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Terraform×Ansible×Atlantis×
AttributeTerraformOther licenseAnsibleOpen sourceAtlantisOpen source
Overview
Primary focusInfrastructure-as-code tool for provisioning cloud resources declarativelyRepeatable automation for managed hostsFree, self-hosted Terraform automation via pull requests
DeploymentSelf-hostedSelf-hostedSelf-hosted
Source modelOther licenseOpen sourceOpen source
Pricing modelfreemiumopen sourceopen source
API availableYesYesNot specified
Windows desktopYesNot specifiedNot specified
Mobile appNot specifiedNot specifiedNot specified
OverviewTerraform defines cloud and on-prem infrastructure as declarative configuration and applies changes through a plan/apply workflow. Since August 2023 it ships under HashiCorp's Business Source License rather than a fully open-source license.Ansible uses inventories and YAML playbooks to automate configuration and operational tasks.Atlantis is an open-source (Apache-2.0) Go application you deploy yourself; it listens for GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket pull request webhooks and runs terraform plan/apply from PR comments, with workspace locking.
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TerraformOther license
Primary focus
Infrastructure-as-code tool for provisioning cloud resources declaratively
Deployment
Self-hosted
Source model
Other license
Pricing model
freemium
API available
Yes
Windows desktop
Yes
Mobile app
Not specified
Overview
Terraform defines cloud and on-prem infrastructure as declarative configuration and applies changes through a plan/apply workflow. Since August 2023 it ships under HashiCorp's Business Source License rather than a fully open-source license.
AnsibleOpen source
Primary focus
Repeatable automation for managed hosts
Deployment
Self-hosted
Source model
Open source
Pricing model
open source
API available
Yes
Windows desktop
Not specified
Mobile app
Not specified
Overview
Ansible uses inventories and YAML playbooks to automate configuration and operational tasks.
AtlantisOpen source
Primary focus
Free, self-hosted Terraform automation via pull requests
Deployment
Self-hosted
Source model
Open source
Pricing model
open source
API available
Not specified
Windows desktop
Not specified
Mobile app
Not specified
Overview
Atlantis is an open-source (Apache-2.0) Go application you deploy yourself; it listens for GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket pull request webhooks and runs terraform plan/apply from PR comments, with workspace locking.

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