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Pulumi vs Terraform: catalog facts
Pulumi	Terraform
Freemium The open-source tool is free; a hosted platform with extra team and compliance features is…	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
Uses real programming languages such as TypeScript, Python, Go and .NET Also accepts YAML and HCL, with native Terraform support	Works with all major cloud providers and many other services Infrastructure kept as versioned configuration files
Some team and compliance features are tied to the hosted platform Needs programming knowledge to get the most out of it	Source-available license, not open source Team features are tied to the hosted HCP Terraform service
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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