This is one of the common DevOps interview questions. What is the
difference between Ansible and Terraform? When will you choose Ansible over Terraform?
Ansible handles configuration management and application deployment, while Terraform is responsible for provisioning and managing the underlying infrastructure. The choice between Ansible and Terraform depends on the specific needs of the task or project at hand.
| Factor | Ansible | Terraform |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Configuration mgmt |
Provisioning |
| Infrastructure | mutable | Immutable |
| Language | Procedural | Declarative |
| Written in | Python | Go |
| Architecture | client only |
client only |
| State Management |
No |
Yes |
| Cloud |
All |
All |
| Syntax | YAML |
JSON |
| UI/CLI | Has both UI(Ansible Tower) and CLI |
only CLI based |
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