Here is a helpful breakdown of what is actually free, what requires a subscription, and your best options.
If you are a business evaluating the software, you can download a of the full Ansible Automation Platform from Red Hat. This includes the full Tower controller, automation hub, and analytics.
| Your situation | Best free option | |----------------|------------------| | "I want to learn Tower/AAP for my job" | Red Hat Developer Subscription (free AAP) | | "I need a production UI for my small team/company" | AWX on Kubernetes (self-managed) | | "I just need to test if Tower fits our needs" | 60-day trial | | "I want a simple, free alternative to Jenkins for Ansible" | Rundeck Community (not Tower, but similar) | | "I have no Kubernetes and just want a web UI for Ansible" | (lighter than AWX) or Ansible Semaphore |
There is Red Hat discontinued the free tier of Tower (which was limited to 10 nodes) in 2020.