com/pricing)
- Customers named: Ambit Energy, ANZ Bank, Fannie Mae, Transurban, 1-800-Flowers, athenahealth, CERN, Daiwa Capital

## What it publishes

Every page puppet.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 830 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 305 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 44 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 53 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 19 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-14
- podcast or video: 43 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Trusted infrastructure sovereign ai https://www.puppet.com/blog/trusted-infrastructure-sovereign-ai
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Soci compliance https://www.puppet.com/blog/soci-compliance
- Recent: 2026-09-18 comparison: Chef vs puppet fact check chef 360 comparison https://www.puppet.com/blog/chef-vs-puppet-fact-check-chef-360-comparison
- Recent: 2026-09-01 comparison: Puppet vs chef https://www.puppet.com/blog/puppet-vs-chef
- Recent: 2026-08-26 blog: Solve compliance challenges https://www.puppet.com/blog/solve-compliance-challenges
- Recent: 2026-08-21 blog: Financial services continuous compliance https://www.puppet.com/blog/financial-services-continuous-compliance

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.