# Ansible vs Habitat

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Ansible

| Attribute | Ansible | Habitat |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 64.1 (65% (medium)) | 51.8 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 35 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2,140 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 70,980 | 2,754 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,964,190 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Ansible is an open source IT automation engine that automates provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and many other IT processes. It is free to use, and the project benefits from the experience and intelligence of its thousands of contributors. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.","source":"https://www.ansible.com","question":"What is Ansible?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ansible is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the GPL-3.0 licence. Paid editions are also offered: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.ansible.com","question":"Is Ansible free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ansible supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.ansible.com","question":"What platforms does Ansible support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ansible can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.ansible.com","question":"Can Ansible be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 22 integrations for Ansible, including Terraform, VMware, ServiceNow, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Cisco and Juniper, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.ansible.com","question":"What does Ansible integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ansible is published under the GPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/ansible/ansible","question":"Is Ansible open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"An application automation platform that helps developers define build and deployment instructions, package applications with their dependencies, and run them consistently across servers, virtual machines, and containers using a lightweight agent-based supervisor. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"What is Habitat?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Habitat is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise Edition, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"Is Habitat free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Habitat supports the web, Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"What platforms does Habitat support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Habitat can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"Can Habitat be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Habitat, including Docker, Azure Container Registry and Amazon Elastic Container Registry. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"What does Habitat integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Habitat is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat","question":"Is Habitat open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Habitat is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"Where is Habitat available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A system for automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment across multiple machines via standard SSH without requiring agent installation on remote systems. | An application automation platform that helps developers define build and deployment instructions, package applications with their dependencies, and run them consistently across servers, virtual machines, and containers using a lightweight agent-based supervisor. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","architecture":"agentless","desired_state":true,"masterless_mode":true,"open_source_core":true,"cloud_provisioning":true}` | `{"model":"push","hosting":"both","language":"PowerShell, Bash","architecture":"agent","desired_state":true,"windows_support":true,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 22 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"VMware"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Cisco"},{"name":"Juniper"},{"name":"F5"},{"name":"HPE"},{"name":"Dell Technologies"},{"name":"NetApp"},{"name":"SAP"},{"name":"Pure"},{"name":"Palo Alto Networks"},{"name":"CyberArk"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Dynatrace"},{"name":"Infoblox"},{"name":"Aruba"},{"name":"Windows"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Docker Hub"},{"name":"Azure Container Registry"},{"name":"Amazon Elastic Container Registry"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Rust |
| license.spdx | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Ansible (Open Source)","description":"Free open-source project"},{"free":false,"name":"Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform","description":"Enterprise platform with security hardening and support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open-source version or paid enterprise platform","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.ansible.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:05:30.789Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","features":["Application definition, packaging and delivery automation","Pre-defined application templates","Dynamic service bindings","Clustering topologies","Service discovery","Update strategies","Export to Docker, tarball, and container registries"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Open source Community Edition available; Enterprise Edition available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.habitat.sh/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T14:24:10.172Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 52 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.5 | 5.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":7,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=ansible-core&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=habitat-client&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Configuration Management Tools)

| Capability | Ansible | Habitat |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Architecture | Agentless / SSH-push | Agent-based |
| Push / pull model | - | Push |
| Config language | - | PowerShell, Bash |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Masterless mode | ✓ | - |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Correctness** |  |  |
| Idempotent | - | - |
| **Model** |  |  |
| Desired-state declarative | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Content registry | - | ✓ |
| **Platform** |  |  |
| Windows support | - | ✓ |
| **Scope** |  |  |
| Cloud provisioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Policy / compliance | - | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Enterprise edition | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:19:18.871Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*