Define cloud infrastructure in Python, TypeScript, Go, or C# with full IDE support, loops, and abstractions
Each app below addresses a specific gap in Pulumi's offering. We picked them based on real user review patterns and feature differentiation.
Terraform uses HCL DSL to define infrastructure and is the industry standard with the largest provider ecosystem and community.
Explore Terraform data →AWS CDK lets you define AWS infrastructure in TypeScript, Python, Java, or Go and synthesizes CloudFormation templates. AWS-only.
Explore AWS CDK data →Ansible excels at configuration management and application deployment using YAML playbooks. Complementary to Pulumi/Terraform rather than a direct replacement.
Explore Ansible data →OpenTofu is the Linux Foundation fork of Terraform, maintaining HCL compatibility with an open-source license. Drop-in replacement for Terraform.
Explore OpenTofu data →Crossplane extends Kubernetes to manage cloud resources as Kubernetes custom resources. GitOps-native infrastructure management.
Explore Crossplane data →Farmer is an open-source F# library for generating ARM templates. Niche but powerful for .NET-native Azure infrastructure teams.
Explore Farmer data →Growing fast among software engineers who find HCL and YAML DSLs limiting for complex infrastructure patterns
Yes. Pulumi can convert existing Terraform configurations to Pulumi code and import Terraform state using the pulumi convert command.
The Pulumi open-source CLI is free. Pulumi Cloud provides state management and team features with a free tier up to 200,000 state updates per month. Paid plans start at $50/mo.
Yes. Pulumi supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, and 100+ other providers through its provider ecosystem.
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