OpenTofu lets you declaratively manage your cloud infrastructure.
HCL configuration for AWS and other clouds.
alternatives to
AWS CloudFormation
AWS's own infrastructure as code service, for AWS resources only. A closed product from Amazon Web Services.
Side by side
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenTofu | Full replacement | 30k | MPL-2.0 | Open source | No | Go | v1.13.1 | 2026-10-06 |
| Pulumi | Full replacement | 26k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Go | v3.267.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Crossplane | Partial | 12k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Go | v2.4.2 | 2026-10-06 |
Every alternative
3 alternatives
Pulumi - Infrastructure as Code in any programming language 🚀
Infrastructure as code in TypeScript, Python, Go or C#, for AWS and other clouds.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 26k
- Latest
- v3.267.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
The Cloud Native Control Plane
Manages AWS and other clouds from a Kubernetes cluster.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 12k
- Latest
- v2.4.2
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Head to head
About AWS CloudFormation
- Vendor
- Amazon Web Services