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Pulumi vs Kusion: catalog facts
Pulumi	Kusion
Freemium The open-source tool is free; a hosted platform with extra team and compliance features is…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Command line	Windows, Command line
Uses real programming languages such as TypeScript, Python, Go and .NET Also accepts YAML and HCL, with native Terraform support	Separates application configuration from platform configuration Reusable modules for cloud-native infrastructure
Some team and compliance features are tied to the hosted platform Needs programming knowledge to get the most out of it	Aimed at organisations with platform teams, not individuals Requires Kubernetes or cloud infrastructure to be useful
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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