Infrastructure Automation

Alternatives to Google Cloud Config Controller

The tools Specifiction weighs against Google Cloud Config Controller, from its list of infrastructure automation, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.

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
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
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
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
05 Rudder
From $3.33/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · Linux · API
8.8 Visit Specs
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
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
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
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 AWS CDK
It suits developers and administrators defining AWS infrastructure in general-purpose languages.

Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
8.0 Visit Specs
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 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 Terragrunt
Terragrunt suits infrastructure teams using Terraform or OpenTofu.

From $500/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
7.8 Visit Specs
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 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 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 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 Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager
Web · API
7.0 Visit Specs
19 Azure Bicep
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
6.3 Visit Specs
20 Azure Resource Manager templates
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
6.2 Visit Specs
21 Microsoft Desired State Configuration
Windows · macOS · Linux
5.8 Visit Specs
22 Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
Web
5.5 Visit Specs
23 VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)Broadcom (VMware)
Self-hosted
5.3 Visit Specs

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