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Azure Bicep vs Chef Infra

Azure Bicep

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Chef Infra

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Side by side

FigureAzure BicepChef Infra
Price from—$4.92/mo
Free plan——
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published03
Spec score · Infrastructure Automation6.3 (#19)8.5 (#7)
Spec score · IT Configuration Management Software6.2 (#24)8.5 (#10)
Spec score · Orchestration / Provisioning Software6.3 (#24)8.5 (#7)

Plans

Azure Bicep

No plans published.

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Chef Infra

  • Business$59 a year
  • Enterprise$189 a year
  • Enterprise PlusPriced on request

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In their own words

Azure Bicep

Azure Bicep has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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Chef Infra

Chef Infra automates infrastructure configuration and helps keep systems aligned with a defined desired state. Teams express configurations and policies as code, test them, and deliver them through automated pipelines; Chef Infra can correct configuration drift when systems diverge. It supports Windows and Linux systems, cloud ARM systems, and Mac laptops across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. Chef Infra Client includes more than 150 resources, while the community provides thousands of configuration templates. Chef Workstation bundles the client with Chef InSpec, Chef Habitat, Test Kitchen, Cookstyle, and Chef Upgrade Lab. The policy language is Ruby DSL, and listed capabilities include policy testing, reporting, and CI/CD integration. The free community version is non-commercial. Business costs $59 a year per node, and Enterprise costs $189 a year per node; Enterprise Plus requires a customized quote. Chef Infra Client 19.x is listed as the current LTS release, while 18.x is deprecated and earlier versions are end of life.

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