# Ansible vs Terraform — Fit & Features

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

Compare Ansible and Terraform 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

### Terraform
Infrastructure provisioning as code.
Best fit: Platform engineering and release teams considering Terraform for this job: Infrastructure provisioning as code.
- Infrastructure provisioning 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.hashicorp.com/products/terraform
- [Read Terraform profile](https://trutool.co/tools/terraform): Read Terraform profile