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Time to Implement

3 months

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Progress Chef Demo - Chef Compliance
Node Status Report with option for Profile Status readout
Progress Chef Demo - Chef Infrastructure
Chef Infra Client Run Status displaying passed and failed nodes
Progress Chef Demo - Chef InSpec Profile
Profile shows the definition, metadata, and resources to scan
Progress Chef Demo - Chef SaaS
Effortlessly manage your DevOps work in the cloud.
Progress Chef Demo - Zero Trust
Continuously monitor and validate users and devices for privileges and attributes with Chef.
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Suvom D.
SD
Lead Devops
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best tool to automate Infrastructure"
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

The best part of using Progress Chef is that it doesn't depend on a single cloud infrastructure. We offer SaaS as well as Product as a Service. Given this, we provide infrastructure code and Docker images for applications to our customers. Therefore, we required a service that can manage both infrastructure code and application deployment, including the pipeline for future releases. In these terms, Progress Chef is the go-to solution for us, whether our customer is in AWS, Azure, or GCP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

I would like it even more if I can get a managed service for using Progress Chef. The Infrastructure requirement for Progress Chef is a bit complex. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Biswaranjan B.
BB
C
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Ease of Automation"
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

I have used Chef in my previous company and have setup chef work station in my local. which was simple and it helps me to make some configuration changes without any downtime. it pulls configurations from the central server to the worker node Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

Chef can improve their support community for better growth.

Initially, I have faced a few issue while writing the cookbooks it would have helped if they improve their support community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VP
Bengaluru
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"4+ years experience in creating cookbooks in IaaC environment."
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

The most helpful aspect of Chef is its ability to automate and manage infrastructure as code.

Chef supports various operating systems and cloud platforms, making it versatile for managing heterogeneous environments.

I like the features for auditing and ensuring compliance with security policies. It helps organizations maintain a secure and compliant infrastructure.

And I like a chef-automate dashboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

Proper testing of cookbooks is crucial, and setting up a testing environment can require additional effort. Some colleagues find the testing and development process more involved compared to simpler tools.

Lack of documentation or may lack real-world examples for practical scenarios. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bhavesh P.
BP
Senior Engineer (CloudOps/DevOps)
Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"I have such a great experience to use the same."
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

Progress Chef sounds like a fascinating concept! It seems like a tool or platform designed to help individuals or businesses in the culinary field track their progress and improve their skills. I think what I'd like best about it is the potential for continuous growth and learning it offers. Being able to see your progress over time and identify areas for improvement can be incredibly motivating and helpful in mastering any skill, including cooking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

Nothing as of now. As it's covered all required features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Naveenkumar M.
NM
QA Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Chef software devops automation product"
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

Broad user community

ChefConf is an excellent conference Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

It remains to be seen how Chef evolves after being acquired by Progress

The Chef technology itself for cookbook development has a not-insignificant learning curve due to how powerful it is Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vishal S.
VS
Student Ambassador
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very Efficient and reliable"
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

Progress Chef in my opinion is one of the best tools to maintain and manage servers. It has made our job much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

There are very few downside and even few which I have faced, the setup and downtimes are daunting but apart from it it's great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from michelle sebek of Progress Chef

Vishal, thank you so much for your kind words and I am so happy it is working to make your life easier.

Best,

Michelle

Rinky K.
RK
Operations Specialist 1
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Chef for all your DevScOps needs - Love TestKitchen"
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

TestKitchen to test everyrecipe before deploying, manages hugs scale, stability Infra server provides and Inspec 6 parallel scan feature Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

Can be better for Windows clients, Chef automate should be easier to install Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kamil P.
KP
Senior Cloud Consultant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Progress chef is a great tool for Cloud Infrastructure Automation and Configuration Management"
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

Progress chef is really easy in terms of Implementation. It has great number of features including Infrastructure Management, Release Automation, Task Management, Dashboard and Visualization etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

Progress chef documentation can be made more simpler and adoptive. The quality if documentation is really important when it comes to implement a tool practically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy Integration and Configuration"
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

It is very wel written configuration management tool and very good to have for writing system configurations. It can very easily integrate with cloud based platforms.The best part is we can run it in client/server mode Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

Written in pure domain specific Ruby language which can be difficult sometimes for users who don't know much about this language Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Firoj S.
FS
DevOps Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Chef Recipes"
What do you like best about Progress Chef?

There are multiple reasons why i love chef, like being open source, auotmate the configuration, accuracy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Progress Chef?

For the general audience (college students) not hear about chef easily. They could have better marketing around it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

15 months

Average Discount

10%

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