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As of 4 November 2026, 37 iac config management are named by companies instead of Ansible: Terraform by 11,012 companies, AWS CloudFormation by 2,970, Puppet by 1,347.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Ansible, companies in postings
- 5,846
- Most used alternative
- Terraform · 11,012
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Terraform
- Alternatives ranked
- 37
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
iac config management companies choose instead of Ansible
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs Ansible | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TerraformHashiCorp | 11,012 | 188% | 41,901 | Ansible vs Terraform → | |
| 2 | AWS CloudFormationAmazon | 2,970 | 51% | 8,108 | Ansible vs AWS CloudFormation → | |
| 3 | PuppetPerforce | 1,347 | 23% | 3,167 | Ansible vs Puppet → | |
| 4 | Azure BicepMicrosoft | 1,311 | 22% | 3,177 | Ansible vs Azure Bicep → | |
| 5 | ChefProgress | 1,069 | 18% | 2,513 | Ansible vs Chef → | |
| 6 | PulumiPulumi | 938 | 16% | 1,769 | Ansible vs Pulumi → | |
| 7 | AWS CDKAmazon Web Services | 604 | 10% | 1,300 | Ansible vs AWS CDK → | |
| 8 | Azure ARM TemplatesMicrosoft | 556 | 10% | 1,142 | Ansible vs Azure ARM Templates → | |
| 9 | 471 | 8% | 1,039 | Ansible vs Open Policy Agent → | ||
| 10 | SaltStackBroadcom (VMware) | 407 | 7% | 983 | Ansible vs SaltStack → | |
| 11 | OpenTofuLinux Foundation | 400 | 7% | 739 | Ansible vs OpenTofu → | |
| 12 | TerragruntGruntwork | 305 | 5% | 655 | Ansible vs Terragrunt → | |
| 13 | Azure CLIMicrosoft | 278 | 5% | 588 | Ansible vs Azure CLI → | |
| 14 | AWS Control TowerAmazon | 266 | 5% | 2,886 | Ansible vs AWS Control Tower → | |
| 15 | HashiCorp PackerHashiCorp | 260 | 4% | 576 | Ansible vs HashiCorp Packer → | |
| 16 | Azure Resource ManagerMicrosoft | 230 | 4% | 501 | Ansible vs Azure Resource Manager → | |
| 17 | AWS Systems ManagerAmazon | 225 | 4% | 438 | Ansible vs AWS Systems Manager → | |
| 18 | CrossplaneCNCF | 213 | 4% | 447 | Ansible vs Crossplane → | |
| 19 | Ansible Automation PlatformRed Hat | 187 | 3% | 796 | Ansible vs Ansible Automation Platform → | |
| 20 | Azure AutomationMicrosoft | 162 | 3% | 320 | Ansible vs Azure Automation → | |
| 21 | AWXRed Hat | 139 | 2% | 285 | soon | |
| 22 | AWS CLIAmazon | 123 | 2% | 268 | soon | |
| 23 | VagrantHashiCorp | 89 | 2% | 155 | soon | |
| 24 | Serverless FrameworkServerless Inc | 74 | 1% | 116 | soon | |
| 25 | CedarAmazon Web Services | 72 | 1% | 167 | soon | |
| 26 | 62 | 1% | 162 | soon | ||
| 27 | Terraform CloudHashiCorp | 62 | 1% | 511 | soon | |
| 28 | ForemanThe Foreman Project | 57 | 1% | 116 | soon | |
| 29 | SpaceliftSpacelift | 45 | 1% | 88 | soon | |
| 30 | Terraform EnterpriseHashiCorp | 40 | 1% | 145 | soon | |
| 31 | NetmikoKirk Byers | 36 | 1% | 117 | soon | |
| 32 | NAPALMNAPALM Automation | 27 | 0% | 77 | soon | |
| 33 | AWS SAMAmazon | 25 | 0% | 50 | soon | |
| 34 | VMware vRealize AutomationVMware | 23 | 0% | 44 | soon | |
| 35 | BOSHCloud Foundry Foundation | 22 | 0% | 24 | soon | |
| 36 | MorpheusHPE | 17 | 0% | 165 | soon | |
| 37 | OCI Resource ManagerOracle | 13 | 0% | 56 | soon |
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37 iac config management are named by companies instead of Ansible: Terraform by 11,012 companies, AWS CloudFormation by 2,970, Puppet by 1,347, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/ansible/alternatives)
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- RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
- Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
Ansible alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Ansible?
Terraform: 11,012 companies name it in their own job postings, against 5,846 for Ansible.
How is this list ranked?
By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.
Does this say which is better?
No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.
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