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Terraform vs Serverless Framework: catalog facts
Terraform	Serverless Framework
Free The CLI is free to use; HCP Terraform is a separate hosted service with a free tier.	Freemium Free for individuals and small teams; larger organisations pay.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Works with all major cloud providers and many other services Infrastructure kept as versioned configuration files	Installs in one npm command Functions and triggering events defined in configuration
Source-available license, not open source Team features are tied to the hosted HCP Terraform service	Focused on AWS Lambda Not free for larger organisations
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: BUSL-1.1	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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