# Habitat vs Puppet Bolt

| Attribute | Habitat | Puppet Bolt |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 44.3 (61% (medium)) | 53.9 (13% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 0 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source platform for codifying application builds and deployments into reusable packages, which are then managed consistently across diverse environments using lightweight supervisors. | - |
| features.capabilities | `{"model":"push","hosting":"both","language":"PowerShell, Bash","architecture":"agent","desired_state":true,"windows_support":true,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","desired_state":true,"windows_support":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true,"enterprise_edition":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Docker Hub"},{"name":"Azure Container Registry"},{"name":"Amazon Elastic Container Registry"}]` | `[{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"VMware"},{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Dynatrace"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"New Relic"},{"name":"CIS Benchmarks"},{"name":"Tenable Nessus"},{"name":"DISA STIG"},{"name":"Splunk"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","features":["Application definition, packaging and delivery automation","Pre-defined application templates","Dynamic service bindings","Clustering topologies","Service discovery","Update strategies","Export to Docker, tarball, and container registries"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Open source Community Edition available; Enterprise Edition available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.habitat.sh/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T14:24:10.172Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Configuration Management Tools)

| Capability | Habitat | Puppet Bolt |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Architecture | Agent-based | - |
| Push / pull model | Push | - |
| Config language | PowerShell, Bash | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Masterless mode | - | - |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **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 2026-09-01T16:57:21.059Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*