Chef PAYG

I used the solution to transform my infrastructure into code.

The solution is easy to use and learn, and it easily automates all the code and infrastructure. The solution quickly automates development in a cloud environment and provides flexibility for selecting multiple clouds in infrastructure. The solution is easy to use.

I never faced issues with the solution’s stability.

Chef is a scalable solution.

I've worked with the solution during my three months of internship and in my self-made project. I would recommend the solution to other users.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Chef is a configuration management tool, and I work for the product team of Chef. All the DevOps teams mainly use Chef for configuration management of their servers or infrastructure.

Chef is a great tool for an automation person who wants to do configuration management with infrastructure as a code.

Chef does not support the containerized things of Chef products. In the future, Chef could develop a docker container or docker images.

I have been using Chef for four years.

I rate Chef a nine out of ten for stability.

Thousands of customers are using the solution.

I rate Chef a nine out of ten for scalability.

The solution's technical support team is really good, and you can directly contact them regarding any issues.

The solution's initial setup for clients is very easy, but it is moderate for the infra server. The solution's documentation is very good, and its installation can be done in 15 to 20 minutes.

Chef is priced based on the number of nodes.

Overall, I rate Chef a nine out of ten.

We were using the tool for managing Kubernetes.

The product is useful for automating processes.

I did not like the solution. It is an old technology. Compared to Ansible, it just doesn't hold up because we need to deploy a client to each of the services we need to manage, which makes the automation much harder.

The tool was fairly stable.

The product was deployed on the cloud.

I would not recommend the solution to others. It depends entirely on how someone’s system is made, but still, I would probably suggest something else entirely. Overall, I rate the tool a four or five out of ten.

Chef is like a master chef in a kitchen for computer systems. It's used to create recipes (cookbooks) that specify how servers and apps should be set up. Chef then makes sure these instructions are followed the same way on all computers in a network. The ChefServer is like the recipe book, where all these instructions are kept and shared, making it easier to manage and control how software and systems work in a company.

The most valuable feature is its easy configuration management, optimization abilities, complete infrastructure and application automation, and its superiority over other similar tools. It smoothly integrates with CI processes and helps reduce manual errors in system management and configuration. It is an effective and user-friendly tool for automating IT infrastructure and applications.

In terms of improvement, Chef could get better by being more widely available, adapting to different needs, and providing better documentation. There is also an issue with shared resources like cookbooks lacking context, which could lead to problems when multiple companies use them. Chef should aim for wider availability, better flexibility, clearer documentation, and improved management of shared resources to prevent conflicts. Many companies are now moving to Ansible, so I would recommend better documentation, easier customer use, and simpler integration. I have concerns about the complexity of migrating to different servers and would prefer a simpler process.

I have been using Chef for almost a year.

I would rate the stability of the solution an eight out of ten.

Approximately 16 people use Chef at our company.

Ansible has more advanced features than Chef. Ansible is easy to install, highly scalable, excels in orchestration and streamlined provisioning, and is easy to deploy. However, I cannot decide whether I prefer Ansible or Chef.

Overall, I would rate Chef a seven out of ten.