AWS CloudFormation vs Terrateam
AWS CloudFormation
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Terrateam
terrateam.ioSide by side
| Figure | AWS CloudFormation | Terrateam |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $1,000/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Infrastructure as Code Tools | 9.0 (#2) | 7.8 (#14) |
| Drift detection | Drift detection compares supported resource properties with template expectations to identify out-of-band changes. | Drift schedules can run hourly through monthly, can be scoped by tag query, and can open an issue or reconcile drift. |
| Founded | 2006 | 2021 |
| Security controls | CloudFormation data is encrypted at rest, and service communications use encrypted channels; AWS recommends TLS 1.3 and requires TLS 1.2. | The security page describes SAML 2.0 and OIDC single sign-on, capability-scoped access tokens, and an immutable transaction timeline. |
Plans
AWS CloudFormation
- AWS CloudFormationFree
- CloudFormation serviceFree
- Third-party resource providersFree
Terrateam
- FreeFree
- Open SourceFree
- Orchestration Pro$12,000 a year
- Infrastructure as a Database$25,000 a year
In their own words
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation models, provisions, and manages related AWS and third-party resources as infrastructure as code. YAML or JSON templates define AWS resources and their properties. StackSets deploy a common set of resources across multiple AWS accounts and Regions; Change Sets preview proposed stack updates, including possible deletion or replacement, and Drift Detection tracks changes made outside the service. For authoring, AWS CDK supports TypeScript, Python, Java, and .NET, while AWS SAM offers shorthand YAML for serverless resources that is converted during deployment. The CloudFormation Registry supports third-party resources and modules, and stacks can be updated from remote Git repositories. The service is available through API, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, and manages state. CloudFormation itself has a free plan, with no additional charge for AWS and Alexa resource providers, but created AWS resources are billed at their standard rates. Third-party provider and custom hook operations may also incur charges. Access can be managed with IAM, and CloudTrail logs API calls.
Terrateam
Terrateam’s orchestration engine continues as Stategraph Orchestration, which plans infrastructure changes from pull requests. It supports Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, CDKTF and Pulumi. For each pull request, it creates a plan and posts the result as a comment; changes can be applied on merge or by comment. Apply requirements can use Checkov, Conftest, OPA or custom checks, and a failed check can open an approval gate. Drift schedules range from hourly to monthly, can be scoped by tag query, and can open an issue or reconcile drift. The service is available as hosted Stategraph Cloud, self-hosted or BYOC in an AWS, GCP or Azure account. Plans and applies run on customer GitHub Actions or GitLab CI runners, keeping cloud credentials there. Free and Open Source plans cost nothing. Orchestration Pro costs $12,000 a year, billed annually. The Free plan lists 3 users, 50 runs per month and one concurrent worker; Pro includes unlimited users, runs and workers.