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Akuity Platform vs Tofu Controller

Both stand on gitops tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Akuity Platform

Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb

Akuity Platform combines Argo-based GitOps delivery with promotion controls, dashboards, and incident automation. Its paid plans and Pro limits should be weighed against the deployment, security, and hosting options required.

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Tofu Controller

Free plan Self-hosted

Tofu Controller provides GitOps reconciliation for OpenTofu and Terraform, including automated applies, staged approvals, and drift workflows. Deployment requires Kubernetes and the documented Flux and networking setup.

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The facts

	Akuity Platform	Tofu Controller
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Self-hosted, Web	Self-hosted
Lowest paid plan	Pro: $495 a month	Not published
Plans published	2	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	akuity.io	flux-iac.github.io
On gitops tools	#21 of 35	#25 of 35

Akuity Platform: what it does well

Promotes across Kubernetes, Terraform, VMs, and serverless
AI agents support approved incident runbooks
Dashboards include DORA and CVE information
Enterprise offers self-hosted and on-premise deployment
30-day trial available

What to know first

No free plan
Pro starts at $495 a month
Pro limits applications and stages
Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales

Tofu Controller: what it does well

Free, self-hosted deployment
Automatic or read-only drift detection
GitOps approval can separate plans and applies
YAML configuration without extra CRDs
Flux and Terraform Cloud integrations

What to know first

Requires a Kubernetes cluster
Flux v2.0 or later required for newer versions
Documented Git provider support is GitHub only
Runtime uses specified network ports

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