No. 16 of 51 ·Development Environment Managers

Vagrant

Windows · Mac · Linux

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Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Vagrant is ranked #16 of 51 in development environment managers on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Vagrant Free Command-line virtual machine management developer.hashicorp.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Configuration as code: Yes
Container support: Yes

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The record

What it does: Vagrant is a command-line utility for managing virtual machine lifecycles and creating consistent, disposable environments.
Reproducible environments: A Vagrantfile describes an environment so team members can create environments with the same configuration and dependencies.
Provisioning: Provisioners can automatically install software and change machine configurations as part of `vagrant up`.
Boxes: Boxes package Vagrant environments, and the public catalog includes operating system bases and specialized configurations.
Providers: Vagrant includes provider support for VirtualBox, Hyper-V, and Docker, and can manage other machine types through additional providers.
Plugins: Plugins extend Vagrant through a documented API that HashiCorp describes as stable across major version upgrades.
Integrations: The documentation describes provisioning with shell scripts and configuration management tools including Chef and Puppet.
Sharing security: Vagrant Share uses end-to-end TLS for non-HTTP connections and encrypts SSH keys by default, but a running share is accessible to anyone who knows its share name.
Release verification: HashiCorp provides SHA256 checksums for Vagrant 2.4.9 and says its checksum signature file is signed with HashiCorp's GPG key.
Supported platforms: The download page lists Vagrant installers or packages for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Current release: The install page lists Vagrant version 2.4.9 for its downloads.
Registry deprecation: As of October 1, 2026, new boxes can no longer be created in HCP Vagrant; existing deployments are scheduled to be decommissioned after December 31, 2026.
Support scope: HashiCorp says its support team cannot assist with issues in third-party published boxes.
Intended users: HashiCorp describes Vagrant use cases for developers, operations and DevOps engineers, and designers.
Price from: Free

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Sources

developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant· checked 4 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/intro· checked 4 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/docs/provisioning· checked 4 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/docs/boxes· checked 4 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/docs/providers· checked 4 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/docs/plugins· checked 4 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/docs/share/security· checked 4 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/install· checked 4 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/vagrant-cloud/hcp-vagrant/stora· checked 4 Oct 2026