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Pragyan Tripathi
Pragyan Tripathi

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5 differences you must know between Terraform and Ansible

Terraform and Ansible, the ultimate showdown!

They both have their own unique powers. Here are the 5 differences you must know to make the right choice:

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Difference 1

Terraform is an IaC tool for provisioning and managing infrastructure. Vs Ansible is a configuration management and automation tool for software and services.

Difference 2

Terraform uses a declarative approach to provisioning infrastructure. Vs Ansible uses an imperative approach to configuring systems.

Difference 3

Terraform uses its own proprietary language, HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL), while Ansible uses YAML or JSON.

Difference 4

Terraform provides a state management feature, which keeps track of the infrastructure it manages, while Ansible does not have a similar feature.

Difference 5

Terraform can be used for multi-cloud orchestration, while Ansible is used for automating the configuration of servers, network devices, and cloud services.

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