StackStorm
StackStorm (aka _IFTTT for Ops_) is event-driven automation for auto-remediation, security responses, troubleshooting, deployments, and more. Includes rules engine, workflow, 160 integration packs with 6000+ actions and ChatOps.
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Still maintained? Yes: 9 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.9.0 (Jan 2026).
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At a glance
StackStorm quick facts
- Health score
- 56/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 6,551
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.9.0, Jan 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "StackStorm is a platform for integration and automation across services and tools, taking actions in response to events. Learn more at www.stackstorm.com."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
StackStorm scores 56/100, #24 of 32 in Automation: 9 commits in the last 90 days earn 10.5 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.9.0, 10 months ago) earns 19.8 of 25, 6,551 stars add 15.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 24.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 10.5 / 35
9 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 19.8 / 25
v3.9.0 released 10 months ago
- Stars 15.3 / 20
6.6k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 9
- Last 90 days
- 99
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #24 of 32 tools in Automation by health , between Dittofeed (#23) and LazyLibrarian (#25) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | v3.9.0 · 10 months ago |
| Stars | 6,551 |
| Open issues | 556 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | StackStorm/st2 ↗ |
StackStorm vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with StackStorm (Automation), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activepieces | 98 | 25k | MIT | today |
| Kestra | 98 | 30k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| flowctl | 90 | 343 | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| n8n | 90 | 209k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Dittofeed | 56 | 3k | MIT | 18 days ago |
| StackStorm (this tool) | 56 | 6.6k | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
StackStorm: common questions
Is StackStorm still maintained?
StackStorm had 9 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v3.9.0, is from 10 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.