StackStorm provides an open‑source event‑driven automation platform that lets DevOps, SRE, and security teams create rule‑based or multi‑step workflows using YAML without changing their existing toolchain. It connects to over 400 integration packs and supports ChatOps, CI/CD, and automated remediation, executing actions through a scalable worker pool and exposing results via API, CLI, and web UI.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Organizations rely on fragmented scripts and manual processes to respond to incidents, deploy code, and coordinate operational tasks, leading to slow reaction times, inconsistent outcomes, and high operational overhead. Existing tools often require extensive re‑engineering of existing infrastructure or lock teams into proprietary platforms.
Solution
StackStorm delivers an event‑driven automation engine that lets teams define simple if/then rules or complex multi‑step workflows without altering their current toolchain. By connecting to existing services, APIs, and on‑premise systems through a large library of reusable integration packs, it orchestrates remediation, continuous deployment, ChatOps, and security response actions automatically. Runbooks are authored in YAML and executed by a scalable worker pool, while results are exposed via a REST API, CLI, and web UI for monitoring and audit. The platform is open source, enabling rapid customization, and is supported by enterprise‑grade extensions and professional services for production deployments.
Target Audience
Primary users are DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, and security operations teams in mid‑size to large enterprises that need to automate incident response, deployment pipelines, and collaborative operational workflows across heterogeneous environments.
Features
- Event‑driven rule engine with support for conditional logic, timers, and sensor triggers
- Workflow orchestration using YAML‑defined pipelines that can invoke Python actions, scripts, or external APIs
- Over 400 pre‑built integration packs (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, Slack, Jenkins) available through the StackStorm Exchange
- Native ChatOps support with real‑time command execution and notifications in Slack, Mattermost, and IRC
- Scalable execution model with distributed workers, load balancing, and fault tolerance for high‑volume workloads
- Automated remediation runbooks that diagnose incidents, apply fixes, and escalate to human operators when needed
- CI/CD pipeline automation that coordinates build, test, and deployment stages across heterogeneous tools
- Security response automation that enforces consistent remediation of alerts from vulnerability scanners and SIEMs