# BOSH vs Rex

**Leader by Vioscale score:** BOSH

| Attribute | BOSH | Rex |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.4 (78% (high)) | 43.1 (57% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 131 | 8 |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,077 | 734 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Rex is an open-source framework that lets you automate infrastructure management and task execution using Perl code. It supports both local and remote execution via SSH, push and pull management styles, and both imperative and declarative approaches, giving you flexibility in how you build your automation. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"model":"both","hosting":"self","language":"Perl","idempotent":true,"architecture":"agentless","desired_state":true,"masterless_mode":true,"windows_support":false,"open_source_core":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"UAA"},{"name":"CredHub"},{"name":"OpenStack"},{"name":"vCloud"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Azure Storage"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Ruby | Perl |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bosh.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:45:40.182Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.rexify.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:42:22.675Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | - |
| release.history | `[{"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 | 6.9 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cpan&package_name=Rex&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Configuration Management Tools)

| Capability | BOSH | Rex |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Architecture | Declarative-OS | Agentless / SSH-push |
| Push / pull model | Push | Both |
| Config language | YAML | Perl |
| **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 2026-09-01T15:22:23.797Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*