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Salt vs AWX: catalog facts
Salt	AWX
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source; Red Hat sells a supported product built from it.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Remote execution and configuration management in one tool Event-driven automation	Web interface and REST API for Ansible jobs Job scheduling and central tracking
Concepts such as states, grains and pillars take time to learn Needs its own control infrastructure to run	Requires existing Ansible knowledge Running the server takes significant setup
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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