Prepare a job your team can run
Save the playbook, inventory, credential references and inputs in a Task Template. Share a consistent launch form and schedule recurring work.
Explore Task Templates →Move beyond AWX with Semaphore UI
Keep your Ansible playbooks. Run Semaphore your way, from a standalone server to Kubernetes, and connect provisioning, configuration and scripts in one workflow.
Why move from AWX to Semaphore UI?
Get regular updates, deploy on your terms and run Ansible alongside your other automation tools.
Keep up with product and security updates
Semaphore continues to ship releases and security fixes. AWX’s public release pause complicates upgrades and security maintenance.
Deploy on your terms
Use a binary, Linux package or Docker. Kubernetes is optional.
Bring your whole toolchain together
Connect Ansible, Terraform, OpenTofu and scripts across your cloud and on-premises systems in Workflows.
Run natively on Windows
Host Semaphore and run PowerShell on Windows. Ansible needs a compatible runtime.
Make automation easy for your team
A simple web UI lets colleagues run jobs and review results without learning the platform inside out.
Get a commercial license and support
Add Pro or Enterprise capabilities and support, with custom roles and high availability in Enterprise.
Migrate faster with the AWX migration tool
Our migration tool helps transfer your existing AWX setup to Semaphore UI. Request access and discuss your migration with our team.
Less complexity. Easier maintenance
Former AWX users explain what changed with Semaphore: straightforward configuration, low resource use and less maintenance.
- Straightforward configuration
- Low resource use
- Easier maintenance
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Less complexity
“We moved to Semaphore UI … AWX is very overcomplicated”
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User preference
“I have been using AWX (open-source) in the past and I already love semaphore 1000x better.”
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Straightforward configurationLow resource use
“Much more straightforward to configure and easy on resources than the first thing I tried for this, AWX.”
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MaintainabilityHomelab
“I moved to Semaphore UI as AWX was not maintainable for my homelab.”
Bring your operations into Semaphore
Keep your playbooks, prepare the jobs your team needs and connect the whole operation.
Put execution where it belongs
Use runners with the network access and toolchain each job needs. Scale execution separately from the Semaphore web application.
Explore runners →Connect the whole operation
Provision with Terraform, configure with Ansible and verify with Python. Pass outputs between jobs and add approvals or failure paths.
Explore Workflows →Get help with your AWX migration
Tell us about your AWX setup and what you want to achieve. Talk to our team about migration options, planning the move or getting access to the migration tool.
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What to carry over, what to validate
Your Ansible code is the starting point. The surrounding AWX configuration needs a deliberate transfer.
Playbooks and dependencies
Reconnect Git repositories and retain your playbooks. Match Ansible versions, collections and Python dependencies before comparing results.
Inventories and credential references
Map inventory sources and supported credential types. Test host discovery and secret resolution rather than copying AWX-specific plugins unchanged.
Workflows and team access
Rebuild the required sequence, shared outputs and approvals. Check who can run each operation and who may change its configuration.
Schedules and cutover
Validate a representative job on non-production targets. Move schedules deliberately to avoid duplicate runs, with a rollback plan for production.
FAQ
Do I need to rewrite my Ansible playbooks?
Semaphore UI runs Ansible playbooks from your repositories. Start with your existing code and verify its dependencies, variables, credentials and inventory in the new environment. AWX-specific configuration and integrations need their own review.
Can we evaluate Semaphore UI before switching off AWX?
Yes. Use a separate pilot environment and non-production targets to validate the jobs you care about. Keep production scheduling in one place until you have agreed and tested the cutover.
Is this a one-click replacement for AWX?
The two products have different configuration and access models. Request the migration tool, review what it can transfer and validate the resulting jobs. Some AWX-specific configuration and integrations need to be rebuilt.
Do we need a paid plan to start?
You can install Semaphore UI Community to evaluate core Ansible automation. Request the migration tool separately. Hands-on migration assistance is available with Enterprise.
What happens to our AWX inventories and credentials?
Map inventory sources and credential types to the resources your Semaphore jobs use. Validate dynamic inventory, host access and secret resolution during the pilot. Do not assume that AWX-specific credential plugins or inventory behavior transfer unchanged.
Can we keep our existing Ansible execution environment?
Check the Ansible version, collections, Python dependencies and network access required by each job. Prepare the Semaphore server or runner accordingly. Validate container-based execution separately, including how its image and credentials are configured.
Can we recreate workflows and connect other automation tools?
Semaphore Workflows connect Task Templates with dependencies, approvals and success or failure paths. Ansible can run alongside Terraform, OpenTofu and scripts. Rebuild and test the steps and shared outputs your operation needs. Workflow API access is available in Pro and Enterprise.
What should we include in a migration enquiry?
Share your AWX version, deployment model, representative jobs and requirements for inventory, credentials and execution. These details help the team respond to your tool-access request. Do not send passwords, tokens or private keys.
Is hands-on migration assistance included with the tool?
Requesting the tool gives you a way to obtain access to the migration tooling. Hands-on migration assistance is an Enterprise service. Talk to our team about Enterprise if you need help planning and carrying out the move.
See how Semaphore UI and AWX compare
Review deployment options, supported tools, access controls and commercial capabilities before planning your move.