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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

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in
4.5
Market Presence: DevOps Platforms (Transitioning to DevSecOps Platforms), Network Automation Platforms

Overview

Product Information on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform?

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is a software that enables organizations to automate IT processes such as configuration management, application deployment, and workflow orchestration in enterprise environments. The software offers tools for managing infrastructure as code, integrating with various cloud and on-premise technologies, and supporting security and compliance requirements. It provides automation capabilities for tasks across servers, networks, and applications, helping to reduce manual intervention and streamline operational efficiency. The platform supports collaboration and resource sharing through customizable playbooks and roles, addressing the need for standardized and repeatable automation solutions in complex IT ecosystems.

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Pricing

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform software uses a subscription-based pricing model with annual licensing fees determined by the number of nodes managed. The software offers tiered pricing that varies based on deployment type and required support levels, with options for trial access and volume discounts for larger environments.

Overall experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Software Sr. Qa Engineer
<50M USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“YAML Simplicity and Automation Controller Ease Rated Highly in Ansible Experience”

4.0
Jan 16, 2026
Overall, my experience with Ansible has been positive. It's reliable for automating repetitive infrastructure. It's reliable for automating repetitive infrastructure and deployment tasks, and once things are set up properly, it saves a lot of time and reduces manual errors in day to day DevOps work.
Front End Developer
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Frontend Developers Take: Pros and Cons for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform”

3.0
Mar 6, 2024
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's powerful automation, effective infrastructure management, Integration and support resources have completely changed frontend development. Ansible may become must have tool for frontend developers trying to increase productivity and workflow efficiency with regular updates and and focus on frontend specific requirements

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Red Hat specialises in offering enterprise open source solutions. The main business problem it addresses lies within the domain of Linux, hybrid cloud, edge, and Kubernetes technologies. It operates using a communal collaboration method which allows it to provide efficient technological solutions. Its dedicated professionals play an integral role in the idea generation process and problem-solving, resulting in significant advancements in the field.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1993
Head office location
Raleigh, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://www.redhat.com

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Likes & Dislikes

Like

1. The biggest strength for me are the simplicity of YAML based playbooks which are easy to read, write and maintain even for complex workflows. 2. Automation Controller (Tower/AAP UI) makes scheduling, role based access and job monitoring much easier at scale. 3. CI/CD and cloud integrations really helped me to automate deployments and environment provisioning across different platforms.

Like

What I really like about about it is that it makes frontend development easier. It helped me to do my job better by taking care of repetitive tasks and technical stuff behind the scenes. So that I can focus on creating great frontend experiences with getting stuck.

Like

- ageless architecture: this simplifies deployment significantly since we don't need to install extra software human-readable yaml, ansible galaxy/content collections

Dislike

1. I felt that the initial setup and learning curve can be steep, especially when moving from basic Ansible to the full automation platform. 2. Debugging failed playbooks isn't always straightforward and error messages can be unclear at times. 3. Licensing and pricing feel expensive for smaller teams compared to using open-source Ansible alone.

Dislike

It could me more user friendly, provide simpler tools for developing and managing automation tasks, be easier to understand and work better with windows. For Frontend developers like me, Ansible will be easier to use and more useful if this changes were made.

Dislike

Learning curve for Advanced features, performance with large inventories, UI customization

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Reviews and Ratings

4.5

(274 Ratings)

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  • Software Sr. Qa Engineer
    <50M USD
    Software
    Review Source

    YAML Simplicity and Automation Controller Ease Rated Highly in Ansible Experience

    4.0
    Jan 16, 2026
    Overall, my experience with Ansible has been positive. It's reliable for automating repetitive infrastructure. It's reliable for automating repetitive infrastructure and deployment tasks, and once things are set up properly, it saves a lot of time and reduces manual errors in day to day DevOps work.
  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    A robust and scalable foundation for enterprise-grade automation

    5.0
    Jan 8, 2026
    The platform excels in streamlining our infrastructure automation. The YAML-based playbooks are intuitive. Making complex deployments simple and repeatable. The extensive community support and seamless integration across multiple cloud environments have significantly reduced our manual workload.
  • IT OPS SPECIALIST
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Automation With Ansible Balances Powerful Features Against Speed And Resource Demands

    5.0
    Oct 22, 2025
    Ansible is one of the best automation platforms I ever worked with! Its flexibility and power allows to utilize it to automate anything requiring mass remote actions on the servers or network devices. Having Python under the hood, it is not lighting fast and its internal processes produce a lot of overhead, yet it just does its job
  • SERVER ADMIN
    50M-1B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Red Hat Ansible Simplifies Automation With Agentless Design and Readable Playbooks

    5.0
    Sep 22, 2025
    My experience with Red Hat Ansible has been highly positive. It's a powerful automation tool that significantly simplifies confugation management, application deployment and task automation. I particularly appreciate its agentless arhitecture and the use of YAML based playbook, which make it both efficient and easy to understand.
  • TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER
    1B-10B USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    Ansible Dashboard Provides Clear Project Scheduling and Deployment Status Overview

    5.0
    Nov 4, 2025
    For our DevOps platform we are using Ansible to automate some steps of the process. It is a simple-to-use tool that can help in automate parts of the release and deployment processes, as long as automate other kind of tasks. It is highly configurable and gives a clear status of jobs and processes in its built-in dashboard.
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