AWS CDK vs Bicep

AWS CDK vs Bicep
Fact	AWS CDK	Bicep
Language	TypeScript	Bicep
Licence	Apache-2.0	MIT
Stars	13k	3.7k
Latest	v2.276.0	v0.49.2
Last push	2026-11-11	2026-11-12
Release cadence	about 10 days between releases	about 30 days between releases
Active contributors	95 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	25 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Terraform. Alternatives to Terraform →
PartialAWS CDKInfrastructure in general-purpose languages, for AWS only.
PartialBicepDeclarative infrastructure for Azure only.

v2.276.02026-11-10L1 resources are automatically generated from public CloudFormation Resource Schemas. They are built to closely reflect…
v2.275.02026-10-26L1 resources are automatically generated from public CloudFormation Resource Schemas. They are built to closely reflect…
v2.274.02026-10-20L1 resources are automatically generated from public CloudFormation Resource Schemas. They are built to closely reflect…
v2.273.02026-10-08L1 resources are automatically generated from public CloudFormation Resource Schemas. They are built to closely reflect…
v2.272.02026-09-30L1 resources are automatically generated from public CloudFormation Resource Schemas. They are built to closely reflect…

v0.49.22026-11-06Add --config <path> to the Bicep CLI (#20412)
v0.48.12026-10-05Features and Bug fixes
v0.47.162026-09-08Adds the experimental bicep docs generate command, which renders module documentation to a Markdown file. Formatting ca…
v0.46.12026-07-30New no-unused-types linter rule to warn on unused type declarations (#20035)
v0.45.152026-07-13Fix Bicep exports regression - Reverted a change to block exporting variables or functions that reference deployment-co…

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