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Best 1 Chef
Chef
Free Plan Available From Free (Open Source) / Varies (Enterprise)

Chef is a powerful configuration management tool that uses a Ruby-based DSL to define infrastructure as code. It is highly effective for managing large-scale, complex server environments where granula...

8.9 Very Good
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2 Ansible
Ansible
Free Plan Available From Free (Open Source) / $10,000/year (Enterprise tier)

Ansible is an open-source automation platform that simplifies IT project automation, software deployment, and application release. It uses a declarative approach, defining desired states rather than s...

8.8 Very Good
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3 Puppet
Puppet

Puppet is a veteran in the configuration management space, known for its declarative language and robust model-based approach. It excels at maintaining the desired state of large, heterogeneous server...

8.5 Very Good
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4 SaltStack
SaltStack

SaltStack (now part of VMware) is known for its incredible speed and event-driven automation capabilities. It uses a master-minion architecture that allows for near-instantaneous execution of commands...

8.3 Very Good
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5 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AWX)
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AWX)

AWX (Ansible Workflow Engine) is the open-source foundation for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. It provides a web-based interface for creating, scheduling, and managing Ansible playbooks. AWX is...

6.3 Fair
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