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Chef by Progress is an infrastructure automation platform using Ruby-based recipes for configuration management, compliance, and application delivery.
Pricing
Free + enterprise ~$137/node/year
Founded
2009
Team size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
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Best for
Mid-market (201-1,000), Enterprise (1,000+)
Pricing model
Tiered plans
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About Chef
Chef provides infrastructure automation that transforms complex, manual IT processes into code that is automated, testable, and repeatable. It uses a Ruby-based DSL for writing system configuration recipes.
Chef Infra manages configuration across thousands of nodes, while Chef InSpec automates compliance verification against security policies. Chef Habitat handles application packaging and deployment.
The platform follows a client-server architecture where Chef clients run on managed nodes and pull configurations from the Chef Server. Knife CLI and Chef Workstation streamline development workflows.
Now part of Progress Software, Chef continues to serve enterprises that need mature, policy-driven infrastructure automation with strong compliance and audit capabilities.
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Pricing model: Tiered plans
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Free plan: Not specified
Contract minimum: Not specified
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Mid-market (201-1,000)Enterprise (1,000+)
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