Comparison

Ansible vs Juju

On the evidence we track, Ansible leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Ansible58
Juju52
Score
Vioscale score
Ansible58 / 100medium · 61%
Juju52 / 100low · 18%
Pricing
Free tier
Ansible
Juju
Model
Price level
Ansiblelow
Jujufree
Integrations
Count
Ansible22
Juju9
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ansible2,140
Juju
Github stars
Ansible70,473
Juju
Package downloads weekly
Ansible2,699,011
Juju
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ansible22
Juju
Release
History
Ansible20 items
Juju
License
Spdx
AnsibleGPL-3.0
Juju
Language
Primary
AnsiblePython
Juju
Market
Availability
Ansible

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for configuration management tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Architecture
Ansible-
Juju-
Push / pull model
Ansible-
Juju-
Config language
Ansible-
Juju-
Deployment
Masterless mode
Ansible-
Juju-
Hosting
Ansible-
JujuCloud + self-hosted
Correctness
Idempotent
Ansible-
Juju-
Model
Desired-state declarative
Ansible-
Juju-
Ecosystem
Content registry
Ansible-
Juju
Platform
Windows support
Ansible-
Juju-
Scope
Cloud provisioning
Ansible-
Juju
Governance
Policy / compliance
Ansible-
Juju-
Commercial
Enterprise edition
Ansible-
Juju
Licensing
Open-source core
Ansible
Juju

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Ansible

Leader

Ansible is an open source IT automation engine that automates provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and many other IT processes. It is free to use, and the project benefits from the experience and intelligence of its thousands of contributors.

Independently observed

Juju

An open-source automation platform for deploying and managing application lifecycle across diverse infrastructure types including Kubernetes, VMs, cloud platforms, and bare metal. It uses charm-based operators to handle application integrations and system evolution as first-class concerns.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Ansible

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free open-source version or paid enterprise platform

  • Ansible (Open Source)Free
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation PlatformContact sales
as of verify ↗

Juju

Open sourceFree tier

Open source with optional enterprise control plane (JAAS) available

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
CLI
Ansible
Juju
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ansible
Juju
Self-hosted
Ansible
Juju
On-premise
Ansible
Juju
Hybrid
Ansible
Juju

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Ansible

Leader
22 total
  • Terraform
  • VMware
  • ServiceNow
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Cisco
  • Juniper
  • F5
  • HPE
  • Dell Technologies
  • NetApp
  • SAP
  • Pure
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • CyberArk
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Splunk
  • Dynatrace
  • Infoblox
  • Aruba
  • Windows
Independently observed

Juju

9 total
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Kafka
  • MLflow
  • Spark
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Vault
  • HAProxy
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.