Company Overview
StackStorm was founded in 2014, headquartered in the United States. It is an open-source event-driven automation platform, often referred to as "IFTTT for Ops." StackStorm collects events from monitoring systems, CI/CD tools, cloud services, and other sources, then automatically triggers corresponding automation workflows (Actions) through its rule engine. In 2017, StackStorm was acquired by Brocade and subsequently became part of Extreme Networks. StackStorm is widely used in enterprise IT operations, DevOps, and security incident response, helping teams automate repetitive operational tasks and improve efficiency.
Core Products
| Product | Description |
|---|---|
| StackStorm Automation Engine | Event-driven automation orchestration core platform |
| StackStorm Actions | Pluggable action library supporting scripts, API calls, Ansible integration, and more |
| StackStorm Sensors | Sensor components for collecting events from external systems (Nagios, Prometheus, Jira, etc.) |
| StackStorm Rules | Rule engine that matches events and triggers corresponding Actions |
| StackStorm Packs | Package management system for reusable integration, rule, and workflow modules |
Key Competitors
StackStorm's main competitors in the event-driven automation space include:
| Competitor | Key Difference |
|---|---|
| Rundeck | Enterprise ops automation platform focused on job scheduling and access control |
| SaltStack | Configuration management and remote execution framework for large-scale infrastructure |
| Ansible | Red Hat's automation platform known for simple YAML Playbooks |
| Puppet | Infrastructure-as-code configuration management tool with high maturity |
| CfEngine | Earliest self-healing configuration management engine emphasizing declarative compliance |
| Jenkins | Most popular open-source CI/CD automation server with a rich plugin ecosystem |
