Difference between Ansible and Puppet

Ansible :

It is an effective device for automation to the provision of the goal surroundings and to then set up the application. It follows an easy setup method and does no longer rely on any extra software, servers or client daemons. It is primarily used as a DevOps tool and can operate a lot of duties that in any other case are time-consuming, complex, repetitive.

Advantages-

• Easy to learn.
• It is open source.
• There is no Dependency on Agents

Disadvantages-

• It has complex data structures.
• It cannot handle large data.
• It has limited windows support.

Puppet :

It is an open-source software program configuration administration and deployment tool. It’s most frequently used on Linux and Windows to pull the strings on a couple of utility servers at once. It is free for use and open to change and customization. You get a complete device with core CM abilities and performance.

Advantages-

• It is easy to install.
• It has Command Line Interface and Graphical User Interface.
• It has a support for all major Operating Systems.

Disadvantages-

• Quite slow to respond.
• It does not have lifecycle management.
• Tough for beginners to learn.

Difference Between Ansible and Puppet :

S.No.	Ansible	Puppet
1.	Introduced in 2012 by Michael DeHaan.	Introduced in early 2005 by Puppet Labs.
2.	It is built using python.	It is built using Ruby, C++, Clojure.
3.	Ansible follows the concept of procedural programming	Puppet follows the concept of declarative programming.
4.	It follows the push model.	it follows the pull model.
5.	It is more scalable than Puppet.	It is less scalable than Ansible.
6.	It is not much efficient than Puppet.	It is more efficient in completing tasks as compared to Ansible.
7.	There is no role of any agents.	There is the role of the puppet agent.
8.	Its installation process is quite complex.	It can be installed easily and conveniently.
9.	It is less secure than that of Puppet.	It is more secure than Ansible.
10.	It does not offer high availability.	It offers high availability.
11.	Repository of Ansible is Ansible Galaxy.	Repository of Puppet is Puppet Forge.
12.	It has Command Line Interface and User Interface.	It has Command Line Interface and Graphical User Interface.