# Chaos Toolkit vs LitmusChaos

| Attribute | Chaos Toolkit | LitmusChaos |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47 (56% (medium)) | 50.7 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 15 | 17 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 30 | 4 |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,031 | 5,728 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source framework that lets developers declare and execute chaos engineering experiments using code files, enabling discovery of system weaknesses through intentional disruption and integration with CI/CD pipelines. It is indexed under Chaos Engineering.","source":"https://chaostoolkit.org","question":"What is Chaos Toolkit?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chaos Toolkit 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://chaostoolkit.org","question":"Is Chaos Toolkit free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chaos Toolkit supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://chaostoolkit.org","question":"What platforms does Chaos Toolkit support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Chaos Toolkit can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://chaostoolkit.org","question":"Can Chaos Toolkit be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Chaos Toolkit 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/chaostoolkit/chaostoolkit","question":"Is Chaos Toolkit open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A CNCF-hosted, cloud-native platform that enables teams to practice chaos engineering by running controlled experiments on their infrastructure and applications to discover vulnerabilities and improve resilience. It is indexed under Chaos Engineering.","source":"https://litmuschaos.io","question":"What is LitmusChaos?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"LitmusChaos 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://litmuschaos.io","question":"Is LitmusChaos free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"LitmusChaos supports the web, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://litmuschaos.io","question":"What platforms does LitmusChaos support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. LitmusChaos can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://litmuschaos.io","question":"Can LitmusChaos be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for LitmusChaos, including Kubernetes, GCP, Prometheus and GitHub. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://litmuschaos.io","question":"What does LitmusChaos integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. LitmusChaos 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/litmuschaos/litmus","question":"Is LitmusChaos open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source framework that lets developers declare and execute chaos engineering experiments using code files, enabling discovery of system weaknesses through intentional disruption and integration with CI/CD pipelines. | A server connecting AI assistants to LitmusChaos, enabling remote command and control of chaos experiments, infrastructure registration, and real-time monitoring through automated tool calls. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"agent_based":true,"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open_source","deployment_model":"self_hosted","kubernetes_native":true,"experiment_as_code":true,"blast_radius_control":true,"fault_injection_scope":"multi","observability_integration":true,"scheduling_gameday_orchestration":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 4 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source under Apache 2 license","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://chaostoolkit.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:51:25.086Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source (no licensing cost)","sourceUrl":"https://litmuschaos.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:56:12.008Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 39 | 30 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 4.7 | 8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=chaostoolkit&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Flitmuschaos%2Flitmus&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Chaos Engineering)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:15:34.325Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*