vioscale
Comparison

Foreman vs SaltStack

On the evidence we track, SaltStack leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Foreman full profile →SaltStack full profile →
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Foreman49
★SaltStack55
Score
Vioscale score
Foreman49 / 100low · 17%
SaltStack55 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Model
Foremanopen_source
SaltStack–
Price level
Foremanfree
SaltStack–
Integrations
Count
Foreman15
SaltStack–
Security
Disclosure policy
Foreman✓
SaltStack–
Gdpr
Foreman✓
SaltStack–
Scorecard
Foreman–
SaltStack4.8
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Foreman–
SaltStack428
Github stars
Foreman–
SaltStack15,637
Package downloads weekly
Foreman–
SaltStack23,112
Activity
Commits last 30d
Foreman–
SaltStack47
Release
Cadence days
Foreman–
SaltStack5
History
Foreman–
SaltStack20 items
License
Spdx
Foreman–
SaltStackApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Foreman–
SaltStackPython

Capabilities

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

Core
Architecture
Foreman-
SaltStack-
Push / pull model
ForemanBoth
SaltStack-
Config language
Foreman-
SaltStack-
Deployment
Masterless mode
Foreman-
SaltStack-
Hosting
ForemanSelf-hosted only
SaltStack-
Correctness
Idempotent
Foreman-
SaltStack-
Model
Desired-state declarative
Foreman✓
SaltStack-
Ecosystem
Content registry
Foreman-
SaltStack-
Platform
Windows support
Foreman-
SaltStack-
Scope
Cloud provisioning
Foreman✓
SaltStack-
Governance
Policy / compliance
Foreman-
SaltStack-
Commercial
Enterprise edition
Foreman-
SaltStack-
Licensing
Open-source core
Foreman✓
SaltStack✓

What each one is

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

Foreman

A server lifecycle management tool that orchestrates provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring for both on-premise and cloud infrastructure. It provisions bare-metal and virtual servers from multiple cloud providers and integrates with configuration management tools to deploy and monitor server configurations.

Independently observed

SaltStack

Leader

Not documented yet.

Pricing

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

Foreman

Open source
as of verify ↗

SaltStack

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Foreman✓
SaltStack–
CLI
Foreman✓
SaltStack–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Foreman✓
SaltStack–
Self-hosted
Foreman✓
SaltStack–
Hybrid
Foreman✓
SaltStack–

Integrations

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

Foreman

15 total
  • Puppet
  • Salt
  • Ansible
  • MaaS
  • Amazon EC2
  • Google Compute Engine
  • OpenStack
  • Libvirt
  • oVirt
  • VMware
  • LDAP
  • FreeIPA
  • Redmine
  • Discourse
  • GitHub
Independently observed

SaltStack

Leader

Not documented yet.

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