Azure Machine Configuration vs Canonical Landscape

Azure Machine Configuration

5.5 #20 in Configuration Management Tools

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Canonical Landscape

6.4 #1 in IT Configuration Management Software

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Azure Machine ConfigurationCanonical Landscape
Free planYes
Paid from$6/mo$571.75/mo
PlatformsWebapi, Linux, self-hosted, Web
Free planYesYes
Paid from6 /mo
Deployment modelcloudhybrid
Drift detectionYesYes
Agent modelagent_based
Patch managementNo
Policy as codeYes
Compliance reportingYes
Supported platformsAlmaLinux 9; Amazon Linux 2; Ubuntu Server 16.04–24.x; Debian 10.x–13.x; CBL-Mariner 1–2; Azure Linux 3; Windows 10–11; Windows Server 2012–2025; Oracle Linux 7.x–9.x; CentOS 7.3–8.x; RHEL 7.4–10.x; Rocky Linux 8–9; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 and 15.x
Agentless operationNo
Operating system coveragelinux
Managed node limit5 nodes
Compliance policiesYes

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