SaltStack
SaltStack automates infrastructure with event-driven approach.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Infrastructure automation and management
Who should look elsewhere
Learning curve
Pros
- +Configuration management
- +Good for scale
- +Active development
- +VMware backed
- +Event-driven
Cons
- −Learning curve
- −Ansible more popular
- −Documentation gaps
- −Smaller community
- −Complex setup
Key features
- ✓Configuration management
- ✓Remote execution
- ✓Event-driven
- ✓Cloud provisioning
- ✓VMware
- ✓Open source
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Open Source | $0 | month | Configuration management; Remote execution; Event-driven automation |
| VMware Aria Automation | — | month | Enterprise support; GUI management; Compliance features |