Comparison

Puppet Bolt vs StackStorm

On the evidence we track, Puppet Bolt leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Puppet Bolt54
StackStorm39
Score
vioscaleAI score
Puppet Bolt54 / 100medium · 71%
StackStorm39 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tier
Puppet Bolt–
StackStorm✓
Model
Puppet Boltcommercial
StackStormcommercial
Price level
Puppet Bolt–
StackStormfree
Integrations
Count
Puppet Bolt11
StackStorm7
Reliability
Status page
Puppet Bolt–
StackStorm✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Puppet Bolt–
StackStorm12
Github stars
Puppet Bolt–
StackStorm6,547
Activity
Commits last 30d
Puppet Bolt–
StackStorm3
Release
Cadence days
Puppet Bolt–
StackStorm69
History
Puppet Bolt–
StackStorm20 items
License
Spdx
Puppet Bolt–
StackStormApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Puppet Bolt–
StackStormPython
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Puppet Bolt3 items
StackStorm6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Architecture
Puppet Bolt-
StackStormAgent-based
Push / pull model
Puppet Bolt-
StackStormBoth
Config language
Puppet Bolt-
StackStorm-
Deployment
Masterless mode
Puppet Bolt-
StackStorm-
Hosting
Puppet BoltCloud + self-hosted
StackStormSelf-hosted only
Correctness
Idempotent
Puppet Bolt-
StackStorm-
Model
Desired-state declarative
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm-
Ecosystem
Content registry
Puppet Bolt-
StackStorm✓
Platform
Windows support
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm-
Scope
Cloud provisioning
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm✓
Governance
Policy / compliance
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm-
Commercial
Enterprise edition
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm-
Licensing
Open-source core
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm✓

What each one is

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

Puppet Bolt

Leader

A framework for managing infrastructure resources by specifying desired states through modules and code, supporting multiple operating systems.

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.

Puppet Bolt

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

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
Puppet Bolt✗
StackStorm✓
Windows
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm✗
Linux
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm✗
CLI
Puppet Bolt✗
StackStorm✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm✓
On-premise
Puppet Bolt✓
StackStorm✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Splunk

Puppet Bolt

Leader
11 total - 10 not shared
  • ServiceNow
  • VMware
  • Argo CD
  • Jenkins
  • Dynatrace
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • Tenable Nessus
  • DISA STIG
Independently observed

StackStorm

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