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SPOTTER VS. ANSIBLE LINT: COMPARISON
Efficient Ansible Playbook Management
Steampunk Spotter is a powerful Ansible Playbook Platform for businesses seeking enhanced control, performance, and security in automation workflows, while Ansible Lint ensures the syntax correctness of playbooks. See what sets them apart.
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What makes Steampunk Spotter a great addition to Ansible Lint
Feature comparison
Feature comparison
Spotter
Ansible Lint
Installation
Installation
Supports all operating systems.
Does not support installation on Windows.
Documentation
Documentation
Comprehensive - product documentation, links to Ansible module documentation.
Product documentation.
Interface
Interface
CLI, VSC extension, Web app
CLI, VSC extension
Checks
Checks
151 checks
Focused on ensuring reliable and secure automation.
Focused on ensuring reliable and secure automation.
41 checks
Focused on basic syntax errors.
Focused on basic syntax errors.
Best Practice Checks
Best Practice Checks
41 checks
General best practice checks and Security best practice checks.
General best practice checks and Security best practice checks.
17 checks
Validation Checks
Validation Checks
54 checks
Covers module usage, parameter settings, best practices, and security concerns.
Covers module usage, parameter settings, best practices, and security concerns.
10 checks
Security Checks
Security Checks
31 checks
Comprehensive checks based on your environment.
Comprehensive checks based on your environment.
6 checks
Upgrade Checks
Upgrade Checks
29 checks
In-depth analysis with direct links to documentation.
In-depth analysis with direct links to documentation.
10 checks
Custom rules
Custom rules
Programming knowledge not required.
Programming knowledge required.
Check configurations
Check configurations
Yes
Skip and enforce checks organization-wide.
Skip and enforce checks organization-wide.
Yes
Skip checks only.
Skip checks only.
Fix errors automatically
Fix errors automatically
Yes
Automatically generates missing requirements files.
Automatically generates missing requirements files.
Yes
Assisted Playbook Writing
Assisted Playbook Writing
Yes
No
CI/CD Integrations
CI/CD Integrations
GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Bamboo Additional integrations can be developed on-demand.
GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins
API
API
Yes
No
Reporting
Reporting
Advanced analytics into playbook data, highlighting the most critical errors and the state of your automation.
No
Collaboration
Collaboration
Yes, user and team-level management.
No
Regular product updates
Regular product updates
Yes, bi-weekly.
Maintained by professional Ansible experts.
Maintained by professional Ansible experts.
Yes, occasional.
Proposed by Ansible community members.
Proposed by Ansible community members.
Dedicated customer support
Dedicated customer support
Yes, 24/7 access to Ansible experts.
No
Steampunk Spotter
Supports all operating systems.
Comprehensive - product documentation, links to Ansible module documentation.
CLI, VSC extension, Web app
151 checks
Focused on ensuring reliable and secure automation.
Focused on ensuring reliable and secure automation.
41 checks
General best practice checks and Security best practice checks.
General best practice checks and Security best practice checks.
54 checks
Covers module usage, parameter settings, best practices, and security concerns.
Covers module usage, parameter settings, best practices, and security concerns.
31 checks
Comprehensive checks based on your environment.
Comprehensive checks based on your environment.
29 checks
In-depth analysis with direct links to documentation.
In-depth analysis with direct links to documentation.
Programming knowledge not required.
Yes
Skip and enforce checks organization-wide.
Skip and enforce checks organization-wide.
Yes
Automatically generates missing requirements files.
Automatically generates missing requirements files.
Yes
GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Bamboo Additional integrations can be developed on-demand.
Yes
Advanced analytics into playbook data, highlighting the most critical errors and the state of your automation.
Yes, user and team-level management.
Yes, bi-weekly. Maintained by professional Ansible experts.
Yes, 24/7 access to Ansible experts.
COMPARISON SUMMARY
Why Spotter?
In-depth Playbook Scanning
Go beyond basic syntax checks to identify elusive errors and security vulnerabilities, ensuring the quality, reliability, and security of enterprise-level Ansible deployments.
Enhanced Security and Compliance
Identify security flaws in Ansible modules and their dependent Python packages while using custom policies and organization-wide check enforcement to protect security and meet compliance requirements.
Monitoring and Analytics
Get centralized visibility and actionable insights on playbook performance, security, and compliance. Empower developers and managers alike to optimize performance and drive strategic improvement.
Collaboration and User Management
Access and analyze playbook scans in a shared workspace and gain visibility into how changes within playbooks affect the overall validity, quality, and security of the project.
Spotter in action: A quick look
Advanced playbook analysis, akin to having your own Ansible expert by your side.
Check playbook compatibility with specific Ansible version and get links to module documentation.
Automatically fix issues and generate missing requirements files.
Easily create and manage custom rules in a universal, human-readable language.
Ensure secure playbook execution with comprehensive security checks.
Steampunk Spotter
Ansible Lint
Advanced playbook analysis, akin to having your own Ansible expert by your side.
Spotter
Ansible Lint
Check playbook compatibility with specific Ansible version and get links to module documentation.
Spotter
Ansible Lint
Automatically fix issues and generate missing requirements files.
Spotter
Ansible Lint
Easily create and manage custom rules in a universal, human-readable language.
Spotter
Ansible Lint
Ensure secure playbook execution with comprehensive security checks.
Spotter
Ansible Lint
User reviews
"It's like having a personal playbook advisor, your own writing and managing assistant. Spotter is your one-stop solution."
Sam R.
Review on G2
"Ansible security scanning, assisted playbook writing, and custom policies functionalities of Steampunk Spotter greatly simplify and fast track my Ansible development experience."
Ioannis M.
Review on G2
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With Steampunk Spotter, Computer Space achieved:
82% reduction
in Ansible Playbook errors
100s hours saved
in playbook optimization
70% productivity increase
in Automation Office
"Steampunk Spotter has been instrumental in transforming our automation process. It helps identify and mitigate potential issues before execution, resulting in fewer errors and higher productivity. Spotter is more than just a tool — it’s a catalyst for evolving the way we manage and perceive automation."
Miguel Esteban, CEO, Computer Space
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