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Terraform vs Pulumi: catalog facts
Terraform	Pulumi
Free The CLI is free to use; HCP Terraform is a separate hosted service with a free tier.	Freemium The open-source tool is free; a hosted platform with extra team and compliance features is…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Works with all major cloud providers and many other services Infrastructure kept as versioned configuration files	Uses real programming languages such as TypeScript, Python, Go and .NET Also accepts YAML and HCL, with native Terraform support
Source-available license, not open source Team features are tied to the hosted HCP Terraform service	Some team and compliance features are tied to the hosted platform Needs programming knowledge to get the most out of it
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License: BUSL-1.1	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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