Development Tools · head to head
Ansible vs Baseten
The short version
- Only Ansible has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Ansible the open source project gives the engine and the language; the automation controller, automation mesh, automation hub, analytics and governance all belong to the paid Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform; Baseten gPU compute is billed per minute by hardware class, from $0.01052 per minute on a T4 up to $0.16633 per minute on a B200, so costs vary by which accelerator a workload lands on, as of August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Ansible and Baseten actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Ansible
- Playbooks
- Inventory management
- Module library
- Variables and templating
- Handlers
- Roles
- Async tasks
- Plugins
Only in Baseten
Nothing recorded that Ansible does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Ansible
- Configuration managementnot Baseten
- Server provisioningnot Baseten
- Application deploymentnot Baseten
- Multi-node managementnot Baseten
- Orchestrationnot Baseten
Baseten
No use cases recorded yet. See the Baseten review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Ansible
- The open source project gives the engine and the language; the automation controller, automation mesh, automation hub, analytics and governance all belong to the paid Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
- Event-Driven Ansible and the AI coding assistant are platform features rather than open source ones
- Red Hat does not publish platform pricing
- Running open source Ansible at scale means building the control plane the platform otherwise provides
Baseten
- GPU compute is billed per minute by hardware class, from $0.01052 per minute on a T4 up to $0.16633 per minute on a B200, so costs vary by which accelerator a workload lands on, as of August 2026.
Pricing, plan by plan
Ansible
Free- Open SourceFree
- Community edition
- Unlimited nodes
- Full functionality
- Ansible Automation Platform$5000/year
- Enterprise support
- Ansible Tower
- Advanced features
Baseten
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Baseten review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Ansible if
- You need playbooks.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Windows, Mac, Api.
- You also want inventory management.
Choose Baseten if
Nothing in the data separates Baseten from Ansible on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Ansible or Baseten better?
- Neither clearly leads. Ansible starts at Free and Baseten at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Ansible or Baseten?
- Ansible has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Ansible and On request for Baseten.
- Does Ansible or Baseten run on more platforms?
- Ansible runs on Linux, Windows, Mac, Api. Baseten runs on Web.
- Can I use Ansible for free?
- Yes. Ansible has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Baseten starts at On request.
- What is Ansible best used for?
- Ansible is most often used for configuration management, server provisioning, application deployment, multi-node management. Of those, configuration management and server provisioning are not what Baseten is typically brought in for.
- What can Ansible do that Baseten cannot?
- Ansible covers Playbooks, Inventory management, Module library, Variables and templating.
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