Comparison

Ansible vs SUSE Manager

No clear leader: Ansible (57.5) and SUSE Manager (56.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Ansible58
SUSE Manager56
Score
Vioscale score
Ansible58 / 100medium · 61%
SUSE Manager56 / 100low · 18%
Pricing
Free tier
Ansible
SUSE Manager
Model
Ansiblecommercial
SUSE Managercommercial
Price level
Ansiblelow
SUSE Manager
Integrations
Count
Ansible22
SUSE Manager
Security
Disclosure policy
Ansible
SUSE Manager
Scorecard
Ansible7.5
SUSE Manager
Reliability
Status page
Ansible
SUSE Manager
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ansible2,140
SUSE Manager
Github stars
Ansible70,473
SUSE Manager
Package downloads weekly
Ansible2,699,011
SUSE Manager
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ansible22
SUSE Manager
Release
History
Ansible20 items
SUSE Manager
License
Spdx
AnsibleGPL-3.0
SUSE Manager
Language
Primary
AnsiblePython
SUSE Manager

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Ansible

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

SUSE Manager

A centralized management platform for mixed Linux environments that automates system updates, manages software lifecycles, and provides real-time monitoring across deployments of any size.

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

HybridFree tier

Free open-source version or paid enterprise platform

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

SUSE Manager

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Ansible
SUSE Manager
CLI
Ansible
SUSE Manager
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ansible
SUSE Manager
Self-hosted
Ansible
SUSE Manager
On-premise
Ansible
SUSE Manager

Integrations

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

Ansible

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

SUSE Manager

Not documented yet.

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