# Less vs Vagrant

| Attribute | Less | Vagrant |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.3 (21% (low)) | 39.1 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 4 | 1 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 951,165 | 12 |
| adoption.github_stars | 17,029 | 27,202 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Less is a dynamic stylesheet language that extends CSS with variables, mixins, functions, nesting, and mathematical operations, compiling to standard CSS for web projects. | 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 | - | 6 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"VirtualBox"},{"name":"VMware"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"OpenStack"},{"name":"LXC"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | Ruby |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://lesscss.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-22T22:28:25.279Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.vagrantup.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-22T22:30:59.327Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 41 | 3 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 5.4 | 6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=less&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 2026-09-01T14:52:15.526Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*