There are many infrastructure automation frameworks besides Ansible—namely Chef, Puppet, and SaltStack. Each framework offers its own unique features and models; there is no one right framework that fits all the organizations. In this section, I would like to list some of the advantages of Ansible over other frameworks and why I think this is a good tool for network automation.

I am listing the advantages of Ansible without comparing them to other frameworks. Other frameworks might adopt some of the same philosophy or certain aspects of Ansible, but rarely do they contain all of the features that I will be mentioning. I believe it is the combination of all the following features and philosophy that makes Ansible ideal for network automation.