StackStorm

StackStorm connects all your apps, services, and workflows

Also known as
stackstorm

What is StackStorm?

Free and open-source automation engine for DevOps that enables event-driven automation through if/then rules and complex workflow orchestration.

Independently observed

StackStorm pricing

We don't have StackStorm's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

What StackStorm 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.

Core
Architecture
Agent-based
Push / pull model
Both
Config language
Python, custom scripts
Deployment
Masterless mode
-
Hosting
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
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
Deployment
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (3)

Independently observed
  • OpenStack
  • Docker
  • Puppet

StackStorm alternatives

Other configuration management tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.

Independent · unbought · dated

The Vioscale 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 StackStorm, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 52 / 100
low · 41%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Capabilities6716.001073.9
Price Level1006.00600.0
Reliability508.00400.0
Pricing Transparency258.00200.0
Integrations178.00138.5
Security Posture013.000.0-

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.

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
Capabilities{"model":"both","hosting":"self","language":"Python, custom scripts","architecture":"agent","desired_state":false,"content_registry":true,"open_source_core":true,"policy_compliance":true,"cloud_provisioning":true}mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count3mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%
Modelcommercialmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%