We've found Rundeck to be a more flexible alternative to Ansible Tower, and Rundeck is open source: https://github.com/rundeck/rundeck

http://rundeck.org/plugins/ansible/2016/03/11/ansible-plugin... this looks interesting, anyone uses rundeck to replace Tower?

Not to hijack the thread, but any pointers to good resources to sell mgmt on Rundeck? We're currently using Jenkins(!?) for role, something that enforces a divide where developers are allowed to automate, but operations isn't.

Wouldn't the obvious way forward be to open Jenkins for your ops?

(That said, Rundeck is probably more straightforward use. You could trigger it from Jenkins.)

Not specifically Rundeck, no. I don't think anyone has written a blog post on that yet.

Depending on how you're using Jenkins, Rundeck may not be a feature-for-feature replacement. You'll have to weigh Rundeck's feature set against your specific requirements.

I'm trying to parse your statement and I'm not sure if you want something to enforce that divide or if your complaint with Jenkins is that it enforces a divide between dev and ops?

Sorry for not being clear. We're using Jenkins because it was the shortest path to a solution. It's not easy for non-devs to use, so I'd like something that is ops friendly and won't cause the devs to want to repeatedly bang their head on the desk.