Comparison tables

Everyone likes coming up with new words for old concepts. While the different concepts in various products don't always match, it's tempting to make a dictionary that maps the configuration systems' different terminology with each other.

Here is such a terminology comparison chart:

System	Puppet	Ansible	Pallet	Salt
Client	Agent	Node	Node	Minion
Server	Master	Server	Server	Master
Configuration	Catalog	Playbook	Crate	Salt State

Also, here is a technology comparison chart:

System	Puppet	Ansible	Pallet	Chef	Salt
Agentless	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Both
Client dependencies	Ruby	Python, sshd, bash	sshd, bash	Ruby, sshd, bash	Python
Language	Ruby	Python	Clojure	Ruby	Python