Best Infrastructure as Code Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Terraform is ranked #1 of 24 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Pulumi and AWS CloudFormation. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Pulumi. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Terraform at $0.10/mo.
Infrastructure as code tools help you define and manage infrastructure through configuration. Terraform, Pulumi, and OpenTofu lead the ranked entries, with AWS CloudFormation and Cloudify also among those shown near the start. Compare configuration languages and supported clouds to see what aligns with your environment; then weigh state management, drift detection, and the ability to import existing resources. Policy as code and self-hosted execution are additional considerations for how infrastructure changes are managed. Free-plan availability and the “Paid from” field add cost context. Use these comparisons to assess which listed capabilities suit the resources and workflows you need to handle.
24 infrastructure as code tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Terraform Top pick · 7.4 Free plan · $0.10/mo
#2 Pulumi Runner-up · 7.3 Free plan · $40/mo
#3 AWS CloudFormation Also great · 7.2 Free plan · Free
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- State management
- both
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.10/mofirst paid tier About TerraformVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 40 /mo
- Configuration language
- general-purpose language
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes
- State management
- both
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$40/mofirst paid tier About PulumiVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- yaml/json
- Supported clouds
- AWS
- State management
- managed
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- yaml/json
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack
- State management
- both
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 449 /mo
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
- State management
- self-hosted
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$449/mofirst paid tier About TerramateVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Helm, GitHub, Splunk, Datadog
- State management
- both
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform
- State management
- both
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure
- State management
- both
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree About env0Visit site - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Azure, GCP
- State management
- both
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1666.67/mofirst paid tier About SpaceliftVisit site - apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- Azure
- State management
- managed
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- yaml/json
- Supported clouds
- Google Cloud
- State management
- self-hosted
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 500 /mo
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and other OpenTofu/Terraform-supported platforms
- State management
- self-hosted
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 2,499 /mo
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OCI, Nebius, Kubernetes
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$2,499/mofirst paid tier About FireflyVisit site - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Supported clouds
- AWS, AliCloud, Azure, Google Cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- yaml/json
- Supported clouds
- AWS
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 1,000 /mo
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Configuration language
- general-purpose language
- Supported clouds
- AWS
- State management
- managed
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Configuration language
- yaml/json
- Supported clouds
- AWS
- State management
- self-hosted
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Configuration language
- yaml/json
- Supported clouds
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
- State management
- self-hosted
- Policy as code
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Linux
- Configuration language
- yaml/json
- Supported clouds
- OpenStack
- State management
- self-hosted
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Configuration language
- yaml/json
- Supported clouds
- Azure
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Configuration language
- hcl
- Supported clouds
- Google Cloud
- State management
- managed
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Configuration language
- general-purpose language
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which infrastructure as code tool is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Terraform is ranked #1 of 24 with a score of 7.4. Pulumi is second and AWS CloudFormation third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 24 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Terraform has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.