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Ansible vs Capistrano: catalog facts
Ansible	Capistrano
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Uses reusable playbooks and commonly connects over SSH.	Runs tasks on many servers in parallel over SSH Role and host filtering for targeted commands
Requires inventories, credentials and carefully maintained playbooks.	Configuration requires knowing some Ruby Focused on SSH deployments rather than containers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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