Terraform
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| Fact | Terraform | Upbound |
|---|---|---|
| Company legal name | Crunchbase lists the legal name as HashiCorp, Inc. | Crunchbase lists the legal name as Upbound, Inc. |
| Documentation depth | Official documentation covers configuration language, CLI, HCP Terraform, Enterprise, modules, providers, plugin development, registry publishing, integrations, tutorials, and a sandbox. | Documentation includes guides, manuals, CLI how-tos, architecture, deployment prerequisites, IAM, production hardening and API references. |
| Founded | 2012 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Upbound states that it is headquartered in San Mateo, California. |
| Integrations | HashiCorp lists integrations for AI and MCP servers, audit, CI/CD, VCS, security scanning, policy, cost management, SSO, observability, and multi-cloud platforms. | Upbound Official Providers are pre-built enterprise-supported integrations for AWS, Azure, and GCP. |
| Purpose | Terraform is an infrastructure-as-code tool for defining, provisioning, and managing cloud and on-premises resources through human-readable configuration files. | Upbound provides a platform for infrastructure and platform teams to build, run, and govern control planes across their infrastructure estate. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.8 out of 5 from 51 reviews. | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.7 out of 5 from 92 reviews. | 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review |
Terraform plans
- FreeFree
- StandardPriced on request
- PremiumPriced on request
- Terraform Community EditionFree
- HCP Terraform FreeFree
- HCP Terraform Essentials$0.10 a month
Upbound plans
- CommunityFree
- Standard$1,000 a month
- Business CriticalPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Terraform if…
Terraform Community Edition suits practitioners who want a downloadable command-line tool for infrastructure provisioning. HCP Terraform's free features are described as suitable for small teams, while larger organizations may need paid collaboration and governance features.
Pick Upbound if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.