# Augeas vs Chef Habitat

| Attribute | Augeas | Chef Habitat |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 35.7 (74% (medium)) | 53.8 (11% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 22 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 19 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 531 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Configuration management system that parses configuration files into a unified tree structure, enabling safe programmatic edits through a C library API, command-line tool, and bindings for multiple scripting languages. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.","source":"https://augeas.net","question":"What is Augeas?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Augeas is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the LGPL-2.1 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://augeas.net","question":"Is Augeas free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Augeas supports Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://augeas.net","question":"What platforms does Augeas support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Augeas can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://augeas.net","question":"Can Augeas be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Augeas, including libvirt, Cobbler, oVirt, FreeIPA and Virtual Machine Manager. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://augeas.net","question":"What does Augeas integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Augeas is published under the LGPL-2.1 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/hercules-team/augeas","question":"Is Augeas open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"Chef Habitat automates the process of building, packaging, and deploying applications in isolated artifacts that can run anywhere. It provides a development studio for defining deployment instructions, packages applications into immutable artifacts, and includes a lightweight supervisor agent to manage deployments across servers, VMs, and containers. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh","question":"What is Chef Habitat?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chef Habitat is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh","question":"Is Chef Habitat free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chef 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 Chef Habitat support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Chef Habitat can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh","question":"Can Chef Habitat be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Chef 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 Chef Habitat integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chef Habitat is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh","question":"Where is Chef Habitat available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Configuration management system that parses configuration files into a unified tree structure, enabling safe programmatic edits through a C library API, command-line tool, and bindings for multiple scripting languages. | Chef Habitat automates the process of building, packaging, and deploying applications in isolated artifacts that can run anywhere. It provides a development studio for defining deployment instructions, packages applications into immutable artifacts, and includes a lightweight supervisor agent to manage deployments across servers, VMs, and containers. |
| features.capabilities | `{"model":"push","hosting":"self","language":"lenses","idempotent":true,"architecture":"declarative_os","desired_state":true,"open_source_core":true}` | `{"model":"push","hosting":"both","language":"PowerShell, Bash","idempotent":true,"architecture":"agent","desired_state":true,"masterless_mode":true,"windows_support":true,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"libvirt"},{"name":"Cobbler"},{"name":"oVirt"},{"name":"FreeIPA"},{"name":"Virtual Machine Manager"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Azure Container Registry"},{"name":"Amazon Elastic Container Registry"},{"name":"Docker Hub"}]` |
| language.primary | Augeas | - |
| license.spdx | LGPL-2.1 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://augeas.net","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:40:58.730Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source and free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.habitat.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:39:22.643Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 178 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.15.0","date":"2026-09-29T22:46:10Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.14.1","date":"2023-07-15T01:08:01Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.14.0","date":"2022-12-07T13:30:09Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.13.0","date":"2021-10-24T08:02:36Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.12.0","date":"2019-04-13T22:27:40Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.11.0","date":"2018-11-28T16:49:35Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.10.1","date":"2018-01-29T12:30:27Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.10.0","date":"2018-01-25T23:34:28Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.9.0","date":"2017-11-01T04:21:43Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.8.1","date":"2017-09-17T21:18:19Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.8.0","date":"2017-09-17T21:17:23Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.7.0","date":"2016-11-08T20:47:04Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.6.0","date":"2016-11-08T20:47:55Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.6.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.3 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=augeas&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Configuration Management Tools)

| Capability | Augeas | Chef Habitat |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Architecture | Declarative-OS | Agent-based |
| Push / pull model | Push | Push |
| Config language | lenses | 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 2026-10-16T06:07:14.712Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*