Is Ansible dead?
Deaditude Score:
49.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Mature, stable, and as exciting as accounting software.
*Data last collected: 27 Jun 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2012
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
2
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
78,932
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
47
Posts
11.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+16.7%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnsible Platform 25.0.0
r/ansible17 days ago
73(96%)3
Best resources to learn Ansible in 2026?
r/ansible20 days ago
60(95%)34
Deploying Ansible 2.20 support fleet-wide on EL8/9/10 — how are you handling Python?
r/ansible29 days ago
25(97%)31
New walkthrough on installing AAP 2.7
r/ansible15 days ago
22(83%)4
Video: Build an Execution Environment with the Automation Portal
r/ansible20 days ago
23(93%)8
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
15,372🇫🇷France
3,628🇮🇳India
2,920🇩🇪Germany
1,437🇬🇧United Kingdom
1,033🇨🇦Canada
728Market Summary
25,118
Total Jobs
🏢
86,922
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Ansible is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Ansible, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
39
Posts
Community Interest
Average points8.3
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Deploying to IPv6-Only Hetzner with Kamal and Ansible
2 months ago
45
Show HN: testing Ansible playbooks *fast*
3 months ago
20
LazyAnsible – A LazyDocker-Like TUI for Ansible
3 months ago
20
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Ansible.
Content Metrics
31
Videos
5.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+666.7%
Average Engagement
166.6
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Ansible:
Hosting Engineer
Hobby Channel
TestLAB
Hobby Channel
Pedro Lino Cáceres
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Ansible para Redes en 15 Minutos: Lo Que Todo CCNA Debe Saber (Con Demo Real) | 2026
Pedro Lino Cáceres
1 months ago
895
1 months ago
34
1 months ago
50
Ansible Tutorial for Beginners | From Chaos to Automation (Real DevOps Use Case 2026)
Hosting Engineer
2 months ago
10
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2026 | 49.2% |
| 13 Jun 2026 | 57.4% |
| 31 May 2026 | 58.2% |
| 17 May 2026 | 52.4% |
| 3 May 2026 | 59.9% |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 56.7% |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 59.1% |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 57.0% |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 57.3% |
| 24 Feb 2026 | 53.0% |
| 10 Feb 2026 | 50.8% |
| 28 Jan 2026 | 39.8% |
| 14 Jan 2026 | 33.8% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 58.6% |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 58.0% |
| 4 Dec 2025 | 47.0% |
| 20 Nov 2025 | 46.8% |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 35.4% |
| 25 Oct 2025 | 44.0% |
| 11 Oct 2025 | 45.2% |
| 28 Sept 2025 | 33.2% |
| 14 Sept 2025 | 36.3% |
| 31 Aug 2025 | 35.3% |
| 18 Aug 2025 | 48.6% |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 39.5% |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 46.3% |
| 8 Jul 2025 | 47.4% |
| 24 Jun 2025 | 39.1% |
| 10 Jun 2025 | 34.4% |
| 28 May 2025 | 46.4% |
| 9 May 2025 | 40.9% |
| 4 May 2025 | 40.2% |
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