# OpenVox vs SUSE Manager

| Attribute | OpenVox | SUSE Manager |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58.1 (62% (medium)) | 56.4 (18% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 14 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 9 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | OpenVox is a community-maintained configuration management system designed to automate infrastructure deployment, configuration, and drift remediation across systems. It is a modern open-source implementation compatible with Puppet, actively developed by the Vox Pupuli community. | A centralized management platform for mixed Linux environments that automates system updates, manages software lifecycles, and provides real-time monitoring across deployments of any size. |
| features.capabilities | `{"model":"pull","hosting":"self","language":"Puppet DSL","idempotent":true,"architecture":"declarative_os","desired_state":true,"masterless_mode":true,"windows_support":true,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","architecture":"agent","desired_state":true,"windows_support":false,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"PuppetDB"},{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"systemd"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Renovate"}]` | - |
| language.primary | HTML | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://voxpupuli.org/openvox/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:40:17.331Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Configuration Management Tools)

| Capability | OpenVox | SUSE Manager |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Architecture | Declarative-OS | Agent-based |
| Push / pull model | Pull | - |
| Config language | Puppet DSL | - |
| **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 2026-09-01T14:43:47.035Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*