Why hackers moved from Ansible to Pyinfra
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from Ansible to Pyinfra for my homelab, and continue to use Ansible at work.”matthiaswh, 2026-05-04original comment ↗
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Ansible vs Pyinfra
| Ansible | Pyinfra | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 1 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 2 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Ansible
“In this context the Ansible model might not scale well”redat00, 2026-08-31original comment ↗
Praise for Pyinfra
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