Sold by: Progress Software Corporation
Deployed on AWS
Chef capabilities are available as cloud-based services, providing customers with the same powerful automation capabilities with the added benefit of reduced infrastructure overhead and faster time to value.
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Overview
Chef SaaS is a cloud-based solution for infrastructure, compliance, and cloud security automation to manage entire IT estates. Enterprises can automate infrastructure configurations, view compliance and security postures of all devices, and detect and remediate configuration drift and security vulnerabilities.
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Highlights
- Configuration Management for All Platforms and Operating Systems
- Continuous Compliance Audits and Automated Remediation
- Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months | Overage cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Node | 50 nodes of Chef SaaS | $7,000.00 | |
Nodes beyond 50 | Any nodes above 50 are priced per node | $150.00 | - |
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Configuration Management
Supports configuration management across all platforms and operating systems
Compliance Auditing and Remediation
Performs continuous compliance audits with automated remediation capabilities
Cloud Security Posture Management
Provides cloud security posture management (CSPM) for security vulnerability detection and remediation
Configuration Drift Detection
Detects and remediates configuration drift across IT infrastructure
Multi-Device Security Visibility
Enables viewing of compliance and security postures across all managed devices
AWS Service Integration
Full Ansible collection for AWS with native integrations including EC2, CloudFormation, VPC, ALB, AMI, Security Groups, key pairs, EFS, EBS, S3, RDS, Lambda, and AWS Secrets Manager
Multi-Environment Deployment
Capability to deploy and run on AWS cloud with extension to private clouds, on-premise datacenters, edge locations, and hybrid cloud environments
Workflow Orchestration
End-to-end automation platform for configuring systems, deploying software, and orchestrating advanced workflows across enterprise infrastructure
OpenShift Compatibility
Installation support via operator on Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA) and OpenShift running directly on AWS infrastructure
Included RHEL Subscriptions
Includes up to 10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions for deploying Ansible Automation Platform instances
Policy-Driven Infrastructure Governance
Enforces policies for security, compliance, cost, and reliability at every stage of infrastructure delivery and operation with continuous tracking, review, and auditability.
Drift Detection and Compliance Monitoring
Detects and prevents infrastructure drift to ensure environments remain aligned with organizational standards before, during, and after deployment.
Multi-Framework Infrastructure Support
Supports multiple Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks including OpenTofu, Terraform, and Kubernetes across multiple cloud providers.
Role-Based Access Control and Isolation
Provides fine-grained RBAC and structured organizational models to maintain isolation, visibility, and control across hundreds of teams and environments.
Standardized Infrastructure Templates and Workflows
Encodes infrastructure standards into enforceable templates, policies, and pipelines that apply consistently across teams, environments, and clouds.
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Customer reviews
Anonymous
Powerful Automation with a Steep Learning Curve
Reviewed on Jul 08, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like Progress Chef's ability to automate infrastructure management while ensuring consistency across all servers. Instead of configuring systems manually, I define the desired state in code, and Chef applies it automatically, reducing downtime and improving consistency. Once it's properly implemented, it becomes a powerful and reliable tool for automating infrastructure at scale. After migrating from Puppet, we have found Chef to offer a more flexible and maintainable automation platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
One area where Progress Chef could be improved is its learning curve, it takes more time to understand concepts. Debugging issues are challenging, setting up and managing Chef servers are complex for smaller environments.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Progress Chef to manage servers, reducing downtime and improving consistency. It automates infrastructure management, allowing me to define desired states in code while ensuring consistency across servers.
Anonymous
User-Friendly UI with Detailed Error Tracking
Reviewed on Jul 08, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I find the UI of Progress Chef to be user-friendly, which really helps in displaying all the servers it supports. It shows the errors in detail for servers that are failing, and you can track back to when the failure started, which is incredibly useful. Every morning, I conduct check-ins to see which servers need attention or have been decommissioned, and this tool assists in alerting the VM owners effectively.
What do you dislike about the product?
None so far as we only use it for observability nothing much
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Progress Chef for observability, checking health status, identifying server issues, and alerting VM owners about failures. Its user-friendly UI shows supported servers and detailed errors, helping me track problems back to their start.
Nomzamo X.
Efficient Automation Tool with a Learning Curve
Reviewed on Jul 06, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like Progress Chef's ability to automate infrastructure management and maintain consistent server configuration across environments. It reduces manual work, it's reliable, and saves time.
What do you dislike about the product?
Learning can be a challenge. Improved documentation would make it easier. I think a more step-by-step guide for beginners and clear troubleshooting documentation for common errors would help.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Progress Chef to automate and configure servers, eliminating manual setup errors and maintaining consistent configurations. It's reliable, reduces manual work, and saves time.
Judith Mologadi M.
Simplifies Automation and Boosts Consistency Across Environments
Reviewed on Jul 06, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It simplifies automation,improves consistency and reduce manual effort in managing our environments
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial setup and troubleshooting can be complex for new users
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Progress chef helps automate infrastructure and configuration management,reducing manual effort,improving consistency and enabling faster,more reliable deployment
Kwazikonke M.
Exceptional Monitoring and Compliance Tool
Reviewed on Jul 01, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like Progress Chef for its visibility and monitoring capabilities. It allows us to easily track Chef-managed VMs, verify they are checking in successfully, and quickly identify systems that require attention. It helps us see which VMs are healthy, failing, missing, or checking in as expected, and when a system stops reporting, we can identify and investigate it immediately.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Progress Chef to monitor and track VMs, ensuring regular check-ins and compliance. It solves the challenge of monitoring managed VMs and provides visibility to quickly identify systems needing attention, helping maintain our infrastructure standards.