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Overview
Developed byRed Hat
Founded2012
LicenseGPL-3.0
Open source✓ Open Source
Primary languagePython
Use caseInfrastructure Automation
Technical
Protocols
YAMLSSHWinRM
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ChefPuppetSaltStack
Based onPython
Competes with
PuppetChefSaltStack
Knowledge graph stats
Claims46
Avg confidence94%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 19 days ago
Trust distribution
100% unverified
Governance
EU Risknot classified
Training data disclosure

Ansible

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Agentless IT automation platform for configuration management and deployment

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primary use case

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Infrastructure Automation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
configuration management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
configuration management and IT automation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
configuration management and automation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
IT automation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
application deployment○UnverifiedHighFresh1
IT automation and configuration management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Infrastructure automation and configuration management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
agentless IT automation for configuration management and deployment○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
GPL-3.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
GNU General Public License v3○UnverifiedHighFresh1
GPL v3○UnverifiedHighFresh1

maintained by

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Red Hat○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
YAML○UnverifiedHighFresh1
SSH○UnverifiedHighFresh1
WinRM○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

based on

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Python○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
AWS○UnverifiedHighFresh1
VMware○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Jenkins○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Docker○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Kubernetes○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

programming language

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Python○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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Red Hat○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Michael DeHaan○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pricing model

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Open source with commercial support options○UnverifiedHighFresh1
free and commercial○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Open source core with commercial enterprise version○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Open source core with commercial support○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Free open source with paid enterprise support○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Free (open source) with commercial support available○UnverifiedHighFresh1
free and commercial versions○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
freemium○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Open source with commercial support○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Open source with commercial enterprise version○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

requires

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
SSH○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
2012○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Chef○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Puppet○UnverifiedHighFresh1
SaltStack○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

competes with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Puppet○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Chef○UnverifiedHighFresh1
SaltStack○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Commonly Used With

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