Chef vs Tines
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Progress Software (NASDAQ: PRGS) infrastructure automation platform for DevSecOps; acquired 2020 for $220M at $70M ARR — Chef Infra, InSpec, and Habitat competing with Ansible and HashiCorp for enterprise configuration management.
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Chef is a Seattle-based infrastructure automation and configuration management platform — acquired by Progress Software (NASDAQ: PRGS) in October 2020 for $220 million cash, representing a 3x revenue multiple on $70 million ARR with 95% recurring subscription revenue — providing DevSecOps automation tools including Chef Infra (infrastructure configuration-as-code), Chef InSpec (compliance automation and security policy enforcement), Chef Habitat (application build, deploy, and runtime automation), and Chef Automate (enterprise dashboard for compliance and infrastructure visibility). Founded in 2008 by Adam Jacob and now operating as Chef by Progress within Progress Software's DevOps portfolio alongside Telerik, Kinvey, and OpenEdge.
Security and IT workflow automation platform (unicorn, Feb 2025 at $1.125B) processing 1B+ automated actions weekly; 200% revenue growth serving Coinbase and LinkedIn competing with Palo Alto XSOAR.
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Tines is a Dublin-based no-code workflow automation platform that originated as a security operations automation tool and has expanded to serve broader IT, infrastructure, and business process automation needs — enabling security and IT teams to build complex automated workflows without programming by connecting APIs, creating conditional logic, and deploying AI agents that act autonomously on data. Founded in 2018 by Eoin Hinchy and Thomas Kinsella (former security engineers at DocuSign and eBay) and backed by Accel and Addition, Tines achieved unicorn status in February 2025 at a $1.125 billion valuation, processing over 1 billion automated actions weekly for customers including Coinbase, Databricks, and LinkedIn, with 200% revenue growth over 18 months.
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