Comparison

Augeas vs SaltStack

On the evidence we track, SaltStack leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Augeas24

★SaltStack55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Augeas	SaltStackLeader
Vioscale score	24 / 100high · 77%	55 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Modelpricing.model	open_source	-
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.2	4.8
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=libaugeas-static&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 67 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=salt&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	428
Github starsadoption.github_stars	529	15,637
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	23,112
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	47
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	136	5
Historyrelease.history	12 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	LGPL-2.1	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Augeas	Python

Score

Vioscale score

Augeas24 / 100high · 77%

SaltStack55 / 100medium · 69%

Pricing

Model

Augeasopen_source

SaltStack–

Price level

Augeasfree

SaltStack–

Integrations

Count

Augeas5

SaltStack–

Security

Scorecard

Augeas4.2

SaltStack4.8

Vulnerabilities

AugeasCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=libaugeas-static&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

SaltStackCount: 67 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=salt&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Status page

Augeas✓

SaltStack–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Augeas0

SaltStack428

Github stars

Augeas529

SaltStack15,637

Package downloads weekly

Augeas–

SaltStack23,112

Activity

Commits last 30d

Augeas0

SaltStack47

Release

Cadence days

Augeas136

SaltStack5

History

Augeas12 items

SaltStack20 items

License

Spdx

AugeasLGPL-2.1

SaltStackApache-2.0

Language

Primary

AugeasAugeas

SaltStackPython

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for configuration management tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Configuration Management Tools
Capability	Augeas	SaltStack
Core
Architecture	Declarative-OS	-
Push / pull model	Push	-
Config language	lenses	-
Deployment
Masterless mode	-	-
Hosting	Self-hosted only	-
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	✓	✓

Core

Architecture

AugeasDeclarative-OS

SaltStack-

Push / pull model

AugeasPush

SaltStack-

Config language

Augeaslenses

SaltStack-

Deployment

Masterless mode

Augeas-

SaltStack-

Hosting

AugeasSelf-hosted only

SaltStack-

Correctness

Idempotent

Augeas✓

SaltStack-

Model

Desired-state declarative

Augeas✓

SaltStack-

Ecosystem

Content registry

Augeas-

SaltStack-

Platform

Windows support

Augeas-

SaltStack-

Scope

Cloud provisioning

Augeas-

SaltStack-

Governance

Policy / compliance

Augeas-

SaltStack-

Commercial

Enterprise edition

Augeas-

SaltStack-

Licensing

Open-source core

Augeas✓

SaltStack✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Augeas

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.

Independently observed

SaltStack

Leader

Not documented yet.

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Augeas

Open source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

SaltStack

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Augeas	SaltStack
LinuxPlatforms	✓	-
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-
On-premiseDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Linux

Augeas✓

SaltStack–

CLI

Augeas✓

SaltStack–

Deployment

Self-hosted

Augeas✓

SaltStack–

On-premise

Augeas✓

SaltStack–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Augeas

5 total

libvirt
Cobbler
oVirt
FreeIPA
Virtual Machine Manager

Independently observed

SaltStack

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.