Comparison

Ansible vs Rudder

On the evidence we track, Ansible leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Ansible64

Rudder54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AnsibleLeader	Rudder
vioscaleAI score	64 / 100medium · 65%	54 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	22	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.5	6.4
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.rudder.io/blog/automated-cis-compliance-rudder-9/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=ansible-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fnormation%2Frudder&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2,140	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	70,980	715
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,964,190	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	35	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	4
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-3.0	GPL-3.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Scala
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Ansible64 / 100medium · 65%

Rudder54 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Ansible✓

Rudder✓

Model

Ansiblecommercial

Rudderfreemium

Price level

Ansiblelow

Rudderlow

Transparent

Ansible–

Rudder✗

Integrations

Count

Ansible22

Rudder10

Security

Disclosure policy

Ansible–

Rudder✓

Gdpr

Ansible–

Rudder✓

Iso27001

Ansible–

Rudder✓

Scorecard

Ansible7.5

Rudder6.4

Trust center

Ansible–

Rudderhttps://www.rudder.io/blog/automated-cis-compliance-rudder-9/

Vulnerabilities

AnsibleCount: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=ansible-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

RudderCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fnormation%2Frudder&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Ansible–

Rudder✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Ansible2,140

Rudder0

Github stars

Ansible70,980

Rudder715

Package downloads weekly

Ansible1,964,190

Rudder–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Ansible35

Rudder100

Release

Cadence days

Ansible–

Rudder4

History

Ansible20 items

Rudder20 items

License

Spdx

AnsibleGPL-3.0

RudderGPL-3.0

Language

Primary

AnsiblePython

RudderScala

Market

Availability

Ansible–

RudderAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Ansible6 items

Rudder8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Configuration Management Tools
Capability	Ansible	Rudder
Core
Architecture	Agentless / SSH-push	Agent-based
Push / pull model	-	Pull
Config language	-	YAML
Deployment
Masterless mode	✓	✓
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud + self-hosted
Correctness
Idempotent	-	✓
Model
Desired-state declarative	✓	✓
Ecosystem
Content registry	-	-
Platform
Windows support	-	✓
Scope
Cloud provisioning	✓	-
Governance
Policy / compliance	-	✓
Commercial
Enterprise edition	-	✓
Licensing
Open-source core	✓	✓

Core

Architecture

AnsibleAgentless / SSH-push

RudderAgent-based

Push / pull model

Ansible-

RudderPull

Config language

Ansible-

RudderYAML

Deployment

Masterless mode

Ansible✓

Rudder✓

Hosting

AnsibleSelf-hosted only

RudderCloud + self-hosted

Correctness

Idempotent

Ansible-

Rudder✓

Model

Desired-state declarative

Ansible✓

Rudder✓

Ecosystem

Content registry

Ansible-

Rudder-

Platform

Windows support

Ansible-

Rudder✓

Scope

Cloud provisioning

Ansible✓

Rudder-

Governance

Policy / compliance

Ansible-

Rudder✓

Commercial

Enterprise edition

Ansible-

Rudder✓

Licensing

Open-source core

Ansible✓

Rudder✓

What each one is

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

Ansible

Leader

A system for automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment across multiple machines via standard SSH without requiring agent installation on remote systems.

Independently observed

Rudder

Centralizes security policy enforcement across Linux and Windows systems in cloud or on-premises environments. Continuously audits infrastructure against security baselines, automatically detects deviations, and can remediate them in real-time.

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 2026-08-05verify ↗

Rudder

SubscriptionFree tier

Free open source core. Enterprise and Corporate plans with annual per-node pricing; contact for quotes.

Rudder CoreFree
- Base infrastructure security automation
Rudder EnterpriseContact sales
- Linux and Windows support
- Real-time infrastructure insights
- Security configuration management
- Choice of: Patch & vulnerability management OR Policy & benchmark compliance
- Unlimited standard support
- +1 more
Rudder Corporate Security SuiteContact sales
- Security configuration management with continuous enforcement
- Patch and vulnerability management with automated campaigns
- Policy and benchmark compliance (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001)
- Real-time compliance scoring and dashboards
- Unlimited premium support with guaranteed response times
- +3 more

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Ansible	Rudder
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Ansible✗

Rudder✓

Windows

Ansible✗

Rudder✓

Linux

Ansible✗

Rudder✓

CLI

Ansible✓

Rudder✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Ansible✗

Rudder✓

Self-hosted

Ansible✓

Rudder✓

On-premise

Ansible✗

Rudder✓

Hybrid

Ansible✗

Rudder✓

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

Rudder

14 total

CI/CD
ticketing
CMDB
monitoring
Centreon
Consul
ELK Stack
GLPI
OpenScap
Vault
Zabbix
Ansible AWX
iTop
Rundeck

Independently observed

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