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Best AWS Controllers for Kubernetes Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from infrastructure as code tools ranked against AWS Controllers for Kubernetes on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Terraform Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.10/mo6.4
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Terraform
  2. 2
    AWS CloudFormation Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs AWS CloudFormation
  3. 3
    Cloudify Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Cloudify
  4. 4
    env0 Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs env0
  5. 5
    OpenTofu Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs OpenTofu
  6. 6
    Pulumi Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $40/mo6.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Pulumi
  7. 7
    Scalr Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Scalr
  8. 8
    Spacelift Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $1666.67/mo6.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Spacelift
  9. 9
    Terragrunt Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $500/mo6.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Terragrunt
  10. 10
    Terramate Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $449/mo6.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Terramate
  11. 11
    AWS CDK Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.2
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs AWS CDK
  12. 12
    CDK8s Free plan self-hosted Free6.2
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs CDK8s
  13. 13
    Kusion Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Kusion
  14. 14
    HashiCorp Nomad apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.7
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs HashiCorp Nomad
  15. 15
    Firefly Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $2,499/mo5.5
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Firefly
  16. 16
    Azure Bicep LinuxMacWebWin 5.4
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Azure Bicep
  17. 17
    Google Config Connector LinuxMacWin 5.4
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Google Config Connector
  18. 18
    Terrateam Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $1,000/mo5.4
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Terrateam
  19. 20
    Azure Service Operator 5.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Azure Service Operator
  20. 21
    Crossplane 5.3
    AWS Controllers for Kubernetes vs Crossplane

AWS Controllers for Kubernetes alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Terraform6.4Free plan$0.10/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2AWS CloudFormation6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Cloudify6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4env06.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
5OpenTofu6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Pulumi6.3Free plan$40/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Scalr6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Spacelift6.3Free plan$1666.67/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
9Terragrunt6.3Free plan$500/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Terramate6.3Free plan$449/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11AWS CDK6.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12CDK8s6.2Free planFreeself-hosted
13Kusion6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14HashiCorp Nomad5.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Firefly5.5No$2,499/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
16Azure Bicep5.4No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Google Config Connector5.4No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18Terrateam5.4Free plan$1,000/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Azure Service Operator5.3No——
21Crossplane5.3No——
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Questions about AWS Controllers for Kubernetes alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS Controllers for Kubernetes?

Terraform, number 1 in infrastructure as code tools with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: AWS CloudFormation, Cloudify, env0 and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AWS Controllers for Kubernetes?

Terraform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.