# Chef Habitat vs Habitat

| Attribute | Chef Habitat | Habitat |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 53.8 (11% (low)) | 51.8 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 2,754 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Chef Habitat automates the process of building, packaging, and deploying applications in isolated artifacts that can run anywhere. It provides a development studio for defining deployment instructions, packages applications into immutable artifacts, and includes a lightweight supervisor agent to manage deployments across servers, VMs, and containers. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh","question":"What is Chef Habitat?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chef Habitat is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh","question":"Is Chef Habitat free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chef Habitat supports the web, Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh","question":"What platforms does Chef Habitat support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Chef Habitat 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://www.habitat.sh","question":"Can Chef Habitat be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Chef Habitat, including Docker, Azure Container Registry and Amazon Elastic Container Registry. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh","question":"What does Chef Habitat integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chef Habitat is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh","question":"Where is Chef Habitat available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"An application automation platform that helps developers define build and deployment instructions, package applications with their dependencies, and run them consistently across servers, virtual machines, and containers using a lightweight agent-based supervisor. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"What is Habitat?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Habitat is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise Edition, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"Is Habitat free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Habitat supports the web, Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"What platforms does Habitat support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Habitat can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"Can Habitat be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Habitat, including Docker, Azure Container Registry and Amazon Elastic Container Registry. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"What does Habitat integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Habitat 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/habitat-sh/habitat","question":"Is Habitat open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Habitat is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.habitat.sh/","question":"Where is Habitat available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Chef Habitat automates the process of building, packaging, and deploying applications in isolated artifacts that can run anywhere. It provides a development studio for defining deployment instructions, packages applications into immutable artifacts, and includes a lightweight supervisor agent to manage deployments across servers, VMs, and containers. | An application automation platform that helps developers define build and deployment instructions, package applications with their dependencies, and run them consistently across servers, virtual machines, and containers using a lightweight agent-based supervisor. |
| features.capabilities | `{"model":"push","hosting":"both","language":"PowerShell, Bash","idempotent":true,"architecture":"agent","desired_state":true,"masterless_mode":true,"windows_support":true,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true}` | `{"model":"push","hosting":"both","language":"PowerShell, Bash","architecture":"agent","desired_state":true,"windows_support":true,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Azure Container Registry"},{"name":"Amazon Elastic Container Registry"},{"name":"Docker Hub"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Docker Hub"},{"name":"Azure Container Registry"},{"name":"Amazon Elastic Container Registry"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Rust |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source and free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.habitat.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:39:22.643Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","features":["Application definition, packaging and delivery automation","Pre-defined application templates","Dynamic service bindings","Clustering topologies","Service discovery","Update strategies","Export to Docker, tarball, and container registries"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Open source Community Edition available; Enterprise Edition available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.habitat.sh/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T14:24:10.172Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 52 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/2.1.23","date":"2026-06-11T20:59:54Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/2.0.504","date":"2026-04-20T15:13:15Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.504"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/2.0.488","date":"2026-04-01T19:38:57Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.488"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/2.0.450","date":"2026-03-04T16:12:15Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.450"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.1245","date":"2025-09-09T12:58:14Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.1245"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.1244","date":"2025-08-06T15:17:37Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.1244"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.1243","date":"2025-01-09T15:04:41Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.1243"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.1215","date":"2024-11-18T19:04:15Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.1215"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.1041","date":"2024-04-22T13:20:44Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.1041"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.826","date":"2023-08-15T20:05:23Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.826"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.652","date":"2023-02-07T19:38:20Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.652"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.607","date":"2022-11-14T14:50:49Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.607"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.568","date":"2022-09-01T16:37:32Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.568"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.521","date":"2022-06-07T15:22:04Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.521"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.513","date":"2022-05-24T15:17:15Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.513"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.500","date":"2022-05-10T14:37:53Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.500"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.477","date":"2022-03-23T15:50:59Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.477"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.420","date":"2021-11-01T18:53:27Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.420"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.416","date":"2021-10-28T23:12:43Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.416"},{"url":"https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/releases/tag/1.6.415","date":"2021-10-28T20:01:01Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.415"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=habitat-client&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Configuration Management Tools)

| Capability | Chef Habitat | Habitat |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Architecture | Agent-based | Agent-based |
| Push / pull model | Push | Push |
| Config language | PowerShell, Bash | PowerShell, Bash |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Masterless mode | ✓ | - |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **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 2026-10-16T19:29:22.705Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*