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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Chef Enterprise Automation Stack The Chef Enterprise Automation Stack can be used as the foundation to create and manage dynamic infrastructure whether large or small, across multiple datacenters whether on-premise or in the cloud. Chef delivers applications and infrastructure quickly and safely, shipping changes whenever the user decides to and with fewer defects thanks to automated testing and approval. Chef compliance scans entire IT infrastructures and creates reports regarding issues by severity, security risks, and out-of-date software, and can be built directly into the deployment pipeline. Chef analytics allows users to query, visualize and report on operational events with alerts and notifications across multiple platforms. Chef’s high availability solution detects failures automatically and ensures maximum server uptime with automated load balancing, rapid backup and quick recovery. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 36 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Progress Software - **Location**: Bedford, US - **Founded**: 1991 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $250.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Chef for pricing information. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Germany, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Alerts/Notifications - Automatic Backup - Collaboration Tools - Compliance Management - Configuration Management - Continuous Deployment - Continuous Integration Software - Dashboard Software - Data Visualization Software - IT, Server & Network Monitoring Software - Real-Time Analytics - Real-Time Data - Real-Time Monitoring - Real-Time Notifications - Real-Time Reporting - Real-Time Updates - Release Management - Timeline Management - Troubleshooting Reports ## Integrations (3 total) - Amazon EC2 - Microsoft Azure - Slack ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Application Performance Management Software](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/270/application-monitoring-performance/software) ## Related Categories - [Application Performance Management Software](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/270/application-monitoring-performance/software) - [IT, Server & Network Monitoring Software](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/652/it-server-network-monitoring/software) - [DevOps Software](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/1087/devops/software) - [Configuration Tools Software](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/2067/configuration-tools/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Eventhough it is Open Source is really stable, it offers analytics and reporting. > > **Cons**: It is some how difficult to learn so the initial configurations and process are a bit hard, the delivery process has to be as canonical as posible, its documentation is not in one single container, and it could be difficult to find and review. ----- ### "Gets the job done with a minimal amount of setup and commands." — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *7 March 2018* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad > > **Pros**: I like that I can configure an entire Oracle middleware environment within a matter of hours, instead of it taking days. This works well for our dev/qa/prod environments. > > **Cons**: Not very flexible with Windows configuration, there is also not a lot of documentation out there for specific Windows configurations. ----- ### "Great for building systems the way we want them to be." — 4.0/5 > **Krishna** | *17 May 2017* | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: The best thing about Chef is that we can force servers to have the files we want on them with the content that we want and make sure that packages are installed/updated without much effort. > > **Cons**: If you decide a file/package should not be placed/installed on a server anymore you have to explicitly state that you want to remove it. Deciding not to install it is not enough. Also, the unit tests have a pretty steep learning curve. ----- ### "Its nice to have such transparent configuration management tool" — 4.0/5 > **Biswajit** | *11 January 2018* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Chef is an open source tool for configuration management, focused on the developer side for its user base. Chef operates as a master-client model, with a separate workstation needed to control the master. It's based in Ruby, with pure Ruby used for most elements you write. The Chef design is transparent and based on following the instructions it's given, which means that you'll have to make sure your instructions are clear.Chef is good for development-focused teams and environments. It's good for enterprises looking for a more mature solution for a heterogeneous environment. > > **Cons**: 1. The learning curve is steep if you're not already familiar with Ruby and procedural coding. 2. It's not a simple tool, which can lead to large code bases and complicated environments. 3. Doesn't support push functionality. > > We made our hardware infrastructure much easier to manage through chef. ----- ### "Configuration management on fingertips" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *10 October 2018* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Mostly used for deploying on unit test systems(within 30 minutes) Automated software installation Simultaneously review the changes applied to servers > > **Cons**: Not powerful as compared to ansible Training recommended(should have basic coding skills) ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ae/software/103261/chef?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ae/software/103261/chef) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | ----- ## Structured Data