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Progress Chef accelerates your DevSecOps journey, modernizes the continuous delivery of secure applications and infrastructure, and enables you to define Policy as Code to confidently manage your entire fleet.
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Overview
Accelerate your DevSecOps journey with Chef and AWS and take advantage of the flexibility, scalability, testability, security, reliability, and observability that they bring together.
The Progress® Chef® portfolio includes solutions for infrastructure management, application delivery (including edge devices), support for cloud-to-edge security and continuous compliance solutions - accessible through a unified interface for thorough fleet-wide visibility and control.
Infrastructure Management
Chef uses a policy-as-code approach to streamline configuration management in any environment: on-premises, cloud, or hybrid, regardless of underlying infrastructure or OS.
Security and Compliance Automation
Chef helps organizations streamline the maintenance of compliant IT infrastructure, whether on-premises or in the cloud. It leverages certified, curated audit and remediation content catering to standard benchmarks such as CIS, DISA-STIGs and internal regulations across diverse IT fleets, including Cloud and Kubernetes Security Posture Management.
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Highlights
- Configuration Management for All Platforms and Operating Systems
- Continuous Compliance Audits and Automated Remediation
- Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
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d2.4xlarge | $0.20 |
i3.8xlarge | $0.20 |
d2.2xlarge | $0.20 |
m5.large | $0.20 |
m4.large | $0.20 |
i3.4xlarge | $0.20 |
t2.xlarge | $0.20 |
t3.xlarge | $0.20 |
i3.2xlarge | $0.20 |
m5.4xlarge | $0.20 |
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About 10 minutes after launching the Chef Automate AMI, you can access the application via a browser at https://<public_dns-name>/. Credential are provided from the instance dashboard, or you can shell into the instance to get your unique login credentials in ~/automate-credentials.toml. For hands-on learning, please visit https://learn.chef.io/
CloudFormation Template (CFT)
AWS CloudFormation templates are JSON or YAML-formatted text files that simplify provisioning and management on AWS. The templates describe the service or application architecture you want to deploy, and AWS CloudFormation uses those templates to provision and configure the required services (such as Amazon EC2 instances or Amazon RDS DB instances). The deployed application and associated resources are called a "stack."
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About 10 minutes after launching the Chef Automate AMI, you can access the application via a browser at https://<public_dns-name>/. Credential are provided from the instance dashboard, or you can shell into the instance to get your unique login credentials in ~/automate-credentials.toml. For hands-on learning, please visit https://learn.chef.io/
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Policy-as-Code Configuration Management
Implements policy-as-code approach for configuration management across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments regardless of underlying infrastructure or operating system.
Continuous Compliance Auditing
Performs continuous compliance audits leveraging certified and curated content aligned with standard benchmarks including CIS and DISA-STIGs across diverse IT fleets.
Automated Remediation
Executes automated remediation of non-compliant infrastructure configurations to maintain compliance posture across on-premises and cloud environments.
Cloud Security Posture Management
Provides cloud security posture management capabilities including cloud and Kubernetes security posture assessment and management.
Unified Fleet Management Interface
Delivers unified interface for fleet-wide visibility and control across infrastructure management, application delivery, and edge devices.
AI-Powered Infrastructure Automation
Integrates with Amazon Bedrock and AWS MCP Server to convert natural-language intent into production-ready AWS infrastructure through pre-built agentic AI agents
Multi-Domain Pre-built Agents
Includes pre-built agents for Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, security, and compliance automation across AWS infrastructure
Self-Hosted Deployment with IAM Integration
Deployed as a single-tenant solution within an EC2 instance in customer AWS account, using IAM roles with instance profiles instead of access keys to inherit existing IAM policies
Infrastructure as Code and API Access
Provides web interface, REST API, and Terraform provider for infrastructure provisioning and management
Compliance and Security Automation
Supports automated compliance frameworks including SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO, NIST, HITRUST, and FedRAMP through built-in security agents, antivirus, HIDS, NIDS, CIS hardening, and automated patching
AI-Driven Vulnerability Prioritization
Context-aware AI agents analyze exploitability, blast radius, compensating controls, and business impact to score and rank vulnerabilities for focused remediation efforts.
Automated Remediation with Rollback Capabilities
Machine-speed patching and policy fixes at scale using pre-tested code with full visibility into actions, rollback capabilities, and ITSM tool integration.
Multi-Environment Vulnerability Scanning
Agentless scanning and Policy-as-Code coverage across AWS, Azure, GCP, on-premises servers, endpoints, SaaS applications, and CI/CD pipelines.
Continuous Monitoring and Drift Prevention
Persistent scanning with continuous monitoring and drift prevention using open-source technologies like Ansible and Terraform for unified vulnerability lifecycle management.
Compliance Framework Enforcement
Support for 300+ out-of-the-box compliance frameworks including PCI DSS, NIST, and ISO 27001 with DevOps pipeline integration such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
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Customer reviews
Nombali N.
Organizational Efficiency with Minor Speed Tweaks Needed
Reviewed on Jul 22, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Progress Chef is easy to use, keeps my work organized, and helps me track my progress in one place. It helps me save time by keeping all my tasks in one place, so I can easily see what needs to be done, update my progress, and stay organized without missing important work. The initial setup was easy and straightforward, and I was able to start using it quickly.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the system can be a bit slow, and I think it could be improved by making it faster and adding more helpful notifications or reminders.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Progress Chef helps me organize my work, track progress, and ensure tasks are completed on time by keeping all tasks in one place. It's easy to use and keeps me organized without missing important work.
Mesuli M.
Powerful Automation with Some Learning Curve
Reviewed on Jul 21, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate Progress Chef for its automatic healing feature, which saves me time by eliminating midnight emergencies or weekend calls since the system repairs itself. This gives me more time to sleep and spend with my family on weekends. I also like the clear visibility provided by a single dashboard, allowing me to see the status of every computer. It speeds up troubleshooting as I can quickly see the cause of system failure and eliminates guesswork, providing visibility on all computers and indicating which ones are safe and which need updates.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find Progress Chef very powerful but it has some limitations for me. It can be very confusing and complex for beginners like me because it requires certain skills in the programming field. The loading speed is also an issue when adding a massive number of computers. A major drawback for me is needing to install a background program on every single computer it manages. The initial setup is difficult and complex, as it's not just about installing one piece of software but also other components like Chef Servers, workstations, and clients. Understanding Ruby programming is a must to start configuring the environment.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Progress Chef to manage computers and servers automatically, solving human error problems, saving time, fixing poor documentation, and discovering security blind spots. It rebuilds servers instantly after crashes and provides clear visibility and automatic healing, reducing emergencies and guesswork.
Temogo M.
Automates Server Deployment and Maintenance with Ease
Reviewed on Jul 21, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Helps automate the deployment,configuration and maintenance of servers and applications
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be complex to learn,deploy and maintain especially for smaller teams
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Standardize Linux and windows server configuration,automate patching and software deployments
Anonymous
Streamlined Quality Control with Progress Chef
Reviewed on Jul 21, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like Progress Chef's task tracking and visibility features the most. They provide a clear view of batch progress, showing what has been completed, what is still in progress, and what needs attention. This has reduced manual follow-up and improved workflow efficiency. It helps maintain accuracy and consistency by giving real-time visibility into all records being processed. I can quickly identify incomplete or incorrect entries and ensure they are corrected before finalization, which improves overall quality. The initial setup was straightforward and easy to understand, allowing us to start tracking and managing records almost immediately.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing everything is perfect so far.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Progress Chef to track batches, verify records, and monitor progress. It centralizes tasks, enhancing visibility and consistency. I can catch errors early and maintain document standards, improving overall quality and efficiency.
Banking
Reliable, Flexible Infrastructure Automation with Progress Chef
Reviewed on Jul 20, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about Progress Chef is how it makes infrastructure automation both reliable and flexible. It allows teams to define configurations as code, which means consistency across environments and fewer manual errors. I also appreciate its strong community support and integrations, which make it easier to scale and adapt to different platforms. In short, Chef helps me deliver stable systems faster while keeping everything auditable and secure.
What do you dislike about the product?
One drawback of Progress Chef is that the learning curve can be steep, especially for newcomers who aren’t familiar with Ruby or infrastructure-as-code concepts. It also requires careful management to avoid overly complex cookbooks, which can become difficult to maintain at scale. While these challenges exist, they’re manageable with good practices and documentation, and the benefits of automation usually outweigh the initial effort.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Progress Chef is solving the problem of inconsistent and manual infrastructure management. By turning configurations into code, it ensures that environments are reproducible and reliable, which reduces human error and saves time. It also addresses scalability challenges by allowing automation across large fleets of servers. For me, the benefit is clear: faster deployments, fewer outages, and more confidence that systems are secure and compliant.