Ansible AlternativesTop Server Management Tools and other similar apps like Ansible

Ansible is described as 'Radically simple IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs' and is a popular server management tool in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Ansible for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Ansible alternative is Puppet, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ansible are Salt, pyinfra, Chef and Nix Package Manager.

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  1. Puppet icon

    Puppet

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    Puppet Data Center Automation Solution helps you save time, gain visibility into your server environment, and ensure consistency across your IT infrastructure.

    47 Puppet alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Puppet screenshot 1

    Puppet VS Ansible

     

    • Almost everyone thinks Puppet is a great Ansible alternative.

    • Puppet is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ansible.

    • Puppet is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ansible.

    • Puppet is Freemium and Open SourceAnsible is also Freemium and Open Source
  2. Salt icon

    Salt

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    Salt is a powerful remote execution manager that can be used to administer and provision servers in a fast and efficient way.

    41 Salt alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Salt screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Configuration Management

    Salt VS Ansible

     
    Comments about Salt as an Alternative to Ansible
    psi4ick
    Positive •Mar 12, 2019
    0

    Saltstack is stateful and supports features allowing to manage thousands of systems simulataneously

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    • Almost everyone thinks Salt is a great Ansible alternative.

    • Salt is Free and Open SourceAnsible is Freemium and Open Source
    • Salt is LightweightAnsible is not according to our users
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    pyinfra

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    pyinfra automates infrastructure super fast at massive scale. It can be used for ad-hoc command execution, service deployment, configuration management and more.

    9 pyinfra alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Pyinfra command example.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  Configuration Management
    2.  Python-based
    3.  SSH
    4.  Command line interface

    pyinfra VS Ansible

     
    Comments about pyinfra as an Alternative to Ansible
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    Guest
    Positive •Nov 25, 2020
    1

    Usable without a PhD in a couple of minutes.

    Ben Pro
    Positive •Jan 19, 2021
    1

    KISS spirit, very powerful and easy to learn.

    adabru
    Positive •Dec 1, 2023
    0

    I don't need to wait as long for pyinfra as I did for ansible. Furthermore as it is everything python, I can extend its logging if needed. I had logging problems with ansible.

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    • Almost everyone thinks pyinfra is a great Ansible alternative.

    • pyinfra is Free and Open SourceAnsible is Freemium and Open Source
    • pyinfra is LightweightAnsible is not according to our users
  5. Chef icon

    Chef

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    Chef is an open source systems integration framework built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure. You write source code to describe how you want each part of your infrastructure to be built, then apply those descriptions to your servers.

    42 Chef alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Chef Features

    1.  Configuration Management

    Chef VS Ansible

     
    Comments about Chef as an Alternative to Ansible
    Guest
    Positive •Nov 2, 2018
    0

    Jenkins and the other platforms listed are more build tools rather than a server configuration tool.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Chef is a great Ansible alternative.

    • Chef is Free and Open SourceAnsible is Freemium and Open Source
  6. Nix Package Manager icon

    Nix Package Manager

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    Nix is a powerful package manager for macOS, Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. It provides atomic upgrades and rollbacks, side-by-side installation of multiple versions of a package, multi-user package management and easy setup...

    46 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Package Manager
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Portable
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required

    Nix Package Manager VS Ansible

     
  7. Terraform icon

    Terraform

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    Tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. Terraform can manage existing and popular service providers as well as custom in-house solutions.

    17 Terraform alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Terraform screenshot 1

    Terraform Features

    1.  Multi-cloud management

    Terraform VS Ansible

     
    Comments about Terraform as an Alternative to Ansible
    Nathaniel Waisbrot
    Positive •Apr 1, 2021
    1

    Terraform is primarilly for creating infrastructure and Ansible is primarilly for configuring machines. Both offer tools in the other's domain and both offerings are disappointing there.

    I've been fairly happy using Terraform to create VMs and then trigger Ansible to configure them.

    Guest
    Negative •Apr 9, 2020
    -3

    Terraform is for provisioning cloud devices, and Ansible is for bare-metal automation.

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    • Some users think Terraform is a great Ansible alternative, some don't.

    • Terraform is Free and ProprietaryAnsible is Freemium and Open Source
  9. Rudder icon

    Rudder

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    Rudder is a solution for automating your IT infrastructure to ensure security, reliability and compliance of your systems, whatever the OS. Gain instant visibility of IT compliance and benefit from continuous remediation to ensure an environment well configured and secured.

    13 Rudder alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise
    • Self-Hosted
    • CentOS
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • Slackware
    Dashboard

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Vulnerability management
    4.  Configuration Management
    5.  Patch Management

    Rudder VS Ansible

     

    • Most users think Rudder is a great Ansible alternative.

    • Rudder is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Ansible.

    • Rudder is the most popular commercial alternative to Ansible.

    • Rudder is Paid and Open SourceAnsible is Freemium and Open Source
    • Rudder is LightweightAnsible is not according to our users
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    OpenTofu

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    OpenTofu is an OSS tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. OpenTofu can manage existing and popular service providers as well as custom in-house solutions.

    17 OpenTofu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    OpenTofu screenshot 1

    OpenTofu Features

    1.  Multi-cloud management

    OpenTofu VS Ansible

     
  11. Ansible Automation Platform icon

    Ansible Automation Platform

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    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is an end-to-end automation platform to configure systems, deploy software, and orchestrate advanced workflows. It includes resources to create, manage, and scale across the entire enterprise.

    14 Ansible Automation Platform alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    Ansible Automation Platform screenshot 1

    Ansible Automation Platform Features

    1.  Configuration Management

    Ansible Automation Platform VS Ansible

     

    • Ansible Automation Platform is the most popular SaaS alternative to Ansible.

    • Ansible Automation Platform is Paid and ProprietaryAnsible is Freemium and Open Source
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    Pulumi

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    Pulumi is a cloud development platform. Replace YAML and DSLs with pure code. Code, deploy, manage cloud apps to AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, using JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go.

    14 Pulumi alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Pulumi Features

    1.  Kubernetes
    2.  Multi-cloud management
    3.  Serverless
    4. Docker icon  Support for Docker

    Pulumi VS Ansible

     
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