Ansible vs Puppet, Chef & Terraform
Where Ansible fits among the automation tools.
A Crowded Toolbox
Ansible is not alone. Puppet, Chef, and Terraform also automate infrastructure, but they solve overlapping problems differently.
Two Big Questions
When comparing tools, ask two things: do they need an agent, and do they manage config or provision the infrastructure itself?
All lessons in this course
- The Problem: Snowflake Servers & Manual Drift
- Configuration Management to the Rescue
- Agentless & Push-Based: Ansible's Big Idea
- Ansible vs Puppet, Chef & Terraform