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 Open Source Puppet | Score7 out of 10 | N/A | Open source Puppet provides tools to automate the configuration and management of IT infrastructure. It is supported by a community of users and contributors. Users can get involved by fixing bugs, influencing new feature direction, publishing modules, and engage with the community to share knowledge and expertise. | N/A |
 Ansible | Score9.2 out of 10 | N/A | The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (acquired by Red Hat in 2015) is a foundation for building and operating automation across an organization. The platform includes tools needed to implement enterprise-wide automation, and can automate resource provisioning, and IT environments and configuration of systems and devices. It can be used in a CI/CD process to provision the target environment and to then deploy the application on it. | $5,000 per year |
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| Considered Both Products | No answer on this topic | Chose Ansible I've evaluated Puppet and Chef and they're not as good as Ansible. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Ansible I used puppet prior to moving to open source Ansible and eventually to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. I appreciate the agentless approach of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and feel that its deterministic approach to applying code is superior to puppet Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Ansible There's 0 comparison. Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform leaves them in the dust. It is easier to configure and wipe playbooks for, and has way more community support and documentation making it a no brainer. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info Chose Ansible It's agentless. Not needing to deploy and maintain an agent on a system I want to maintain is invaluable. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info Chose Ansible Ease of use, once you understand how to configure the tool, everything is a piece of cake. It runs pretty fast also, can use GITLab to manage our playbooks. Security options is great, can setup granular security depending on each team using Red Hat Ansible Automation … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 9.5 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 8.0 |
| Usability | - | 7.3 |
| Performance | - | 8.7 |
| Support Rating | - | 7.3 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 8.2 |
| Ease of integration | - | 8.6 |
