What is 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.
Ansible pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free open-source version or paid enterprise platform
Ansible (Open Source)
FreeFree open-source project
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Contact salesEnterprise platform with security hardening and support
What Ansible does
The capabilities that matter for configuration management tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Architecture
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- Push / pull model
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- Config language
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- Masterless mode
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- Hosting
- -
- Idempotent
- -
- Desired-state declarative
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- Content registry
- -
- Windows support
- -
- Cloud provisioning
- -
- Policy / compliance
- -
- Enterprise edition
- -
- Open-source core
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (22)
Independently observed- 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
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 7 (1 in the last 12 months), max severity HIGH sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Ansible FAQ
Common questions about Ansible, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Configuration Management Tools.
Source: https://www.ansible.com
Is Ansible free to use?
Ansible is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the GPL-3.0 licence. Paid editions are also offered: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.ansible.com
What platforms does Ansible support?
Ansible supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.ansible.com
Can Ansible be self-hosted?
Yes. Ansible can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.ansible.com
What does Ansible integrate with?
We have confirmed 22 integrations for Ansible, including Terraform, VMware, ServiceNow, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Cisco and Juniper, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.ansible.com
Is Ansible open source?
Yes. Ansible is published under the GPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Ansible alternatives
Other configuration management tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- HCL BigFixAI-powered platform for automated discovery, patching, and compliance management across diverse endpoints and environmentsmedium · 73%
- BOSHAutomation platform for deploying and managing distributed systems across cloud infrastructurehigh · 79%
- SaltEvent-driven automation platform for infrastructure management and configuration at scalehigh · 78%
- Landscapemedium · 72%
- SaltStackDistributed infrastructure automation and command execution platformmedium · 71%
- NixOS / NixA declarative package manager and Linux distribution using functional programming principlesmedium · 52%
Compare Ansible
Side by side against other configuration management tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Ansible, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package downloads | 84 | 0.17 | 14.5 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 40 | 0.12 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 56 | 0.08 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| Security score | 75 | 0.05 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Stars | 92 | 0.03 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.08 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 39 | 0.05 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 17 | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 66% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Open source core | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 22 | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Python | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | GPL-3.0 | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 20 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 70% |
Security
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