Comparison

Puppet Bolt vs StackStorm

No leader: the top candidate Puppet Bolt has only 0.13 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Puppet Bolt54
StackStorm42
Score
Vioscale score
Puppet Bolt54 / 100low · 13%updating
StackStorm42 / 100high · 76%updating
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
StackStorm6,526
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

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

Not documented yet.

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

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
macOS
Puppet Bolt
StackStorm
Windows
Puppet Bolt
StackStorm
Linux
Puppet Bolt
StackStorm
CLI
Puppet Bolt
StackStorm
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Puppet Bolt
StackStorm
Self-hosted
Puppet Bolt
StackStorm
On-premise
Puppet Bolt
StackStorm
Hybrid
Puppet Bolt
StackStorm
Air-gapped
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

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

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