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Comparison

Rudder vs SaltStack

No clear leader: SaltStack (55.4) and Rudder (52.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. 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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Rudder53
SaltStack55
Score
Vioscale score
Rudder53 / 100high · 75%
SaltStack55 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Model
Ruddercommercial
SaltStack–
Price level
Rudderlow
SaltStack–
Transparent
Rudder✗
SaltStack–
Integrations
Count
Rudder4
SaltStack–
Security
Disclosure policy
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Gdpr
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Iso27001
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Scorecard
Rudder6.6
SaltStack4.8
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Rudder0
SaltStack428
Github stars
Rudder706
SaltStack15,637
Package downloads weekly
Rudder–
SaltStack23,112
Activity
Commits last 30d
Rudder100
SaltStack47
Release
Cadence days
Rudder4
SaltStack5
History
Rudder20 items
SaltStack20 items
License
Spdx
RudderGPL-3.0
SaltStackApache-2.0
Language
Primary
RudderScala
SaltStackPython
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Architecture
RudderAgent-based
SaltStack-
Push / pull model
RudderPull
SaltStack-
Config language
RudderYAML
SaltStack-
Deployment
Masterless mode
Rudder✗
SaltStack-
Hosting
RudderCloud + self-hosted
SaltStack-
Correctness
Idempotent
Rudder✓
SaltStack-
Model
Desired-state declarative
Rudder✓
SaltStack-
Ecosystem
Content registry
Rudder-
SaltStack-
Platform
Windows support
Rudder✓
SaltStack-
Scope
Cloud provisioning
Rudder-
SaltStack-
Governance
Policy / compliance
Rudder✓
SaltStack-
Commercial
Enterprise edition
Rudder✓
SaltStack-
Licensing
Open-source core
Rudder✓
SaltStack✓

What each one is

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

Rudder

A platform for automating IT infrastructure management across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments, providing patch management, vulnerability management, compliance verification, and configuration management capabilities.

Independently observed

SaltStack

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.

Rudder

SubscriptionFree tier

Annual per-node licensing. Rudder Core open-source free tier. Contact sales for Enterprise and Corporate Security Suite pricing.

  • Rudder EnterpriseContact sales
    • Security configuration management
    • Compatible with Linux and Windows
    • Real-time infrastructure insights
    • Choice of Patch & vulnerability management OR Policy & benchmark compliance
    • Unlimited standard support
    • +2 more
  • Rudder Corporate Security SuiteContact sales
    • Security configuration management with dashboards and real-time insights
    • Patch & vulnerability management including CVE identification and patch campaigns
    • Policy & benchmark compliance for CIS, NIST, ISO 27001 and others
    • Unlimited premium support
    • Guaranteed fix or workaround times
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

SaltStack

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Windows
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Linux
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
CLI
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Self-hosted
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
On-premise
Rudder✓
SaltStack–
Hybrid
Rudder✓
SaltStack–

Integrations

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

Rudder

4 total
  • CI/CD
  • ticketing
  • CMDB
  • monitoring
Independently observed

SaltStack

Not documented yet.

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