Best AWS CDK Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from infrastructure as code tools ranked against AWS CDK on the same published basis.
- 1AWS CDK vs Terraform
- 2AWS CDK vs Pulumi
- 3AWS CDK vs OpenTofu
- 4AWS CDK vs Spacelift
- 5AWS CDK vs Scalr
- 6AWS CDK vs AWS CloudFormation
- 7AWS CDK vs Cloudify
- 8AWS CDK vs Terramate
- 10AWS CDK vs Terrateam
- 11AWS CDK vs Crossplane
- 12AWS CDK vs Azure Bicep
- 13AWS CDK vs Terragrunt
- 14AWS CDK vs Kusion
- 15AWS CDK vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Registry
- 16AWS CDK vs Firefly
- 17AWS CDK vs Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager
- 18AWS CDK vs Azure Service Operator
- 19AWS CDK vs AWS Controllers for Kubernetes
- 20AWS CDK vs Google Config Connector
- 21AWS CDK vs Sceptre
AWS CDK alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terraform | 8.3 | Free plan | $0.10/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Pulumi | 8.1 | Free plan | $40/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | OpenTofu | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Spacelift | 7.9 | Free plan | $1666.67/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Scalr | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | AWS CloudFormation | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Cloudify | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Terramate | 6.9 | Free plan | $449/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Terrateam | 6.5 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | Crossplane | 6.3 | No | — | — |
| 12 | Azure Bicep | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Terragrunt | 6.1 | Free plan | $500/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Kusion | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Registry | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Web |
| 16 | Firefly | 5.9 | No | $2,499/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Azure Service Operator | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 19 | AWS Controllers for Kubernetes | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Google Config Connector | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | Sceptre | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about AWS CDK alternatives
What is the best alternative to AWS CDK?
Terraform, number 1 in infrastructure as code tools with a score of 8.3 out of 10. The others here: Pulumi, OpenTofu, Spacelift and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to AWS CDK?
Terraform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.