Compare Rudder and SaltStack 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (45.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Rudder
Star Rating
(18)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about RudderSaltStack
Star Rating
(99)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SaltStackSummary
AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that SaltStack excels in its Automated Provisioning feature, scoring a remarkable 9.3, which allows for seamless deployment of infrastructure, while Rudder's score in this area is not specified, indicating a potential gap in automation capabilities.
- Reviewers mention that Rudder shines in Quality of Support, achieving a score of 9.1, which is significantly higher than SaltStack's 7.7, suggesting that users may find more responsive and helpful support with Rudder.
- G2 users highlight SaltStack's strong performance in Configuration Monitoring, with a score of 9.0, indicating robust capabilities in tracking configuration changes, whereas Rudder's specific score in this area is not provided, which may raise concerns about its monitoring effectiveness.
- Users on G2 note that Rudder has a slight edge in Ease of Use with a score of 8.3 compared to SaltStack's 7.7, suggesting that new users may find Rudder more intuitive and easier to navigate.
- Reviewers say that SaltStack's Detection Rate is rated at 7.3, which may indicate some limitations in identifying issues compared to Rudder, although specific scores for Rudder in this area are not available, leaving some uncertainty.
- Users report that both products have similar scores in Task Management (SaltStack 8.5, Rudder not specified), but SaltStack's features in this area are often praised for their flexibility and integration capabilities, which may enhance user experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Rudder
No pricing availableSaltStack
No pricing availableFree Trial
Rudder
Free Trial is available
SaltStack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
17
8.7
73
Ease of Use
8.3
17
7.7
73
Ease of Setup
8.3
16
8.2
50
Ease of Admin
7.7
16
8.3
50
Quality of Support
9.1
16
7.7
56
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
15
8.8
36
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
17
8.0
71
Features by Category
Configuration
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.5
12
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.3
12
IT Management
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
11
Performance
Not enough data
8.7
5
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Verified
Not enough data
7.3
5
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Verified
Not enough data
6.7
5
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Verified
Not enough data
7.7
5
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Verified
Network
Not enough data
7.5
6
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Verified
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
7
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Verified
Application
Not enough data
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Feature Not Available
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Rudder and SaltStack are categorized as Configuration Management and Patch Management
Unique Categories
Rudder is categorized as Security Compliance
SaltStack is categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Network Automation Tools, Vulnerability Scanner, and Container Orchestration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Rudder
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SaltStack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
50.0%
Computer Software
11.1%
Telecommunications
5.6%
Internet
5.6%
Graphic Design
5.6%
Other
22.2%
Financial Services
14.7%
Information Technology and Services
12.6%
Computer Software
11.6%
Internet
6.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Other
49.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Rudder
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
During our integration project we had to integrate Rudder information into iTop CMDB What is really interesting is that we collect easily all the information using the REST/JSON API which complete and easy to use. As of today we use Rudder to collect...
Most Helpful Critical Review
SaltStack
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Consumer Goods
This is cloud and configuration management, and it can be very helpful. It manages computing environments (heterogeneous.)
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
I can name several things. * The biggest one is that I often have to redeploy changes 2 or more times. this mostly has to do with Salt's brain-dead implementation of git. * It's error messages and output is often cryptic and meaningless. Debugging Salt...
Verified User in Computer Software
During our integration project we had to integrate Rudder information into iTop CMDB What is really interesting is that we collect easily all the information using the REST/JSON API which complete and easy to use. As of today we use Rudder to collect...
Verified User in Consumer Goods
This is cloud and configuration management, and it can be very helpful. It manages computing environments (heterogeneous.)
Verified User in Computer Software
I can name several things. * The biggest one is that I often have to redeploy changes 2 or more times. this mostly has to do with Salt's brain-dead implementation of git. * It's error messages and output is often cryptic and meaningless. Debugging Salt...
Alternatives
Discussions
Rudder has no discussions with answers
When will 2-factor authentication be added to the enterprise login page?
2 comments
MR
The next release of Saltstack Enterprise (SSE), SSE 6.2 will include support for SAML/OIDC, which in conjunction with services from Google, Okta and similar...Read more
Does POP paradigm allow for inter-state data-passing or more synchronous return data?
1 comment
TH
Yes, both of these aspects of Terraform and Ansible will be possible through a POP enabled Salt, but this will not happen immediately.
As for synchronous...Read more
Have you considered using of SCTP for minion master communication ?
1 comment
TH
Over the years we have considered many different transport systems fro Salt. Due to the fact that the transport in Salt is built on top of ZeroMQ it has...Read more
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