# BOSH vs OpenVox

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** BOSH

| Attribute | BOSH | OpenVox |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.9 (78% (high)) | 50.5 (33% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 77 | 24 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 131 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,080 | 9 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.","source":"https://bosh.io/","question":"What is BOSH?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"BOSH is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://bosh.io/","question":"Is BOSH free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"BOSH supports Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://bosh.io/","question":"What platforms does BOSH support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. BOSH can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://bosh.io/","question":"Can BOSH be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for BOSH, including UAA, CredHub, OpenStack, vCloud, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage and Azure Storage. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://bosh.io/","question":"What does BOSH integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. BOSH 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/cloudfoundry/bosh","question":"Is BOSH open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"OpenVox is a community-maintained configuration management system designed to automate infrastructure deployment, configuration, and drift remediation across systems. It is a modern open-source implementation compatible with Puppet, actively developed by the Vox Pupuli community. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.","source":"https://voxpupuli.org/openvox/","question":"What is OpenVox?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OpenVox is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://voxpupuli.org/openvox/","question":"Is OpenVox free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OpenVox can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://voxpupuli.org/openvox/","question":"Can OpenVox be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for OpenVox, including PuppetDB, NGINX, systemd, Prometheus and Renovate. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://voxpupuli.org/openvox/","question":"What does OpenVox integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for OpenVox. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as OpenVox not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://voxpupuli.org/security/","question":"What security certifications does OpenVox have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. OpenVox 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/voxpupuli/voxpupuli.github.io","question":"Is OpenVox open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A complete toolchain for deploying, managing, and monitoring large-scale distributed services across multiple cloud platforms and infrastructure providers. | OpenVox is a community-maintained configuration management system designed to automate infrastructure deployment, configuration, and drift remediation across systems. It is a modern open-source implementation compatible with Puppet, actively developed by the Vox Pupuli community. |
| features.capabilities | `{"model":"push","hosting":"self","language":"YAML","idempotent":true,"architecture":"declarative_os","desired_state":true,"masterless_mode":false,"windows_support":true,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":false,"cloud_provisioning":true,"enterprise_edition":false}` | `{"model":"pull","hosting":"self","language":"Puppet DSL","idempotent":true,"architecture":"declarative_os","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 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"UAA"},{"name":"CredHub"},{"name":"OpenStack"},{"name":"vCloud"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Azure Storage"}]` | `[{"name":"PuppetDB"},{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"systemd"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Renovate"}]` |
| language.primary | Ruby | HTML |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://bosh.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T22:36:19.220Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://voxpupuli.org/openvox/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:40:17.331Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.13","date":"2026-10-10T17:12:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.12","date":"2026-10-09T06:08:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.11","date":"2026-09-19T19:30:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.10","date":"2026-09-15T23:50:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.9","date":"2026-09-15T11:41:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.8","date":"2026-09-02T20:59:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.7","date":"2026-08-29T18:39:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.6","date":"2026-08-20T03:50:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.5","date":"2026-08-18T00:55:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.4","date":"2026-08-13T12:05:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.3","date":"2026-08-01T16:43:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.2","date":"2026-07-24T08:38:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.1","date":"2026-07-17T05:30:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.0","date":"2026-07-13T17:49:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.0.0","date":"2026-07-09T21:32:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.17","date":"2026-06-26T01:19:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.16","date":"2026-06-18T05:49:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.15","date":"2026-06-11T15:05:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.14","date":"2026-06-04T23:55:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.13","date":"2026-05-26T08:57:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.13"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.2 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=bosh-template&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Configuration Management Tools)

| Capability | BOSH | OpenVox |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Architecture | Declarative-OS | Declarative-OS |
| Push / pull model | Push | Pull |
| Config language | YAML | Puppet DSL |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Masterless mode | ✗ | ✓ |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | 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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:58:20.195Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*