Ansible

Ansible

Red Hat
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Chef

Progress Software
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About

Ansible is a radically simple automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs. Ansible Automation Platform has grown over the past years to provide powerful automation solutions that work for operators, administrators and IT decision makers across a variety of technology domains. It’s a leading enterprise automation solution from Red Hat®, a thriving open source community, and the de facto standard technology of IT automation. Scale automation, manage complex deployments, and speed productivity with an enterprise automation platform that can be used across entire IT teams. Red Hat or partner consulting services help you advance your end-to-end automation journey for faster time to value.

About

Chef turns infrastructure into code. With Chef, you can automate how you build, deploy, and manage your infrastructure. Your infrastructure becomes as versionable, testable, and repeatable as application code. Chef Infrastructure Management ensures configurations are applied consistently in every environment with infrastructure management automation. Chef Compliance makes it easy to maintain and enforce compliance across the enterprise. Deliver successful application outcomes consistently at scale with Chef App Delivery. Chef Desktop allows IT teams to automate the deployment, management, and ongoing compliance of IT resources. Ensure configurations are applied consistently in every environment. Powerful policy-based configuration management system software. Runbook automation to consistently define, package & deliver applications. IT automation & DevOps dashboards for operational visibility.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

IT Professionals searching for a definitive automation solution

Audience

IT professionals and anyone searching for a solution to optimize their infrastructure

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Open source
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Easy to configure - using yaml files Great for devops - CI/CD automation Fast deployment Lightweight - agentless, works over SSH Integrates easily with various services and tools Good documentation & support

Cons

  • User interface can be improved. Needs better support for Windows.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Large number of templates. Cookbooks make implementation faster. Open Source. Community support is huge. Good documentation.

Cons

  • Needs better integration with other DevOps tools. Initial learning curve is steep. A bit harder to manage than other alternatives.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Red Hat
Founded: 1993
United States
www.ansible.com

Company Information

Progress Software
Founded: 1981
United States
www.chef.io

Alternatives

Unimus

Unimus

NetCore j.s.a. (Unimus)

Alternatives

Ansible

Ansible

Red Hat
Chef

Chef

Progress Software

Categories

Categories

Configuration Management Features

Access Control / Permissions
Application Deployment
Automated Provisioning
Infrastructure Automation
Node Management
Orchestration
Reporting Analytics / Visualization
Task Management

Continuous Delivery Features

Application Lifecycle Management
Application Release Automation
Build Automation
Build Log
Change Management
Configuration Management
Continuous Deployment
Continuous Integration
Feature Toggles / Feature Flags
Quality Management
Testing Management

DevOps Features

Approval Workflow
Dashboard
KPIs
Policy Management
Portfolio Management
Prioritization
Release Management
Timeline Management
Troubleshooting Reports

Network Automation Features

Compliance Monitoring
Configuration Backup
Configuration Changes
Network Orchestration
Performance Monitoring
Tool Access Control
Vulnerability Assessments

Configuration Management Features

Access Control / Permissions
Application Deployment
Automated Provisioning
Infrastructure Automation
Node Management
Orchestration
Reporting Analytics / Visualization
Task Management

DevOps Features

Approval Workflow
Dashboard
KPIs
Policy Management
Portfolio Management
Prioritization
Release Management
Timeline Management
Troubleshooting Reports

Integrations

Azure Marketplace
Compass
Cutover
Digital.ai Release
F5 BIG-IP DDoS Hybrid Defender
KernelCare Enterprise
MAAS
MicroK8s
MicroStack
Mir Display Server
Multipass
New Relic
Resolve
Securden Password Vault for Enterprises
Snow Commander
VMware Fusion Pro
Vulcan Cyber
configure8
env0

Integrations

Azure Marketplace
Compass
Cutover
Digital.ai Release
F5 BIG-IP DDoS Hybrid Defender
KernelCare Enterprise
MAAS
MicroK8s
MicroStack
Mir Display Server
Multipass
New Relic
Resolve
Securden Password Vault for Enterprises
Snow Commander
VMware Fusion Pro
Vulcan Cyber
configure8
env0
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