# Bower vs Vagrant

| Attribute | Bower | Vagrant |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58 (24% (low)) | 39.1 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 1 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 16,911 | 12 |
| adoption.github_stars | 14,911 | 27,202 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A package manager for web development that handles frameworks, libraries, and assets, using a flat dependency model to avoid duplication and optimize page load performance. | An open-source tool that defines and manages isolated development environments through configuration. Supports running on local virtualization, cloud platforms, or containers to provide consistent development setups across Windows, macOS, and Linux. |
| integrations.count | 20 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Grunt"},{"name":"RequireJS"},{"name":"Yeoman"},{"name":"Gulp"},{"name":"Rails"},{"name":"CodeKit"},{"name":"Telerik AppBuilder"},{"name":"WebStorm"},{"name":"NetBeans"},{"name":"Visual Studio"},{"name":"Alfred"},{"name":"Brackets"},{"name":"Pyramid"},{"name":"CakePHP"},{"name":"Symfony"},{"name":"Django"},{"name":"Flask"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":"Less"}]` | `[{"name":"VirtualBox"},{"name":"VMware"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"OpenStack"},{"name":"LXC"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | Ruby |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bower.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-22T22:28:18.033Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.vagrantup.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-22T22:30:59.327Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 9 | 3 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.12","date":"2021-01-19T09:39:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.10","date":"2021-01-14T19:28:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.8","date":"2019-01-23T21:32:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.7","date":"2019-01-17T22:42:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.6","date":"2019-01-17T13:49:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.4","date":"2018-03-28T19:08:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.3","date":"2018-03-28T18:21:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.2","date":"2017-09-13T17:02:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2016-11-07T10:20:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.9","date":"2016-04-05T12:39:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.8","date":"2016-04-04T17:19:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.6","date":"2016-01-27T11:07:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.5","date":"2016-01-26T21:44:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.3","date":"2016-01-20T17:44:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.2","date":"2015-12-31T02:11:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2015-12-11T20:52:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2015-12-07T13:00:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.6.8","date":"2015-11-27T15:04:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.6.4","date":"2015-10-24T10:09:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.6.3","date":"2015-10-16T10:01:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.3"}]` | 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|
| security.scorecard | 3.9 | 6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=bower-config&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=vagrant-completion&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:03:15.950Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*