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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    Lindokuhle T.

    Reliable automation that simplifies infrastructure management

    Reviewed on Aug 10, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    The most helpful aspect of Progress Chef is its ability to eliminate manual server setup through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated configuration drift management.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    The least helpful part that I discovered about progress chef, is that I can take time to learn, especially when you are still getting familiar with the setup and configuration.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    It helps me with, solve the problem of having to manually configure and manage infrastructure across different systems.
    Retail

    Chef 360 Helps Us Migrate Infrastructure and Deliver New Customer Features

    Reviewed on Jul 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    Chef 360 is the product which I can try to migrate from infra server in my organisation to uplift new features for our customers
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Progress team has to come up with an AI option if possible so that we can think of how it would be useful for us to improve our infrastructure experience for customers
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Compliance is one of the key which we have used to solve our hardening operating system
    Monali M.

    User-Friendly Tool That Makes Repetitive Infrastructure Jobs Easy

    Reviewed on Jul 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    It user friendly and makes the repeative infrastructure jobs easy.It uses different language and any modifications of cookbook can be done easiy
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Sometimes the failures are hard to figure out
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Routine tasks like server database provision, mundane tasks also can be automated
    Sanjay K.

    Effective Infrastructure Management with Learning Curve

    Reviewed on Jul 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I like how Progress Chef offers easy configuration management and makes the upgrade of software components in our entire infrastructure simple, even within a regulated environment. I appreciate its capability to maintain industry-standard CIS across all the software in the organization. Plus, I find the infrastructure ageless and straightforward to manage.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    I find writing code in Ruby difficult. Ruby is not widely used in the industry, and it's hard to find programmers who know Ruby, plus learning it takes a long time. Also, the initial setup of Progress Chef was not easy.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    I use Progress Chef for managing configurations and upgrading software components easily, even in a regulated environment. It helps maintain industry-standard CIS across our organization's software, making infrastructure management ageless and simple.
    Yashwanth N.

    Flexible Compliance Automation That Delivers

    Reviewed on Jul 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    Compliance and the flexibility to leverage automations on fly
    What do you dislike about the product?
    The solution innovations frequency and the new enhancements are very delayed
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Able to utilise the hardening very effectively and very easy to automate the manual things
    Gopi K.

    Streamlined Progress Tracking That Saves Time

    Reviewed on Jul 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I like the collaborative environment in Progress Chef, where team members share knowledge, support one another, and focus on continuous learning.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    I don't have any major concerns. One area for improvement would be making the sessions more interactive and ensuring enough time for questions and practical examples
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Progress Chef solves the problem of tracking progress in a structured and transparent way. Instead of manually following up on tasks, updates, and milestones across different places, everything is centralized, making it easier to see what's completed, what's pending, and what needs attention. This has helped me stay organized, save time, reduce miscommunication, and make better decisions because I always have a clear view of progress.
    Retail

    Handles Large Infrastructure Setups with Ease

    Reviewed on Jul 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    It can handle large infrastructure setups with ease.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    The documentation doesn’t provide enough detail for anyone who wants to build custom automations around it.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    If configured correctly, Chef provides a bird’s-eye view of the entire infrastructure estate. It can be useful for a large number of people across the team.
    Nisha T.

    Great Product Experience and Customer Connection

    Reviewed on Jul 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    Products experience andcustomer connect
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Documentation is not that great for new release
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Infrastructure as code work great with th chef and complaince reporting
    Manish k.

    Outstanding Support for P1 and P2 Issues

    Reviewed on Jul 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    Best thing for me is support I am getting during P1 and P2 issues
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Learning content is less compare to other technologies on public platforms
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    We have custom patching solution where user has so many customisations are required which we have built on chef
    Satya Praveen B.

    Strong Configuration Management, But Documentation Needs Improvement

    Reviewed on Jul 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    Configuration Management tool where lot of tools miss to maintain the configurations in regular interval
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Documentation and probably more ways to help on how to perform
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Compliance on the nodes and patching the nodes auto trigger with sn integration