Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Terraform
Terraform clearly comes out ahead of Ansible on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Terraform has a free tier; Ansible does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Red Hat | HashiCorp |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Terraform
custom
custom
freemium
usage based
usage based
usage based
custom
| Feature | ansible | terraform |
|---|---|---|
| 24X7 Support | ||
| 1 Concurrent Run | ||
| 9 Am To 5 Pm Support | ||
| Advanced Governance | ||
| Full Access To Ansible Automation Platform Built-In Resources To Create, Manage, And Scale Across The Entire Enterprise | ||
| Advanced Security And Compliance | ||
| Maintenance And Upgrades | ||
| Core Infrastructure Automation | ||
| Enhanced Team Tools | ||
| Enterprise Features | ||
| Enterprise Support | ||
| Everything In Essentials | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Everything In Standard | ||
| Full Control | ||
| Private Module Registry | ||
| Remote Plan And Apply | ||
| Remote State Storage | ||
| Secure Variable Storage | ||
| Self-Hosted Distribution | ||
| Up To 500 Managed Resources | ||
| Vcs Integration |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Terraform comes out ahead overall, though Ansible can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Terraform offers a free tier; Ansible does not currently list one.
Ansible is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
