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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform pros and cons

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PROS

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is agentless, allowing configurations without needing to install software on client systems.
Automation and the ability to manage multiple systems efficiently is highly valued, significantly reducing time spent on repetitive tasks.
Ansible's YAML-based syntax is simple, making it accessible and easy to learn, while allowing for clear and human-readable code.
The extensive library of modules and integrations with numerous applications and cloud providers enhance its scalability and versatility.
The platform enhances efficiency in building and deploying infrastructure through streamlined processes and reliability.

CONS

Ansible Automation Platform faces challenges with scalability and performance, especially in larger environments and when scaling up infrastructure.
There is a need for enhanced documentation and examples to aid user understanding and expedite the learning curve.
Connection issues like SSH session limitations can impede performance and efficiency.
More options and keywords in Ansible would greatly improve operational flexibility, such as options available in YUM for package management.
The platform should expand its compatibility and support for different technologies, including newer AI and ML tech stacks.
 

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Pros review quotes

Sudhir Kumar Tiwari - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Sep 4, 2025
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is very helpful due to passwordless integration and the ability to interact with multiple servers at once, which is especially advantageous when dealing with thousands of servers.
reviewer1525251 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cognitive Business Operation at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Jul 24, 2025
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is easy to integrate; the platform is simple to use.
reviewer2399148 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Anslyst VII - Infrastrusture at a government with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2024
The development tools are decent and being able to consistently manage those servers is really the key, which is why we went with Ansible in the first place.
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SM
IT Specialist at Los Angeles County Internal Services Department
May 7, 2024
The most valuable feature is that it is easy to build playbooks. The learning curve is not that steep.
reviewer2399208 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2024
The easy-to-read syntax for YAML files and the interoperability between modules are valuable.
reviewer2398626 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Automator at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
May 7, 2024
When you have an enterprise-level number of network devices, the ability to quickly push out security updates to thousands of devices is the biggest thing
reviewer2399166 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead System Administrator at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 8, 2024
The ease of being able to use the modules and collections to define what our business processes are is valuable. We are able to give non-technical people the ability to look at a process and say, "We need a step here. Someone do something and put it right here."
AM
Associate Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
May 7, 2024
Automation is valuable. It saves us time in performing tedious tasks or repetitive tasks.
HB
IT Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 18, 2025
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is valuable due to the simplicity of the YAML language.
NM
Associate Software Test Solution Architect at AFour Technologies
Dec 17, 2024
The automation capabilities streamline deployment processes, providing reliability and reducing manual intervention and errors.
 

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Cons review quotes

Sudhir Kumar Tiwari - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Sep 4, 2025
I have observed that Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform could improve by creating modules for upcoming AI and ML tech stacks, as currently, specific modules for these are not available.
reviewer1525251 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cognitive Business Operation at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Jul 24, 2025
The technical support is not adequate. The Ansible sales and technical support services need significant improvement.
reviewer2399148 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Anslyst VII - Infrastrusture at a government with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2024
There should be better Windows support. We have had to develop a lot of our own roles because of the Windows platform. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux ones existed but not the Windows versions, so I have had to develop a bunch of Windows ones.
Learn what your peers think about Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,164 professionals have used our research since 2012.
SM
IT Specialist at Los Angeles County Internal Services Department
May 7, 2024
We are very satisfied with what we have. From a management point of view, whatever makes it easier for my team to help customers write their own playbooks would be something very beneficial. Everything is going as a service. Creating playbooks can become much more consumer-oriented so that customers do not need to contact us to write their own playbooks.
reviewer2399208 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2024
There have been some differences between the operating systems that we have noticed. It could be down to cryptographic policies, but we have noticed some speed issues. They should work on the speed of deployment on different operating systems.
reviewer2398626 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Automator at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
May 7, 2024
At this time, I do not have anything to improve. What we struggle with is the knowledge base, but that is more about us having to go and find it and learn the platform on our own rather than an actual Ansible issue.
reviewer2399166 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead System Administrator at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 8, 2024
There should be consistency. I know that it is always changing, but when we are trying to get some users to do something in basic Ansible that they are not really interested in doing but their job requires them to do it, they start finding inconsistencies.
AM
Associate Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
May 7, 2024
The web GUI can be a little bit better. There should be a couple of more features.
HB
IT Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 18, 2025
I would like to see improvements in the dashboards. More detailed dashboards would be beneficial because there is a lack of dashboards on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
NM
Associate Software Test Solution Architect at AFour Technologies
Dec 17, 2024
More library support for microservices architecture and Kubernetes would be helpful.