The Top Terraform Cloud Alternative

Pulumi is a modern Infrastructure as Code platform that lets you use familiar programming languages to define, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure. No more wrestling with limited DSLs, plaintext secrets, or brittle modules.

If you are scaling platform engineering or just tired of writing boilerplate in HCL, Pulumi is the solution you need. It brings flexibility, security, and speed to your cloud workflows.

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Code Faster

  • Full IDE support with code completion and error detection
  • Integrated testing framework (unit, property, and integration tests)
  • Dynamic Providers for custom resource types
  • Transformations for programmatic resource customization

Cloud Native Power

  • 100% Kubernetes API coverage with type checking
  • Native Helm 2/3 support
  • Built-in HCL-to-Pulumi conversion
  • Kubernetes operator for GitOps workflows

Enterprise-Ready

  • Audit logs for tracking user activity
  • Team collaboration features
  • Robust secret management with encryption
  • CrossGuard for policy enforcement in your preferred language

Pulumi vs Terraform Cloud

Pulumi Terraform
OSS License Apache License 2.0 No, Business Source License 1.1
Language Support Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, C#, F#, Java, YAML HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL).
IDE Support Code completion, strong typing, error squiggles, rich resource documentation, etc. Limited.
State Management Managed through Pulumi Cloud by default, self-managed options available. Self-managed by default, managed SaaS offering available.
Provider Support Native cloud providers with 100% same-day resource coverage and turn-key access to any Terraform provider. Support across multiple IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS providers.
Cloud Native Support](#cloud-native) Richly typed. Includes CRDs & in-cluster operator support for GitOps delivery. Core API typed. Generic support for CRD.
Dynamic Provider Support Yes. No.
Infrastructure Reuse and Modularity Flexible. Reuse functions, classes, packages, and Pulumi components. Constrained. Can only reuse Terraform modules.
Testing and Validation Unit, property, and integration testing. Supports popular test frameworks. Integration testing only.
Embed within Application Code Yes. Can be triggered via Git push, pull request preview environments, REST API calls, UI-triggered deployments, scheduled operations, and custom automation via Pulumi Deployments. No.
Managed Deployments Yes, via Automation API. No.
Third-party CI/CD Tools Support Yes. Yes.
RBAC Dynamic per org. Static.
Policy as Code Yes. Yes.
Secrets Management Yes. Secrets are encrypted in transit and in the state file. No. There is no way to encrypt them in the state file.
Audit Capabilities Yes. Limited.
Import Code from other IaC Tools Yes. No.

Why Choose Pulumi as a Terraform Alternative

Author in ANY Language

Utilize open-source IaC in TypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java, and YAML. Build and distribute reusable components for 170+ cloud & SaaS providers.

Stop Secrets Sprawl

Centralized secrets management & orchestration. Tame secrets sprawl and configuration complexity securely across all your cloud infrastructure and applications.

Automate Deployment Workflows

Orchestrate secure deployment workflows through GitHub or an API.

Find Anything in the Cloud

With Pulumi Insights, you can view resources from any cloud in one place. Search for resources across clouds with simple queries and filters.

Pulumi Automation API

Build custom deployment and CI/CD workflows that integrate with Pulumi Developer Portal, custom portals, or CLIs.

Enable Developer Self-service

Create internal developer portals to distribute infrastructure templates using Pulumi or the Backstage-plugin.

Control Identity and Access

Manage teams with SCIM, SAML SSO, GitHub, GitLab, or Atlassian. Set permissions and access tokens.

Discover and Enforce Compliance

Build policy packs from 150 policies or write your own. Leverage compliance-ready policies for any cloud to increase compliance posture and remediation policies to correct violations.

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How to Migrate From Terraform Cloud to Pulumi

Getting started with Pulumi is easy. If you have experience with Terraform and already have HCL, you can convert it to Pulumi.

Follow our comprehensive guides in our Migration Hub to use our self-service migration tools or work with our Expert Services teams that can help you with migration and training. 

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