# SaltStack: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 categories by 6 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/saltstack/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure as code | 0% | 44 | 71% | 7 |

## And against it

- "Mutable infrastructure model (in-place changes lead to drift), steep learning curves... declining adoption" (Grok 4.1 Fast, IaC)
- "Why avoid: No long-term vendor commitment." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, IaC)
- "Avoid for infrastructure provisioning." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, IaC)
- "adoption has declined significantly compared to Ansible and Terraform... Smaller community means fewer resources" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, IaC)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.