Ansible
Ansible is a radically simple IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once)
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Python
Features
- No Coding Required
- SSH
- Configuration Management
- Server Management
- Configuration
- IT Automation
- Automated provisioning
- Workflow Automation
- Manage system configuration
- Orchestration
- Team Collaboration
Tags
- Automation
- Python
- aws
- provisioning
- system-configuration
- automation-tool
- Infrastructure as code
- configuration-tool
- ec2
- System Administration
- it-infrastructure
Ansible News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
- thejfex liked Ansible
benni347 added Ansible as alternative to Lix Project
Ansible information
Developed by
Michael DeHaan Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Freemium product.Pricing
One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $0 + free version with limited functionality.Written in
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What is Ansible?
Ansible is a radically simple IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs.
Being designed for multi-tier deployments since day one, Ansible models your IT infrastructure by describing how all of your systems inter-relate, rather than just managing one system at a time.
It uses no agents and no additional custom security infrastructure, so it’s easy to deploy — and most importantly, it uses a very simple language (YAML, in the form of Ansible Playbooks) that allow you to describe your automation jobs in a way that approaches plain English.
Comments and Reviews
We were using Ansible, but when we outgrew our plan we discovered they wanted $35,000 per year to increase to a higher server limit. Ansible is a fine product, but that pricing is all out of proportion to the complexity or value it adds. My development team wrote a script to accomplish what we needed to in about a day. $35,000 saved.
When I went to cancel they said that we were stuck with the product for year-- another 4 months of payments. Yes, if you go through the normal "I agree" pages to buying software or services, you will find that in there. Also, you will find that they require 90 days advance notice to cancel the service. These things are clearly spelled out in the multi-page license agreement, so technically it is honest. Just not ethical. I personally despise such coercive business practices. Ethical companies do not require "cancellation windows." Just stop paying when you don't need it.
So, if you do business with Ansible, read the contracts very carefully. Don't just do the usual "I agree." Or, better yet, consider carefully if you want to be doing business with a company that you need to watch that closely.
Update: since writing this, we moved to Rundeck and I would highly recommend it.
Wow. What were the differences in server quantities between the two levels?