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TerraformBicep
Free

The CLI is free to use; HCP Terraform is a separate hosted service with a free tier.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence; Azure resources you deploy are billed…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Works with all major cloud providers and many other services
  • Infrastructure kept as versioned configuration files
  • Readable declarative syntax for Azure infrastructure
  • Maintained by Microsoft with very active development
  • Source-available license, not open source
  • Team features are tied to the hosted HCP Terraform service
  • Only targets Azure
  • Deployment requires an Azure subscription
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License: BUSL-1.1 License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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