Open Source Alternative · Automation / Workflow

Replace Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform with AWX.

AWX: Ansible Tower CE

AWX is the open source upstream of Ansible Tower / Automation Platform. Web GUI, REST API, RBAC, job scheduling, and inventory management for Ansible playbooks. Self-hosted, no per-node fees.

You're losing ~R144 300 to ~R277 500/year.

10-user estimate across 2 published tiers of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

Pricing approximated from vendor-advertised USD converted at current FX. Enterprise and negotiated pricing varies. Book a free audit for your exact number.

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform vs AWX (Ansible Tower CE)

Typical ZAR pricing across published tiers of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Your open source alternative pays once. Setup cost. Then it runs free.

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform · Standard (up to 100 nodes)
~R12 025/mo
~R144 300/year (10 users)

Flat rate

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform · Premium (unlimited)
~R23 125/mo
~R277 500/year (10 users)

Flat rate

Your open source replacement
AWX (Ansible Tower CE). R0/month.

AWX is the open source upstream of Ansible Tower / Automation Platform. Web GUI, REST API, RBAC, job scheduling, and inventory management for Ansible playbooks. Self-hosted, no per-node fees.

The migration, handled.

Downloading free software isn't the job. Running it in production is. That's the part we do.

Data migration

Export everything from Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, transform, and import cleanly into AWX (Ansible Tower CE). Nothing lost.

Parallel running

Old system stays live while the new one takes shape. Cutover only when you're ready.

Integration & SSO

Wire it into your existing email, auth, and payment stack. No isolated island.

Hardening & backups

POPIA-ready config, automated backups, monitoring, and patch management from day one.

Team training

Hands-on onboarding until your people are comfortable. Not a PDF they won't read.

Ongoing support

SLA-backed maintenance so you're not Googling error messages at 2am.

Three weeks from now, you could already have switched.

The audit is free. We'll give you a fixed-price migration quote, a timeline, and the risks, in writing. You decide from there.