Available worldwide
What is Habitat?
An application automation platform that helps developers define build and deployment instructions, package applications with their dependencies, and run them consistently across servers, virtual machines, and containers using a lightweight agent-based supervisor.
Habitat pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Open source Community Edition available; Enterprise Edition available
Community Edition
Free- 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
Enterprise Edition
Contact salesWhat Habitat does
The capabilities that matter for configuration management tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Architecture
- Agent-based
- Push / pull model
- Push
- Config language
- PowerShell, Bash
- Masterless mode
- -
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- Idempotent
- -
- Desired-state declarative
- ✓
- Content registry
- ✓
- Windows support
- ✓
- Cloud provisioning
- ✓
- Policy / compliance
- ✓
- Enterprise edition
- -
- Open-source core
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Linux
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (4)
Independently observed- Docker
- Docker Hub
- Azure Container Registry
- Amazon Elastic Container Registry
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Habitat FAQ
Common questions about Habitat, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Habitat?
An application automation platform that helps developers define build and deployment instructions, package applications with their dependencies, and run them consistently across servers, virtual machines, and containers using a lightweight agent-based supervisor. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.
Source: https://www.habitat.sh/
Is Habitat free to use?
Habitat is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise Edition, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.habitat.sh/
What platforms does Habitat support?
Habitat supports the web, Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.habitat.sh/
Can Habitat be self-hosted?
Yes. Habitat can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.habitat.sh/
What does Habitat integrate with?
We have confirmed 3 integrations for Habitat, including Docker, Azure Container Registry and Amazon Elastic Container Registry. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.habitat.sh/
Is Habitat open source?
Yes. Habitat is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Where is Habitat available?
Habitat is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
Source: https://www.habitat.sh/
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Compare Habitat
Side by side against other configuration management tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Habitat, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 63 | 0.12 | 7.5 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 71 | 0.07 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| Security score | 59 | 0.05 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| Stars | 65 | 0.03 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 20 | 0.05 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 98 | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 67% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Model: push · Hosting: both · Language: PowerShell, Bash · Architecture: agent · Desired state: Yes · Windows support: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-02 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 4 | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Rust | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-02 · 60% |
Security
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