Comparison

StackStorm vs SUSE Manager

No leader: the top candidate SUSE Manager has only 0.18 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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StackStorm42
SUSE Manager56
Score
Vioscale score
StackStorm42 / 100high · 76%updating
SUSE Manager56 / 100low · 18%updating
Pricing
Free tier
StackStorm
SUSE Manager
Model
StackStormcommercial
SUSE Managercommercial
Price level
StackStormfree
SUSE Manager
Integrations
Count
StackStorm7
SUSE Manager
Reliability
Status page
StackStorm
SUSE Manager
Adoption
Dependent repos
StackStorm12
SUSE Manager
Github stars
StackStorm6,526
SUSE Manager
Activity
Commits last 30d
StackStorm3
SUSE Manager
Release
Cadence days
StackStorm69
SUSE Manager
History
StackStorm20 items
SUSE Manager
License
Spdx
StackStormApache-2.0
SUSE Manager
Language
Primary
StackStormPython
SUSE Manager
Market
Availability
SUSE Manager

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

SUSE Manager

A centralized management platform for mixed Linux environments that automates system updates, manages software lifecycles, and provides real-time monitoring across deployments of any size.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

StackStorm

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

SUSE Manager

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
StackStorm
SUSE Manager
CLI
StackStorm
SUSE Manager
Deployment
Self-hosted
StackStorm
SUSE Manager
On-premise
StackStorm
SUSE Manager

Integrations

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

StackStorm

7 total
  • OpenStack
  • Docker
  • Puppet
  • Sensu
  • JIRA
  • LogStash
  • Splunk
Independently observed

SUSE Manager

Not documented yet.

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