Which CFEngine Edition is Right for Me?
| CFEngine Community | CFEngine 3 Nova | |
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| Audience | DIY / Eval / Prototype | Enterprise Datacenter |
| Distribution | Free Download / Open Source (GPL) | Annual Subscription (Commercial License) |
| Third-Generation technology with outstanding security record over 18 years |  |
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| Configuration Management | ||
| Scalability: Manage 10,000s of Machines | |
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| Seamlessly Manage Servers, Desktops, Mobile Devices, Appliances, Clouds | |
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| Global, multi-site updates within 5 minutes | |
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| Lightweight, Autonomous Agents | |
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| Distributed | |
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| Self-Repairing | |
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| Efficient use of CPU, Memory & Network | |
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| Powerful Declarative Language | |
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| Premade Policy Templates | |
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| IT Compliance | (Raw Data) | |
| IT Compliance Reports | |
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| Audits in Hours, instead of Weeks | |
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| Security Enforcement & Auditing | ||
| White, Grey, Black Lists (Files, Process, Applications) | |
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| Extended File Change Management | |
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| Manual Reporting (File Change & Blacklists) | |
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| Automated Security Auditing & Reports | |
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| Password (local) Management | |
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| Password Compliance Reports | |
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| Access Management (IP, DNS, Ports, DMZ) | |
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| Access Compliance Reports | |
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| 3rd-Party Security Application Management | |
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| 3rd-Party Security Compliance Reports | |
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| GUI Dashboard 'Mission Portal' | (Raw Data) | |
| Management Overview | |
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| Business Value Report (Weighted Business Metrics from Policies) | |
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| Aggregated, Customizable Reporting | |
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| Out-of-the-Box Report Templates | |
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| Status Monitoring | |
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| 'Vital Sign' Alerts for System Abnormalities | |
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| Asset Management (CMDB) | |
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| Integrated Policy Editor | |
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| Use any editor | |
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| Syntax Highlighting & AutoCompletion | |
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| Policy Management | ||
| Version Control Integration | |
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| Policy Approval | |
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| User Management Module | |
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| Users | |
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| Roles | |
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| Additional Enterprise Mgmt Features | ||
| High-Availability Policy Server Configuration | |
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| SQL Database Management | |
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| Multi-Node Orchestration | |
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| External Authentication (LDAP) | |
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| Native ACL Support | |
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| Compressed, encrypted communication | |
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| Platform Support | ||
| Linux, Unix, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD | |
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| Macintosh | |
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| Windows | (CygWin Required) | |
| Virtualization Hypervisors: KVM, VMWare, Xen | |
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| Pre-compiled binaries for specialized platforms | |
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| Consulting & Technical Support | ||
| Community, Mailing List & Online Forums | |
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| Professional Technical Support | |
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| Integrated Knowledgebase | |
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| Verified Upgrade Assistance & Documentation | |
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| Implementation Consulting | |
