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Best terraform-compliance Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from infrastructure testing tools ranked against terraform-compliance on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Terratest Free plan Linux Free8.2
    terraform-compliance vs Terratest
  2. 2
    Checkov Free plan LinuxMac Free8.0
    terraform-compliance vs Checkov
  3. 3
    Test Kitchen Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.0
    terraform-compliance vs Test Kitchen
  4. 4
    Chef InSpec Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.8
    terraform-compliance vs Chef InSpec
  5. 5
    KICS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.7
    terraform-compliance vs KICS
  6. 6
    AWS CloudFormation Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free7.6
    terraform-compliance vs AWS CloudFormation
  7. 7
    Cinc Auditor Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    terraform-compliance vs Cinc Auditor
  8. 8
    Conftest Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    terraform-compliance vs Conftest
  9. 9
    OpenSCAP Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    terraform-compliance vs OpenSCAP
  10. 10
    Sonobuoy LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.9
    terraform-compliance vs Sonobuoy
  11. 11
    Cloud-Radar 6.8
    terraform-compliance vs Cloud-Radar
  12. 13
    cfn-nag Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    terraform-compliance vs cfn-nag
  13. 14
    cfn-lint Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.7
    terraform-compliance vs cfn-lint
  14. 15
    TFLint Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    terraform-compliance vs TFLint
  15. 16
    TaskCat Linux 6.5
    terraform-compliance vs TaskCat
  16. 17
    Kubetest2 6.4
    terraform-compliance vs Kubetest2
  17. 18
    Molecule Linux 6.3
    terraform-compliance vs Molecule
  18. 19
    KubeLinter Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.3
    terraform-compliance vs KubeLinter
  19. 20
    kubeconform Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    terraform-compliance vs kubeconform
  20. 21
    terraform-plugin-testing Free plan LinuxMac Free6.1
    terraform-compliance vs terraform-plugin-testing

terraform-compliance alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Terratest8.2Free planFreeLinux
2Checkov8.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac
3Test Kitchen8.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4Chef InSpec7.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5KICS7.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6AWS CloudFormation7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Cinc Auditor7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8Conftest7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9OpenSCAP7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Sonobuoy6.9No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Cloud-Radar6.8No——
13cfn-nag6.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
14cfn-lint6.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15TFLint6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16TaskCat6.5No—Linux
17Kubetest26.4No——
18Molecule6.3No—Linux
19KubeLinter6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
20kubeconform6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
21terraform-plugin-testing6.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac
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Questions about terraform-compliance alternatives

What is the best alternative to terraform-compliance?

Terratest, number 1 in infrastructure testing tools with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Checkov, Test Kitchen, Chef InSpec and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to terraform-compliance?

Terratest is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 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.