SaltStack (VMware Aria Automation for Secure Hosts)
Intelligent, event-driven automation for any cloud, any app, and any scale.
Overview
Salt, also known as SaltStack, is an open-source automation and configuration management tool built on a dynamic communication bus. Its event-driven architecture makes it extremely fast and scalable for remote execution, allowing for rapid remediation and response to infrastructure events.
✨ Key Features
- High-speed Remote Execution
- Event-driven Automation (Reactor System)
- Declarative Configuration Management
- Agent (Minion) and Agentless modes
- Security and Compliance Automation (SecOps)
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Extremely fast and scalable due to ZeroMQ message bus
- Powerful event-driven automation (reactor)
- Flexible architecture supporting both agent and agentless modes
Unique Value: Delivers automation at speed and scale through its unique event-driven architecture, enabling near real-time infrastructure remediation.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Executing a patch command on thousands of servers in seconds
- Automatically restarting a service when a monitoring event is detected
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Beginners looking for a simple automation tool
- Purely application deployment orchestration
🏆 Alternatives
Significantly faster for remote execution than Ansible, Puppet, or Chef, making it ideal for time-sensitive operations.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 60-day free trial
Free tier: Salt is a free and open-source project.
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