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Best Infrastructure Automation in 2026

This list helps people choosing infrastructure automation software compare published pricing, deployment models and supported platforms. Before choosing, compare infrastructure as code, configuration management, cloud providers, policy as code and drift detection.

  1. 01 Cloudify

    Cloudify suits organizations moving to public cloud or cloud-native architecture and automating infrastructure or edge resources.

    From $395/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.3 Visit Specs
  2. 02 AWS CloudFormation

    CloudFormation suits teams managing AWS infrastructure through templates, from a single EC2 instance to complex multi-Region applications.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.1 Visit Specs
  3. 03 CFEngine

    CFEngine suits teams managing infrastructure across devices or large node fleets that want policy-based configuration and compliance reporting.

    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.9 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Puppet

    Puppet Enterprise is intended for medium and large organizations managing complex hybrid environments that need centralized automation, security, and compliance controls.

    From $120/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.9 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Rudder
    From $3.33/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · Linux · API
    8.8 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Terraform

    Terraform Community Edition is described for practitioners, while HCP Terraform’s free features are suited to small teams.

    From $0.10/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.7 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Chef Infra

    Chef Infra suits teams managing mixed operating-system fleets that want to define, test, and enforce configuration policies as code.

    From $4.92/mo Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    8.5 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Salt

    Salt suits teams managing configuration and operations across multiple systems, including those needing agentless or stand-alone modes.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    8.4 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Pulumi

    Pulumi suits engineers defining infrastructure in general-purpose languages across supported cloud providers.

    From $40/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.2 Visit Specs
  10. 10 AWS CDK

    It suits developers and administrators defining AWS infrastructure in general-purpose languages.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.0 Visit Specs
  11. 11 env0

    env0 suits engineering teams managing Infrastructure as Code, cloud resources, Kubernetes, and automated workflows.

    Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  12. 12 OpenTofu

    OpenTofu suits infrastructure teams that define cloud or on-premises resources in configuration and want to manage changes through plans.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Terragrunt

    Terragrunt suits infrastructure teams using Terraform or OpenTofu.

    From $500/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  14. 14 OpenStack Heat

    Heat suits OpenStack end users, operators, and developers who manage infrastructure through declarative templates and self-hosted services.

    Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.6 Visit Specs
  15. 15 Spacelift

    Spacelift suits organizations seeking infrastructure lifecycle automation, developer self-service, guardrails, and governance.

    From $1,666.67/mo Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.6 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Crossplane

    It suits platform-engineering teams that want self-hosted control planes on Kubernetes and custom APIs for cloud resources.

    Free plan Self-hosted
    7.5 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Scalr

    Scalr suits platform teams managing Terraform or OpenTofu at scale while providing developer self-service.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.5 Visit Specs
  18. 18 Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager
    Web · API
    7.0 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Azure Bicep
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.3 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Azure Resource Manager templates
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.2 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Microsoft Desired State Configuration
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    5.8 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Google Cloud Config Controller
    Web
    5.7 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
    Web
    5.5 Visit Specs
  24. 24 VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)Broadcom (VMware)
    Self-hosted
    5.3 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

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