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Crossplane vs OpenTofu
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Crossplane | OpenTofu |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Stars | 12k | 30k |
| Latest | v2.4.2 | v1.13.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 1 day between releases |
| Active contributors | 19 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 16 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace AWS CloudFormation. Alternatives to AWS CloudFormation →
PartialCrossplaneManages AWS and other clouds from a Kubernetes cluster.
Full replacementOpenTofuHCL configuration for AWS and other clouds.
Both replace Terraform. Alternatives to Terraform →
PartialCrossplaneCloud resources declared as Kubernetes objects and reconciled continuously by controllers.
Drop-inOpenTofuFork of Terraform 1.5, reads the same configuration and state.
Crossplane
- 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…
- v1.20.132026-09-15v1.20.13 is a patch release scoped to fixing security related issues in Crossplane's dependencies.
- v2.3.62026-09-15v2.3.6 is a patch release scoped to fixing issues reported by users of Crossplane v2.3 and fixing security related issu…
- v2.4.12026-09-15v2.4.1 is a patch release scoped to fixing issues reported by users of Crossplane v2.4 and fixing security related issu…
- v2.2.62026-09-15v2.2.6 is a patch release scoped to fixing issues reported by users of Crossplane v2.2 and fixing security related issu…
OpenTofu
- v1.12.72026-10-01SECURITY ADVISORIES:
- v1.13.12026-10-01BUG FIXES:
- v1.13.02026-09-30We're proud to announce that OpenTofu 1.13.0 is now officially available! 🎉
- v1.13.0-rc12026-09-17The v1.13.x release series is supported until August 1 2027.pre-release
- v1.13.0-beta12026-08-27The v1.13.x release series is supported until August 1 2027.pre-release
Crossplane
unsigned The latest release, v2.4.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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OpenTofu
unsigned The latest release, v1.13.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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