Comparison

BOSH vs Habitat

On the evidence we track, BOSH leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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BOSH62
Habitat44
Score
Vioscale score
BOSH62 / 100high · 78%
Habitat44 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tier
BOSH
Habitat
Model
Price level
BOSHfree
Habitatfree
Transparent
BOSH
Habitat
Integrations
Count
BOSH5
Habitat4
Reliability
Status page
BOSH
Habitat
Adoption
Dependent repos
BOSH131
Habitat
Github stars
BOSH2,077
Habitat0
Activity
Commits last 30d
BOSH100
Habitat0
Release
Cadence days
BOSH6
Habitat
History
Habitat
License
Spdx
Habitat
Language
Primary
BOSHRuby
Habitat

Capabilities

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

Core
Architecture
BOSHDeclarative-OS
HabitatAgent-based
Push / pull model
BOSHPush
HabitatPush
Config language
BOSHYAML
HabitatPowerShell, Bash
Deployment
Masterless mode
BOSH
Habitat-
Hosting
BOSHSelf-hosted only
HabitatCloud + self-hosted
Correctness
Idempotent
BOSH
Habitat-
Model
Desired-state declarative
BOSH
Habitat
Ecosystem
Content registry
BOSH
Habitat
Platform
Windows support
BOSH
Habitat
Scope
Cloud provisioning
BOSH
Habitat
Governance
Policy / compliance
BOSH
Habitat
Commercial
Enterprise edition
BOSH
Habitat-
Licensing
Open-source core
BOSH
Habitat

What each one is

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

BOSH

Leader

A tool chain for automating the release engineering, deployment, and ongoing management of complex distributed services. It supports multiple cloud platforms and can manage itself through self-hosting.

Independently observed

Habitat

An open-source platform for codifying application builds and deployments into reusable packages, which are then managed consistently across diverse environments using lightweight supervisors.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

BOSH

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Habitat

Open sourceFree tier

Open source Community Edition available; Enterprise Edition available

  • Community EditionFree
    • Application definition, packaging and delivery automation
    • Pre-defined application templates
    • Dynamic service bindings
    • Clustering topologies
    • Service discovery
    • +2 more
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Windows
BOSH
Habitat
Linux
BOSH
Habitat
CLI
BOSH
Habitat
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
BOSH
Habitat
Self-hosted
BOSH
Habitat
On-premise
BOSH
Habitat
Hybrid
BOSH
Habitat

Integrations

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

BOSH

Leader
7 total
  • UAA
  • CredHub
  • OpenStack
  • vCloud
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Azure Storage
Independently observed

Habitat

4 total
  • Docker
  • Docker Hub
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Amazon Elastic Container Registry
Independently observed

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