# PowerShell DSC

> Declarative platform for infrastructure state management

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/powershell-dsc
- **Category:** Configuration Management Tools
- **Homepage:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/dsc/overview
- **Also known as:** powershell-dsc
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T14:33:44.686Z

## Vioscale score

**66.5 / 100**, confidence 16% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| reliability | 50 | 8 | 400 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 74.7 | 16 | 1195.6 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |

## About

Microsoft's Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a declarative configuration platform that abstracts the management of software components idempotently. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows without external dependencies, supporting configuration documents in JSON and YAML.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, macOS, Linux, Windows

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Configuration Management Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Architecture | Agentless / SSH-push |
| Push / pull model | - |
| Config language | JSON and YAML |
| **Deployment** | |
| Masterless mode | ✓ |
| **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 | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/dsc/overview) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://learn.microsoft.com/status) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/powershell-dsc). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*