Best CDK8s Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from infrastructure as code tools ranked against CDK8s on the same published basis.
- 1CDK8s vs Terraform
- 2CDK8s vs AWS CloudFormation
- 3CDK8s vs Cloudify
- 4CDK8s vs Kusion
- 5CDK8s vs Pulumi
- 6CDK8s vs Terramate
- 7CDK8s vs AWS CDK
- 8CDK8s vs OpenTofu
- 9CDK8s vs Terragrunt
- 10CDK8s vs env0
- 11CDK8s vs Scalr
- 12CDK8s vs Spacelift
- 14CDK8s vs HashiCorp Nomad
- 15CDK8s vs Azure Bicep
- 16CDK8s vs Google Config Connector
- 17CDK8s vs Sceptre
- 18CDK8s vs Terrateam
- 19CDK8s vs AWS Controllers for Kubernetes
- 20CDK8s vs Azure Service Operator
- 21CDK8s vs Crossplane
CDK8s alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terraform | 6.7 | Free plan | $0.10/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | AWS CloudFormation | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Cloudify | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Kusion | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Pulumi | 6.6 | Free plan | $40/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Terramate | 6.6 | Free plan | $449/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | AWS CDK | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | OpenTofu | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Terragrunt | 6.5 | Free plan | $500/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | env0 | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Scalr | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Spacelift | 6.4 | Free plan | $1666.67/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | HashiCorp Nomad | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Azure Bicep | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Google Config Connector | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Sceptre | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 18 | Terrateam | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | AWS Controllers for Kubernetes | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Azure Service Operator | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Crossplane | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about CDK8s alternatives
What is the best alternative to CDK8s?
Terraform, number 1 in infrastructure as code tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: AWS CloudFormation, Cloudify, Kusion and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CDK8s?
Terraform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.