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You can go through the below table to get an overview of the metrics on which I will be comparing these tools.
| Metrics | Chef | Puppet | Ansible | Saltstack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Availability | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Ease of Setup | Not very easy | Not very easy | Easy | Not very easy |
| Management | Not very easy | Not very easy | Easy | Easy |
| Scalability | Highly Scalable | Highly Scalable | Highly Scalable | Highly Scalable |
| Configuration language | DSL(Ruby) | DSL(PuppetDSL) | YAML(Python) | YAML(Python) |
| Interoperability | High | High | High | High |
| Pricing (upto 100 nodes) | $13700 | $11200-$19900 | $10,000 | $15,000(approx.) |
These are many more factors on which you can compare these tools. Let’s dig deeper into each tool and understand the difference between Chef vs Puppet vs Ansible vs Saltstack.
| Product Capabilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chef | Puppet | Ansible |
| Continuous delivery with automated workflow | Orchestration | Simple orchestration |
| Compliance and security management | Automated provisioning | Streamlined provisioning |
| Infrastructure automation | Code and node management | Continuous delivery with automated workflow |
| Configuration automation | App deployment | |
| Simple visualization and reporting | Security and compliance integration into automated processes | |
| High transparency | ||
| Role-based access control | ||
https://www.edureka.co/blog/chef-vs-puppet-vs-ansible-vs-saltstack/
https://www.veritis.com/blog/chef-vs-puppet-vs-ansible-comparison-of-devops-management-tools/