Is Ansible dead?
Deaditude Score:
59.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Can be summoned with ancient incantations.
*Data last collected: 3 May 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
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
77,677
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
44
Posts
10.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+25.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysIs AWX basically dead as a release project now? No release since July 2024…
r/ansible1 months ago
95(93%)64
Netbox + Ansible (netdevops projecy)
r/ansible26 days ago
34(96%)10
Hidden gems in the builtin collection
r/ansible21 days ago
31(97%)11
Network Automation with Ansible
r/ansible1 months ago
26(84%)16
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
14,209🇮🇳India
3,846🇫🇷France
3,068🇩🇪Germany
1,435🇬🇧United Kingdom
1,055🇨🇦Canada
542Market Summary
24,155
Total Jobs
🏢
87,478
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
Ansible gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
30
Posts
Community Interest
Average points22.1
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Ansible battle tested hardening for Linux, SSH, Nginx, MySQL
4 months ago
9524
Like Kompose for K8s but for Ansible
4 months ago
31
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Ansible content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
28
Videos
50.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-20.0%
Average Engagement
1.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Ansible:
NetMinion Solutions
Hobby Channel
The Ansible Playbook
YouTube Royalty
Devopsvibez
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Nautobot + Ansible Automation Platform: Automating from a Network Source of Truth
The Ansible Playbook
2 months ago
533
2 months ago
353
Infrastructure lifecycle management with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform + HashiCorp Terraform
The Ansible Playbook
2 months ago
462
2 months ago
118
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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