diff --git a/REUSE.toml b/REUSE.toml
index 722a35b487..5e82d402d1 100644
--- a/REUSE.toml
+++ b/REUSE.toml
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ precedence = "aggregate"
 SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "2017-2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Gardener contributors"
 SPDX-License-Identifier = "Apache-2.0"
 
+[[annotations]]
+path = [
+  "frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/**.js",
+  "frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/**.js",
+  "frontend/src/data/vendors/machineImage/**.js"
+]
+precedence = "closest"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "2026 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Gardener contributors"
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "Apache-2.0"
+
 [[annotations]]
 path = ["**.md", "docs/usage/shoot.yaml"]
 precedence = "aggregate"
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/alicloud-dns.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/alicloud-dns.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48a56981b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/alicloud-dns.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'alicloud-dns',
+  displayName: 'Alicloud DNS',
+  weight: 600,
+  icon: 'alicloud-dns.png',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/aws-route53.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/aws-route53.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d34b1b9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/aws-route53.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'aws-route53',
+  displayName: 'Amazon Route53',
+  weight: 100,
+  icon: 'aws-route53.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/azure-dns.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/azure-dns.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17e0ffa1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/azure-dns.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'azure-dns',
+  displayName: 'Azure DNS',
+  weight: 200,
+  icon: 'azure-dns.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/azure-private-dns.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/azure-private-dns.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d941c7acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/azure-private-dns.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'azure-private-dns',
+  displayName: 'Azure Private DNS',
+  weight: 300,
+  icon: 'azure-dns.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/cloudflare.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/cloudflare.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b092150dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/cloudflare.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'cloudflare-dns',
+  displayName: 'Cloudflare DNS',
+  weight: 10100,
+  icon: 'cloudflare-dns.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/google-clouddns.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/google-clouddns.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..823fabe6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/google-clouddns.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'google-clouddns',
+  displayName: 'Google Cloud DNS',
+  weight: 400,
+  icon: 'google-clouddns.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/index.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98ae6b1738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import awsRoute53 from './aws-route53'
+import azureDns from './azure-dns'
+import azurePrivateDns from './azure-private-dns'
+import googleCloudDns from './google-clouddns'
+import openstackDesignate from './openstack-designate'
+import alicloudDns from './alicloud-dns'
+import cloudflareDns from './cloudflare'
+import infobloxDns from './infoblox'
+import netlifyDns from './netlify'
+import powerdns from './powerdns'
+import rfc2136 from './rfc2136'
+
+export default [
+  awsRoute53,
+  azureDns,
+  azurePrivateDns,
+  googleCloudDns,
+  openstackDesignate,
+  alicloudDns,
+  cloudflareDns,
+  infobloxDns,
+  netlifyDns,
+  powerdns,
+  rfc2136,
+]
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/infoblox.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/infoblox.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a275c6c47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/infoblox.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'infoblox-dns',
+  displayName: 'Infoblox',
+  weight: 10200,
+  icon: 'infoblox-dns.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/netlify.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/netlify.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68cb58add7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/netlify.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'netlify-dns',
+  displayName: 'Netlify DNS',
+  weight: 10300,
+  icon: 'netlify-dns.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/openstack-designate.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/openstack-designate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a4c739c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/openstack-designate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'openstack-designate',
+  displayName: 'OpenStack Designate',
+  weight: 500,
+  icon: 'openstack.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/powerdns.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/powerdns.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cffba743ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/powerdns.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'powerdns',
+  displayName: 'PowerDNS',
+  weight: 10400,
+  icon: 'powerdns.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/rfc2136.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/rfc2136.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52fe18a46d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/dns/rfc2136.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'rfc2136',
+  displayName: 'Dynamic DNS (RFC2136)',
+  weight: 10500,
+  icon: 'rfc2136.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/alicloud.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/alicloud.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..faefe0afb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/alicloud.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'alicloud',
+  displayName: 'Alibaba Cloud',
+  weight: 500,
+  icon: 'alicloud.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/aws.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/aws.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81b1846642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/aws.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'aws',
+  displayName: 'AWS',
+  weight: 100,
+  icon: 'aws.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/azure.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/azure.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7dd509ee68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/azure.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'azure',
+  displayName: 'Azure',
+  weight: 200,
+  icon: 'azure.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/gcp.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/gcp.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7d8299b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/gcp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'gcp',
+  displayName: 'Google Cloud',
+  weight: 300,
+  icon: 'gcp.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/hcloud.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/hcloud.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a38602ffd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/hcloud.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'hcloud',
+  displayName: 'Hetzner Cloud',
+  weight: 800,
+  icon: 'hcloud.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/index.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39a57dc510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import aws from './aws'
+import azure from './azure'
+import gcp from './gcp'
+import openstack from './openstack'
+import alicloud from './alicloud'
+import metal from './metal'
+import vsphere from './vsphere'
+import hcloud from './hcloud'
+import onmetal from './onmetal'
+import ironcore from './ironcore'
+import stackit from './stackit'
+import local from './local'
+
+export default [
+  aws,
+  azure,
+  gcp,
+  openstack,
+  alicloud,
+  metal,
+  vsphere,
+  hcloud,
+  onmetal,
+  ironcore,
+  stackit,
+  local,
+]
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/ironcore.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/ironcore.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a7baf8ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/ironcore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'ironcore',
+  displayName: 'IronCore',
+  weight: 1000,
+  icon: 'ironcore.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/local.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/local.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdbe50477b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/local.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'local',
+  displayName: 'Local',
+  weight: 10100,
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/metal.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/metal.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1221b8669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/metal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'metal',
+  displayName: 'metal-stack',
+  weight: 600,
+  icon: 'metal.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/onmetal.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/onmetal.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cec462b584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/onmetal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'onMetal',
+  displayName: 'OnMetal',
+  weight: 900,
+  icon: 'onmetal.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/openstack.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/openstack.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17fc2c43a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/openstack.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'openstack',
+  displayName: 'OpenStack',
+  weight: 400,
+  icon: 'openstack.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/stackit.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/stackit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4de0cf6be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/stackit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'stackit',
+  displayName: 'stackit',
+  weight: 1100,
+  icon: 'stackit.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/vsphere.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/vsphere.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..481c1b8ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/infra/vsphere.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  name: 'vsphere',
+  displayName: 'vSphere',
+  weight: 700,
+  icon: 'vsphere.svg',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/vendors/machineImage/index.js b/frontend/src/data/vendors/machineImage/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b90d02383b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/data/vendors/machineImage/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+export default [
+  {
+    name: 'gardenlinux',
+    displayName: 'Garden Linux',
+    weight: 100,
+    icon: 'gardenlinux.svg',
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'gardenlinux-fips',
+    displayName: 'Garden Linux (FIPS)',
+    weight: 101,
+    icon: 'gardenlinux.svg',
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'ubuntu',
+    displayName: 'Ubuntu',
+    weight: 200,
+    icon: 'ubuntu.svg',
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'coreos',
+    displayName: 'CoreOS',
+    weight: 300,
+    icon: 'coreos.svg',
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'flatcar',
+    displayName: 'Flatcar',
+    weight: 400,
+    icon: 'flatcar.svg',
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'suse-jeos',
+    displayName: 'SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (JeOS)',
+    weight: 500,
+    icon: 'suse.svg',
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'suse-chost',
+    displayName: 'SUSE Container Host configuration (Chost)',
+    weight: 600,
+    icon: 'suse.svg',
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'memoryone-chost',
+    displayName: 'MemoryOne Container Host configuration (Chost)',
+    weight: 700,
+    icon: 'suse.svg',
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'memoryone-gardenlinux',
+    displayName: 'MemoryOne Garden Linux',
+    weight: 701,
+    icon: 'gardenlinux.svg',
+  },
+]
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/config.js b/frontend/src/store/config.js
index 67db6f73d9..41e761646e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/config.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/config.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import { useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
 import { useLogger } from '@/composables/useLogger'
 
 import { hash } from '@/utils/crypto'
+import knownInfraVendors from '@/data/vendors/infra'
+import knownDNSVendors from '@/data/vendors/dns'
+import knownMachineImageVendors from '@/data/vendors/machineImage'
 
 import map from 'lodash/map'
 import get from 'lodash/get'
@@ -436,209 +439,6 @@ export const useConfigStore = defineStore('config', () => {
     return getCondition(type)
   }
 
-  const knownInfraVendors = [
-    {
-      name: 'aws',
-      displayName: 'AWS',
-      weight: 100,
-      icon: 'aws.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'azure',
-      displayName: 'Azure',
-      weight: 200,
-      icon: 'azure.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'gcp',
-      displayName: 'Google Cloud',
-      weight: 300,
-      icon: 'gcp.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'openstack',
-      displayName: 'OpenStack',
-      weight: 400,
-      icon: 'openstack.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'alicloud',
-      displayName: 'Alibaba Cloud',
-      weight: 500,
-      icon: 'alicloud.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'metal',
-      displayName: 'metal-stack',
-      weight: 600,
-      icon: 'metal.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'vsphere',
-      displayName: 'vSphere',
-      weight: 700,
-      icon: 'vsphere.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'hcloud',
-      displayName: 'Hetzner Cloud',
-      weight: 800,
-      icon: 'hcloud.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'onMetal',
-      displayName: 'OnMetal',
-      weight: 900,
-      icon: 'onmetal.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'ironcore',
-      displayName: 'IronCore',
-      weight: 1000,
-      icon: 'ironcore.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'stackit',
-      displayName: 'stackit',
-      weight: 1100,
-      icon: 'stackit.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'local',
-      displayName: 'Local',
-      weight: 10100,
-    },
-  ]
-
-  const knownDNSVendors = [
-    {
-      name: 'aws-route53',
-      displayName: 'Amazon Route53',
-      weight: 100,
-      icon: 'aws-route53.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'azure-dns',
-      displayName: 'Azure DNS',
-      weight: 200,
-      icon: 'azure-dns.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'azure-private-dns',
-      displayName: 'Azure Private DNS',
-      weight: 300,
-      icon: 'azure-dns.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'google-clouddns',
-      displayName: 'Google Cloud DNS',
-      weight: 400,
-      icon: 'google-clouddns.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'openstack-designate',
-      displayName: 'OpenStack Designate',
-      weight: 500,
-      icon: 'openstack.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'alicloud-dns',
-      displayName: 'Alicloud DNS',
-      weight: 600,
-      icon: 'alicloud-dns.png',
-    },
-
-    // other dns providers
-    {
-      name: 'cloudflare-dns',
-      displayName: 'Cloudflare DNS',
-      weight: 10100,
-      icon: 'cloudflare-dns.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'infoblox-dns',
-      displayName: 'Infoblox',
-      weight: 10200,
-      icon: 'infoblox-dns.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'netlify-dns',
-      displayName: 'Netlify DNS',
-      weight: 10300,
-      icon: 'netlify-dns.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'powerdns',
-      displayName: 'PowerDNS',
-      weight: 10400,
-      icon: 'powerdns.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'rfc2136',
-      displayName: 'Dynamic DNS (RFC2136)',
-      weight: 10500,
-      icon: 'rfc2136.svg',
-    },
-  ]
-
-  const knownMachineImageVendors = [
-    // os
-    {
-      name: 'gardenlinux',
-      displayName: 'Garden Linux',
-      weight: 100,
-      icon: 'gardenlinux.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'gardenlinux-fips',
-      displayName: 'Garden Linux (FIPS)',
-      weight: 101,
-      icon: 'gardenlinux.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'ubuntu',
-      displayName: 'Ubuntu',
-      weight: 200,
-      icon: 'ubuntu.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'coreos',
-      displayName: 'CoreOS',
-      weight: 300,
-      icon: 'coreos.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'flatcar',
-      displayName: 'Flatcar',
-      weight: 400,
-      icon: 'flatcar.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'suse-jeos',
-      displayName: 'SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (JeOS)',
-      weight: 500,
-      icon: 'suse.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'suse-chost',
-      displayName: 'SUSE Container Host configuration (Chost)',
-      weight: 600,
-      icon: 'suse.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'memoryone-chost',
-      displayName: 'MemoryOne Container Host configuration (Chost)',
-      weight: 700,
-      icon: 'suse.svg',
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'memoryone-gardenlinux',
-      displayName: 'MemoryOne Garden Linux',
-      weight: 701,
-      icon: 'gardenlinux.svg',
-    },
-  ]
-
   const knownVendors = {
     infra: knownInfraVendors,
     dns: knownDNSVendors,