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PUG vs Terraform: catalog facts
PUG	Terraform
Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 license.	Free The CLI is free to use; HCP Terraform is a separate hosted service with a free tier.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Can run infrastructure tasks in parallel Supports Terraform, OpenTofu and Terragrunt	Works with all major cloud providers and many other services Infrastructure kept as versioned configuration files
Requires Terraform to be installed Needs a Nerd Font patched font for its icons	Source-available license, not open source Team features are tied to the hosted HCP Terraform service
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MPL-2.0	License: BUSL-1.1
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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