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Ansible is a radically simple IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs.

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  • Python
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  1.  No Coding Required
  2.  SSH
  3.  Configuration Management
  4.  Server Management
  5.  Configuration
  6.  Orchestration
  7.  Automated provisioning
  8.  Workflow Automation
  9.  Manage system configuration
  10.  Team Collaboration
  11.  IT Automation

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  • 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.
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  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.5
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  63,915 Stars
  •  23,965 Forks
  •  866 Open Issues
  •   Updated Feb 5, 2025 
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Ansible, and it has gotten 90 likes

Ansible was added to AlternativeTo by mxxcon on Sep 4, 2012 and this page was last updated Sep 12, 2024.

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reinteder
  
Top negative commentJul 15, 2015

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.

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reinteder

Update: since writing this, we moved to Rundeck and I would highly recommend it.

Reply written Nov 25, 2015

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sdrawkcab

Wow. What were the differences in server quantities between the two levels?

Reply written Sep 19, 2018

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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.

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