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AnsiblePuppetChefFuncCapistrano
PurposeConfig, Deployment, Ad-HocConfig, DeploymentConfig, DeploymentAd-HocDeployment
Config LanguageYAML formatCustom DSLRuby codeNoneNone
Config Language StyleVery simple, not expressiveVery rich & expressiveVery rich & expressiveNoneNone
CommunicationSSH pushSSL pull or push triggerSSL pull or push trigger(?)SSL pushSSH
Daemons Required?noyesyesyesno
Database Requirednoyesyesnono
Inventory Featuresplannedyesyes?yesno
Message Bus Requirednoyesyesnono
Implemented InPythonRubyRuby, ErlangPythonRuby
Extensible InAnything!RubyRubyPythonRuby
Codebase SizeSmallLargeLargeMediumMedium
Module SupportEmergingWide/EstablishedWide/EstablishedMedium/EstablishedPoor
Users TargetedSysadmins, developers, web adminsSysadminsSysadmins, web adminsSysadmins, developersWeb admins
Can Easily Build Applications On ItYesNoNoYesNo
Delegated HierachiesNoNoNoYesNo