Comparison

BOSH vs StackStorm

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
StackStorm39
Score
vioscaleAI score
BOSH62 / 100high · 78%
StackStorm39 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tier
BOSH✗
StackStorm✓
Model
StackStormcommercial
Price level
BOSHfree
StackStormfree
Transparent
BOSH✓
StackStorm–
Integrations
Count
BOSH5
StackStorm7
Reliability
Status page
BOSH–
StackStorm✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
BOSH131
StackStorm12
Github stars
BOSH2,080
StackStorm6,547
Activity
Commits last 30d
BOSH77
StackStorm3
Release
Cadence days
BOSH6
StackStorm69
History
StackStorm20 items
License
Spdx
StackStormApache-2.0
Language
Primary
BOSHRuby
StackStormPython
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
StackStorm6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Architecture
BOSHDeclarative-OS
StackStormAgent-based
Push / pull model
BOSHPush
StackStormBoth
Config language
BOSHYAML
StackStorm-
Deployment
Masterless mode
BOSH✗
StackStorm-
Hosting
BOSHSelf-hosted only
StackStormSelf-hosted only
Correctness
Idempotent
BOSH✓
StackStorm-
Model
Desired-state declarative
BOSH✓
StackStorm-
Ecosystem
Content registry
BOSH✓
StackStorm✓
Platform
Windows support
BOSH✓
StackStorm-
Scope
Cloud provisioning
BOSH✓
StackStorm✓
Governance
Policy / compliance
BOSH✗
StackStorm-
Commercial
Enterprise edition
BOSH✗
StackStorm-
Licensing
Open-source core
BOSH✓
StackStorm✓

What each one is

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

BOSH

Leader

A complete toolchain for deploying, managing, and monitoring large-scale distributed services across multiple cloud platforms and infrastructure providers.

Independently observed

StackStorm

A free, open-source automation platform that orchestrates complex workflows by integrating existing enterprise systems and services. It supports event-driven automation with rules, triggers, actions, and multi-step workflows for infrastructure management and operational remediation.

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 source

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

StackStorm

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
BOSH✗
StackStorm✓
Windows
BOSH✓
StackStorm✗
Linux
BOSH✓
StackStorm✗
CLI
BOSH✓
StackStorm✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
BOSH✓
StackStorm✗
Self-hosted
BOSH✓
StackStorm✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • OpenStack

BOSH

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • UAA
  • CredHub
  • vCloud
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Azure Storage
Independently observed

StackStorm

7 total - 6 not shared
  • Docker
  • Puppet
  • Sensu
  • JIRA
  • LogStash
  • Splunk
Independently observed
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