DevOps & Infra IaC mature
Ansible
Agentless IT automation and configuration management
64.0K stars
5.0K contributors
Since 2020
Agentless IT automation and configuration management
License
GPL-3.0
Min RAM
256 MB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
beginner
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✕
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Primary: server-configuration
- ✓ Primary: application-deployment
- ✓ Primary: workflow-orchestration
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ Slow for large inventories
- ✕ YAML can get complex
- ✕ No agent means no continuous enforcement
Replaces / alternatives to
Technical specs
Language
Python
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
dockerbinary
Community
GitHub stars 64.0K
Contributors 5.0K
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Red Hat / IBM
Funding corporate
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2020
Best fit
Team size
solosmallmediumenterprise
Industries
general