Compare CircleCI and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
$5,000 per year
CircleCI
Star Rating
(508)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Star Rating
(376)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000 per year
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to CircleCI. Users appreciate its ability to simplify complex IT tasks through consistent, agentless automation across hybrid environments, making it a strong choice for enterprise-level orchestration.
- Users say that CircleCI offers a highly intuitive experience, particularly for those integrating with GitHub. Reviewers highlight its fast servers and simple setup process, noting that it "just works" and allows for easy triggering of builds on commits and pull requests.
- According to verified reviews, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform shines in its user-friendly YAML playbooks, which are praised for being human-readable. This feature allows teams to scale from simple tasks to more complex automation without added complexity, making it a favorite among enterprise users.
- Reviewers mention that CircleCI provides a highly configurable pipeline setup using YAML, which supports Docker natively and allows for parallel job execution. This flexibility is particularly beneficial for small businesses looking to optimize their testing processes.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while CircleCI has a strong focus on automation and integration, it faces challenges in meeting specific workflow needs for some users. This is contrasted with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, which is noted for its ability to run commands on infrastructure seamlessly.
- Users report that both platforms have their strengths in ease of use, but Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform edges out with slightly higher ratings in areas like ease of administration and overall product direction, indicating a more robust support structure for enterprise users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CircleCI
FREE
$0.00
Per Month
Do more with your minutes.
- Up to 6,000 build minutes per month
- Largest selection: Build for Docker, Windows, Linux, Arm, and macOS or on your own compute with self-hosted runners
- Build better: Choose the right resource class size (S–L) to go fast and maximize your build minutes
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Basic Tower
$5,000
per year
Up to 100 nodes
- 30 Days of Support only
- No response time SLA
- Maintenance & Upgrades
Free Trial
CircleCI
Free Trial is available
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
444
8.9
155
Ease of Use
8.5
446
8.7
320
Ease of Setup
8.4
169
8.2
248
Ease of Admin
8.3
163
8.8
91
Quality of Support
8.2
321
8.3
127
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
134
8.8
75
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
441
9.4
157
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
23
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.4
21
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.2
19
Processes
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.3
20
Configuration
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Logistics
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.9
29
Automation
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.1
32
IT Management
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.5
28
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
54
9.1
16
8.5
59
8.9
17
8.1
51
8.9
16
Management
8.5
60
9.1
15
7.7
47
8.2
16
8.7
59
9.6
16
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.9
19
9.0
12
9.0
20
8.0
11
8.7
19
7.9
11
Functionality
9.0
23
9.0
12
9.0
23
8.2
10
8.8
20
8.7
10
Processes
8.8
23
8.3
11
8.9
22
7.5
10
9.1
22
8.3
11
Functionality
8.7
77
|
Verified
8.3
5
8.3
63
|
Verified
8.3
5
8.2
67
|
Verified
8.3
5
Management
8.8
72
|
Verified
8.3
5
8.6
77
|
Verified
8.0
5
7.8
61
|
Verified
8.7
5
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation Support - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Management - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance and Reporting - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
5.6
13
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Security
Not enough data
6.0
12
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CircleCI and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform are categorized as DevOps Platforms, Continuous Integration, Build Automation, and Continuous Delivery
Unique Categories
CircleCI has no unique categories
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Network Automation Tools, Application Release Orchestration, Patch Management, Vulnerability Scanner, Log Analysis, Enterprise IT Management, Configuration Management, and Runbook Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CircleCI
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
26.5%
Information Technology and Services
17.6%
Internet
10.1%
Financial Services
4.4%
Marketing and Advertising
3.2%
Other
38.2%
Information Technology and Services
16.0%
Financial Services
10.6%
Computer Software
9.0%
Telecommunications
8.2%
Banking
6.3%
Other
50.0%
Discussions
What is CircleCI used for?
1 Comment
AN
CircleCI is a Web application that turns idea into a solution. CircleCI is a continuous Integration and Continuous delivery server. The server assists the...Read more
Where can I found documentation or examples about integration with different programming languages
1 Comment
JJ
Hi Juan, you can find the elaborate documentation here: https://circleci.com/docs/
You can search for the language you want to integrate CircleCI to there.Read more
What's the best way to view my jobs on a mobile application for Android?
1 Comment
JJ
You can use the CircleCI dashboard. Go to this link: https://circleci.com/gh/username <--Replace your username in the link.Read more
What is Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform used for?
1 Comment
AJ
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform streamlines IT operations by automating configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. It excels...Read more
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform has no more discussions with answers
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