# Ansible vs Pulumi — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/ansible-vs-pulumi
Author: Sandeep (https://trutool.co/authors/sandeep)

Compare Ansible and Pulumi by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Ansible
IT configuration and automation.
Best fit: Platform engineering and release teams considering Ansible for this job: IT configuration and automation.
- IT configuration and automation
Before you choose: Test deployment repeatability, secrets handling, rollback, observability, and maintenance effort in the exact plan you intend to use.
Pricing: https://www.ansible.com
- [Read Ansible profile](https://trutool.co/tools/ansible): Read Ansible profile

### Pulumi
Infrastructure as code.
Best fit: Platform engineering and release teams considering Pulumi for this job: Infrastructure as code.
- Infrastructure as code
Before you choose: Test deployment repeatability, secrets handling, rollback, observability, and maintenance effort in the exact plan you intend to use.
Pricing: https://www.pulumi.com
- [Read Pulumi profile](https://trutool.co/tools/pulumi): Read Pulumi profile