Is Ansible dead?
Deaditude Score:
47.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will be running unchanged in production when the sun explodes.
*Data last collected: 4 Dec 2025, 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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
6
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
33%
Growth
-67%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
74,156
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
53
Posts
11.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Ansible detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI'm an Ansible Solution Architect at Red Hat. What's one thing we could do that would help you automate faster?
r/ansible24 days ago
155(96%)304
Is the book "Ansible for DevOps" by Jeff Geerling still relevant for learning?
r/ansible3 days ago
115(95%)40
Ansible for network stuff [2025]
r/ansible28 days ago
34(91%)15
Prevent new Linux users being made
r/ansible26 days ago
28(90%)29
How do you build a central Ansible hub?
r/ansible18 days ago
27(93%)12
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
18,065🇮🇳India
3,410🇫🇷France
3,061🇩🇪Germany
1,444🇬🇧United Kingdom
1,074🇨🇦Canada
696Market Summary
27,750
Total Jobs
🏢
79,824
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
23
Posts
Community Interest
Average points13.8
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Automating rootless Docker host updates with Ansible
20 days ago
425
Ansible Meets UV
2 months ago
51
Ansible Release 12: The Windows Vista Moment
1 months ago
31
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Ansible.
Content Metrics
32
Videos
13.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-40.0%
Average Engagement
410.9
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Ansible:
Durga Software Solutions
Hobby Channel
Learn & Earn
Hobby Channel
The Ansible Playbook
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
What's new: Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
The Ansible Playbook
1 months ago
9316
Ansible Inventory File - Don’t Start Without Understanding This! - (Part 4) - #40
Tech - The Lazy Automator
1 months ago
300
Ansible Class 3 – Run Your First Playbook (Full Hands-On Demo)
ExploreTechInsights360
1 months ago
71
LINUX with ANSIBLE tutorials || Demo - 1 || by Mr. Hari on 06-10-2025 @7PM (IST)
Durga Software Solutions
2 months ago
60
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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