# Augeas vs BOSH

**Leader by Vioscale score:** BOSH

| Attribute | Augeas | BOSH |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 23.6 (77% (high)) | 62.4 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 131 |
| adoption.github_stars | 529 | 2,077 |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Configuration management system that parses configuration files into a unified tree structure, enabling safe programmatic edits through a C library API, command-line tool, and bindings for multiple scripting languages. | A tool chain for automating the release engineering, deployment, and ongoing management of complex distributed services. It supports multiple cloud platforms and can manage itself through self-hosting. |
| features.capabilities | `{"model":"push","hosting":"self","language":"lenses","idempotent":true,"architecture":"declarative_os","desired_state":true,"open_source_core":true}` | `{"model":"push","hosting":"self","language":"YAML","idempotent":true,"architecture":"declarative_os","desired_state":true,"masterless_mode":false,"windows_support":true,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":false,"cloud_provisioning":true,"enterprise_edition":false}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"libvirt"},{"name":"Cobbler"},{"name":"oVirt"},{"name":"FreeIPA"},{"name":"Virtual Machine Manager"}]` | `[{"name":"UAA"},{"name":"CredHub"},{"name":"OpenStack"},{"name":"vCloud"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Azure Storage"}]` |
| language.primary | Augeas | Ruby |
| license.spdx | LGPL-2.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://augeas.net","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:40:58.730Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bosh.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:45:40.182Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 136 | 6 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.14.1","date":"2023-07-15T01:08:01Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.14.0","date":"2022-12-07T13:30:09Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.13.0","date":"2021-10-24T08:02:36Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.12.0","date":"2019-04-13T22:27:40Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.11.0","date":"2018-11-28T16:49:35Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.10.1","date":"2018-01-29T12:30:27Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.10.0","date":"2018-01-25T23:34:28Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.9.0","date":"2017-11-01T04:21:43Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.8.1","date":"2017-09-17T21:18:19Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.8.0","date":"2017-09-17T21:17:23Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.7.0","date":"2016-11-08T20:47:04Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.6.0","date":"2016-11-08T20:47:55Z","type":"stable","version":"release-1.6.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.6","date":"2026-08-20T03:50:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.5","date":"2026-08-18T00:55:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.4","date":"2026-08-13T12:05:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.3","date":"2026-08-01T16:43:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.2","date":"2026-07-24T08:38:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.1","date":"2026-07-17T05:30:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.1.0","date":"2026-07-13T17:49:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v283.0.0","date":"2026-07-09T21:32:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v283.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.17","date":"2026-06-26T01:19:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.16","date":"2026-06-18T05:49:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.15","date":"2026-06-11T15:05:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.14","date":"2026-06-04T23:55:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.13","date":"2026-05-26T08:57:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.12","date":"2026-05-15T19:42:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.11","date":"2026-05-08T23:20:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.10","date":"2026-05-05T17:47:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.9","date":"2026-05-01T16:41:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.8","date":"2026-04-15T18:50:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.7","date":"2026-04-09T09:35:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh/releases/tag/v282.1.6","date":"2026-03-26T22:07:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v282.1.6"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.2 | 6.9 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=libaugeas-static&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=bosh-template&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Configuration Management Tools)

| Capability | Augeas | BOSH |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Architecture | Declarative-OS | Declarative-OS |
| Push / pull model | Push | Push |
| Config language | lenses | YAML |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Masterless mode | - | ✗ |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Self-hosted only |
| **Correctness** |  |  |
| Idempotent | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Model** |  |  |
| Desired-state declarative | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Content registry | - | ✓ |
| **Platform** |  |  |
| Windows support | - | ✓ |
| **Scope** |  |  |
| Cloud provisioning | - | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Policy / compliance | - | ✗ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Enterprise edition | - | ✗ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:07:06.676Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*