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Description

Ansible serves as an exceptionally straightforward automation engine, streamlining tasks such as cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, and intra-service orchestration, among various other IT requirements. Over the years, the Ansible Automation Platform has evolved to deliver robust automation solutions tailored for operators, administrators, and IT decision-makers across diverse technology sectors. As a premier enterprise automation offering from Red Hat®, which is backed by a vibrant open source community, it has emerged as the standard technology for IT automation. With this enterprise automation platform, organizations can scale their automation efforts, efficiently manage intricate deployments, and enhance productivity across their entire IT teams. Additionally, Red Hat and its consulting partners provide valuable services that support your comprehensive automation journey, enabling a quicker realization of benefits. This collaborative approach not only accelerates implementation but also fosters innovation in automation practices.

Description

Chef transforms infrastructure into code. Chef automates how you build, deploy and manage your infrastructure. Your infrastructure can be as easily modified, tested, and repeated as application code. Chef Infrastructure Management automates infrastructure management automation to ensure configurations are consistently applied in all environments. Chef Compliance makes it easy for the enterprise to enforce and maintain compliance. Chef App Delivery enables you to deliver consistent, high-quality application results at scale. Chef Desktop allows IT teams automate the deployment, management and ongoing compliance for IT resources.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Bionic Yes 
Corz Cloud Yes 
Cutover Yes 
Defakto Yes 
Delphix Yes 
Digital.ai Release Yes 
F5 Distributed Cloud DDoS Mitigation Service Yes 
IBM DevOps Deploy Yes 
KernelCare Enterprise Yes 
MAAS Yes 
MicroK8s Yes 
MicroStack Yes 
NetWatch.ai Yes 
Opsera Yes 
Securden Password Vault for Enterprises Yes 
Snow Commander Yes 
Sweagle Yes 
Vulcan Cyber Yes 

Integrations

Bionic Yes 
Corz Cloud Yes 
Cutover Yes 
Defakto Yes 
Delphix Yes 
Digital.ai Release Yes 
F5 Distributed Cloud DDoS Mitigation Service Yes 
IBM DevOps Deploy Yes 
KernelCare Enterprise Yes 
MAAS Yes 
MicroK8s Yes 
MicroStack Yes 
NetWatch.ai Yes 
Opsera Yes 
Securden Password Vault for Enterprises Yes 
Snow Commander Yes 
Sweagle Yes 
Vulcan Cyber Yes 

Pricing Details

Free
Open source
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Red Hat

Founded

1993

Country

United States

Website

www.ansible.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Progress Software

Founded

1981

Country

United States

Website

www.chef.io

Product Features

Configuration Management

Access Control / Permissions Yes 
Application Deployment Yes 
Automated Provisioning Yes 
Infrastructure Automation Yes 
Node Management Yes 
Orchestration Yes 
Reporting Analytics / Visualization Yes 
Task Management Yes 

Continuous Delivery

Application Lifecycle Management No 
Application Release Automation No 
Build Automation No 
Build Log No 
Change Management No 
Configuration Management Yes 
Continuous Deployment Yes 
Continuous Integration No 
Feature Toggles / Feature Flags No 
Quality Management No 
Testing Management No 

DevOps

Approval Workflow Yes 
Dashboard No 
KPIs No 
Policy Management No 
Portfolio Management No 
Prioritization No 
Release Management No 
Timeline Management No 
Troubleshooting Reports No 

Network Automation

Compliance Monitoring Yes 
Configuration Backup Yes 
Configuration Changes Yes 
Network Orchestration Yes 
Performance Monitoring Yes 
Tool Access Control No 
Vulnerability Assessments Yes 

Software Configuration Management (SCM)

Automated Cleanup No 
Branch Merging No 
Code Review No 
Concurrency Management No 
Defect Tracking No 
Flexible Branching No 
Rapid Hotfix No 
Rapid Rebuilds No 
Regulatory Compliance No 
Version Control / Management No 
Workflow / Process Automation No 

Product Features

Configuration Management

Access Control / Permissions Yes 
Application Deployment Yes 
Automated Provisioning Yes 
Infrastructure Automation Yes 
Node Management Yes 
Orchestration Yes 
Reporting Analytics / Visualization Yes 
Task Management Yes 

Continuous Delivery

Application Lifecycle Management No 
Application Release Automation No 
Build Automation No 
Build Log No 
Change Management No 
Configuration Management No 
Continuous Deployment No 
Continuous Integration No 
Feature Toggles / Feature Flags No 
Quality Management No 
Testing Management No 

DevOps

Approval Workflow No 
Dashboard Yes 
KPIs No 
Policy Management No 
Portfolio Management No 
Prioritization No 
Release Management Yes 
Timeline Management Yes 
Troubleshooting Reports Yes 

Software Configuration Management (SCM)

Automated Cleanup No 
Branch Merging No 
Code Review No 
Concurrency Management No 
Defect Tracking No 
Flexible Branching No 
Rapid Hotfix No 
Rapid Rebuilds No 
Regulatory Compliance No 
Version Control / Management No 
Workflow / Process Automation No 

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