Is Ansible dead?
Deaditude Score:
34.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Still works perfectly. That's the most interesting thing about it.
*Data last collected: 10 Jun 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 achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2012
GitHub Pulse
Stable
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
65,312
total stars
Forks
24,023
total forks
Open PRs
556
open pull requests
Recent Commits
66
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Python87.8%
PowerShell6.9%
Shell2.7%
C#2.2%
Jinja0.4%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
18
Answer Rate
33%
Acceptance Rate
28%
Growth
+40%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
70,122
Subscribers
22
Active Users
Activity Metrics
82
Posts
8.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+16.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysGood ansible book in 2025
r/ansible25 days ago
53(93%)21
Ansible Jinja templates beginners guide
r/ansible1 months ago
47(91%)4
Looking for Real-World Ansible Use Cases and Project Examples
r/ansible27 days ago
42(94%)96
AWX/AAP in 2025
r/ansible21 days ago
25(96%)28
Molecule vs ansible-test vs ansible-tox
r/ansible15 days ago
23(97%)7
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
10,982🇮🇳India
4,471🇫🇷France
3,521🇩🇪Germany
2,194🇬🇧United Kingdom
1,121🇨🇦Canada
751Market Summary
23,040
Total Jobs
🏢
63,298
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
HN Darling
Ansible gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
29
Posts
Last mentioned 3 days ago
Community Interest
Average points37.0
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Ansible: Pure (only in its) pragmatism
1 months ago
168
Ansible: Pure (Only in Its) Pragmatism
1 months ago
161
Terraform and Ansible is not enough
1 months ago
41
Ansible Lineinfile Module: Managing Lines in Text Files
2 months ago
21
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Ansible content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
14
Videos
21.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
1.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Ansible:
TheTechSchkool
Hobby Channel
Alta3 Research
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Ansible Playbook Basics - FINALLY Explained Clearly!
Alta3 Research
1 months ago
4711
![ANSIBLE in Meno di 30 Minuti! Laboratorio Rapido & Completo [2025 100% Pratico] #ansibletutorial](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n9aGjTdvsPw/mqdefault.jpg)
ANSIBLE in Meno di 30 Minuti! Laboratorio Rapido & Completo [2025 100% Pratico] #ansibletutorial
Capitan Cloud | Eugenio Fontana
1 months ago
212
1 months ago
92
1 months ago
154
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2025 | 34.4% |
| 28 May 2025 | 46.4% |
| 9 May 2025 | 40.9% |
| 4 May 2025 | 40.2% |
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