What are the disadvantages of using Ansible?

Ansible has a few disadvantages, such as slower performance compared to agent-based tools, as it connects to each system individually, which can add up in large environments. Its YAML-based syntax is straightforward, but a bit limited if you need more complex logic. Ansible’s error handling can be less intuitive compared to other CM tools, which may make debugging it somewhat more complex in some cases. Also, Ansible doesn’t have any state management-an update history, so tracking changes throughout time will not be that easy as with Terraform. The popularity of very simple, flexible configuration management provided by Ansible keeps it among the favorite choices anyway.