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Pulumi lets engineers define infrastructure in general-purpose languages, from TypeScript and Python to Go, Java, .NET, and YAML. It supports providers including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes, and adds policy as code, drift detection, resource imports, secrets management, deployment integrations, and AI features for infrastructure tasks. Its free plan includes one user and up to 500 workflow minutes; paid plans start at $40 per month.

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   Cloudforet

   Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

   Multi-cloud inventory, cost management, and incident monitoring — Cloudforet combines multi-cloud asset inventory and cost controls with orchestration, alerts, and project-based access management.

   Open source Visit site
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   Terraform

   Free plan APILinuxMac+3

   Configuration-file workflows and reusable infrastructure modules — Terraform uses human-readable configuration files and reusable modules, while HCP Terraform adds remote runs, repository-triggered plans, and encrypted remote state.

   7.0 Free plan Visit site
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   Cloudify

   Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

   Multi-cloud and edge service orchestration — Cloudify models composite services across orchestration domains and provides a manager for deployments, workflows, topology, metrics, and logs.

   Free plan Visit site
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   Juju

   Free plan APILinuxMac+2

   Application lifecycle management with charms — Juju uses charms to automate application lifecycles and treats cross-application integrations as part of system management.

   Open source Visit site
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   Apache CloudStack

   Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

   Building and managing private or hybrid VM clouds — CloudStack is an IaaS platform for virtual-machine networks, with compute orchestration, network services, accounting, and hypervisor support.

   Free plan Visit site
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   Canonical OpenStack

   Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

   Self-service infrastructure in an organization's data center — Canonical OpenStack automates a cloud stack from bare metal to applications, with Ceph storage and Kubernetes-based architecture.

   Free plan Visit site
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   Cloud 66

   Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

   Deploying and operating cloud-hosted applications — Cloud 66 focuses on application deployments, autoscaling, managed databases, and monitoring across cloud providers and customer servers.

   Free plan · paid from $23/mo Visit site
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   KubeSphere

   Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
   9.0 Free plan Visit site
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   Backstage

   Free plan APILinuxMac+2
   7.7 Free plan Visit site
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    Cycloid

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    7.6 From $29/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Devtron Release Orchestration

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $999/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    env0

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    KubeVela

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2
    7.4 Open source Visit site
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    Northflank

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $0/mo Visit site
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    Crossplane

    Free plan Self-hosted
    7.2 Open source Visit site
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    Kratix

    Free plan APISelf-hosted
    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Port

    Free plan APIExtensionWeb
    7.2 Free plan · paid from $30/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Scalr

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    7.1 Free plan · paid from $0.99 Visit site
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    Terrateam

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    7.0 Free plan · paid from $1,000/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Upbound

    Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4
    7.0 Free plan · paid from $1,000/mo Visit site
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    Spacelift

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.9 Free plan · paid from $20,000/yr Visit site
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    StackGen

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Wayfinder

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.8 Free plan · paid from £399/mo Visit site
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    Substrate

    Free plan APIWeb
    6.7 Free plan · paid from $299/mo Visit site
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    Bunnyshell

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    6.6 From $0.01 · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Harness Internal Developer Portal

    Free plan Web
    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Humanitec

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.2 From $1,979/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Porter

    Free trial APILinuxMac+2
    6.2 From $6/mo Visit site
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    Qovery

    Free trial APILinuxMac+3
    6.1 From $2,999/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Sealos

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    6.0 From $34/mo · 7-day trial Visit site

A different tool may suit you better if your priority is managing cloud costs and inventory, using reusable configuration modules, coordinating application lifecycles, or operating a private cloud of virtual machines. Compare how each option models infrastructure and changes, which environments it targets, and whether it includes operational features Pulumi does not emphasize, such as billing analysis or VM accounting. Also weigh Pulumi’s broad language support and cloud-provider coverage against each alternative’s orchestration model and deployment focus.

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