Ansible vs Consul
AnsibleConfiguration Management Tools
ConsulService Mesh Platforms
Ansible Configuration Management Tools Automate everything. | Consul Service Mesh Platforms Service networking across clouds. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Configuration Management Tools | Service Mesh Platforms |
| What it is | Ansible by Red Hat is an open-source automation platform for configuration management, application deployment, and IT orchestration using simple YAML playbooks. | HashiCorp Consul provides service discovery, service mesh, and configuration management for distributed systems across clouds and runtimes. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Ansible Core: Free and open source Ansible Automation Platform: Starting at ~$14,000/year (standard, 100 nodes) Red Hat subscription includes support and certified content. | Open Source: Free (BSL license) HCP Consul: From $0.018/hour per server Enterprise: Custom pricing |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2012 | 2014 |
| Team size | 10,001+ employees | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Raleigh, North Carolina | San Francisco, California |
| Featured clients | NASA, Rackspace, Twitter, GoDaddy | Stripe, Salesforce, Cisco |