# Azure Chaos Studio vs Steadybit

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Azure Chaos Studio

| Attribute | Azure Chaos Studio | Steadybit |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 57 (55% (medium)) | 40.4 (14% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A chaos engineering service that enables developers to validate application robustness by deliberately introducing faults and simulating real-world service disruptions. Billing is based on experiment execution time. It is indexed under Chaos Engineering.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/chaos-studio/","question":"What is Azure Chaos Studio?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Azure Chaos Studio offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/chaos-studio/","question":"Is Azure Chaos Studio free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Azure Chaos Studio supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/acom/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/components/content/reimagine/atomic/carousel/v1/carousel/clientlibs/pricing-styles.ACSHASHbcdafd3e07059ae596973551430292fc.min.css","question":"What platforms does Azure Chaos Studio support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Azure Chaos Studio, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/chaos-studio/","question":"Can Azure Chaos Studio be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Azure Chaos Studio. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Azure Chaos Studio not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/trusted-cloud/","question":"What security certifications does Azure Chaos Studio have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Azure Chaos Studio is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/chaos-studio/","question":"Where is Azure Chaos Studio available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"A command-line tool that analyzes Kubernetes object definitions to detect issues and provide recommendations for improved deployments. It integrates into CI/CD pipelines and exits with configurable status codes to prevent problematic configurations from being deployed. It is indexed under Chaos Engineering.","source":"https://steadybit.com","question":"What is Steadybit?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Steadybit does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Professional and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://steadybit.com/pricing/","question":"How much does Steadybit cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Steadybit supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://steadybit.com","question":"What platforms does Steadybit support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Steadybit can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://steadybit.com","question":"Can Steadybit be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 50 integrations for Steadybit, including AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS), AWS Lambda, AWS Elastic Load Balancers, AWS ElastiCache, AWS Fault Injection Service and AWS Managed Streaming for Kafka, plus 42 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://steadybit.com","question":"What does Steadybit integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Steadybit is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Germany.","source":"https://steadybit.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Steadybit available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A chaos engineering service that enables developers to validate application robustness by deliberately introducing faults and simulating real-world service disruptions. Billing is based on experiment execution time. | Analyzes Kubernetes YAML and Helm charts to identify potential reliability and security issues, with recommendations for improvements. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"usage_based"}` | `{"kubernetes_native":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 2 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)"},{"name":"AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)"},{"name":"AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS)"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS Elastic Load Balancers"},{"name":"AWS ElastiCache"},{"name":"AWS Fault Injection Service"},{"name":"AWS Managed Streaming for Kafka"},{"name":"AWS Relational Database Service"},{"name":"Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)"},{"name":"Azure Virtual Machines"},{"name":"Azure Functions"},{"name":"Azure Event Hub"},{"name":"Azure Container Apps"},{"name":"Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)"},{"name":"GCP Virtual Machines"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"containerd"},{"name":"CRI-O"},{"name":"Red Hat OpenShift"},{"name":"minikube"},{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"HA Proxy"},{"name":"Apache Kafka"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"Apache JMeter"},{"name":"Gatling"},{"name":"K6"},{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"New Relic"},{"name":"Dynatrace"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"AppDynamics"},{"name":"Instana"},{"name":"StackState"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Kong"},{"name":"Istio"},{"name":"Spring Applications"},{"name":"Java Virtual Machines"},{"name":"Linux"},{"name":"Ubuntu"},{"name":"Debian"},{"name":"Fedora"},{"name":"Helm"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Pay-as-you-go, charged per action-minute","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/chaos-studio/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T21:45:44.949Z","freeTrialDays":30}` | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Professional","features":["Landscape Explorer","Reliability Advice","Experiment Templates","Unlimited Agents & Targets","Unlimited Users & Teams","Unlimited Experiment Executions","Experiment Scheduling","Standard Customer Support (9-5)"],"description":"For teams getting started with chaos engineering that want to easily launch experiments","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Reporting","Custom Property Management","Pre-flight webhooks","Custom webhooks","On-Prem Installation","SAML","Audit log","Tailored Onboarding","Enterprise Support","Strategic Partner Program"],"description":"For organizations rolling out chaos engineering at scale that need a full reliability platform","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Pricing available by request. 30-day free trial included.","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://steadybit.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:51:42.301Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/security/ | - |

## Capabilities (Chaos Engineering)

| Capability | Azure Chaos Studio | Steadybit |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Fault injection scope | - | - |
| Blast radius control | - | - |
| Automated abort safety | - | - |
| Kubernetes native | - | ✓ |
| Scheduling gameday orchestration | - | - |
| Observability integration | - | - |
| Experiment as code | - | - |
| Agent based | - | - |
| RBAC access control | - | - |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| SOC2 | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Pricing model | Usage based | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:16:23.621Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*