Skip to content

cdist vs Crowbar

A side-by-side look at cdist and Crowbar. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

cdist

cdist

System & Hardware

cdist is an open source configuration management tool written in Python. It allows system administrators to define the configuration of servers and deploy it to multiple machines in parallel. cdist works by running small scripts called 'manifests' on remote hosts.

configuration-managementautomationpython
Crowbar

Crowbar

Os & Utilities

Crowbar is an open source software lifecycle management tool developed by SUSE for Linux and cloud environments. It provides automated, unattended operating system installation and configuration on bare metal systems.

linuxautomationprovisioning

Related Comparisons