Bicep vs Crossplane

Bicep vs Crossplane
Fact	Bicep	Crossplane
Language	Bicep	Go
Licence	MIT	Apache-2.0
Stars	3.7k	12k
Latest	v0.49.2	v2.4.3
Last push	2026-11-12	2026-11-11
Release cadence	about 30 days between releases	about 1 day between releases
Active contributors	25 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	18 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Terraform. Alternatives to Terraform →
PartialBicepDeclarative infrastructure for Azure only.
PartialCrossplaneCloud resources declared as Kubernetes objects and reconciled continuously by controllers.

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…

v1.20.142026-10-22v1.20.14 is a patch release scoped to fixing security related issues in Crossplane's dependencies.
v2.2.72026-10-22v2.2.7 is a patch release scoped to fixing issues reported by users of Crossplane v2.2 and fixing security related issu…
v2.3.72026-10-22v2.3.7 is a patch release scoped to fixing issues reported by users of Crossplane v2.3 and fixing security related issu…
v2.4.32026-10-22v2.4.3 is a patch release scoped to fixing issues reported by users of Crossplane v2.4 and fixing security related issu…
v2.4.22026-09-22v2.4.2 is a patch release scoped to fixing issues reported by users of Crossplane v2.4 and fixing security related issu…

✓ signed The latest release, v0.49.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.

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unsigned The latest release, v2.4.3, carries no signature GitHub could verify.

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