Pulumi vs Upbound

Pulumi helps engineers define and manage infrastructure as code using general-purpose languages. Supported languages include TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go,.NET, Java, YAML, and HCL, with providers such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Cloudflare, Datadog, and GitHub. Pulumi ESC centralizes secrets and configuration from major vaults and cloud providers and supports short-lived credentials through OIDC. Pulumi Neo can plan and execute infrastructure tasks, debug deployments, generate code, and provide cloud insights. Pulumi Deployments integrates with CI/CD services including Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, CircleCI, GitHub, GitLab, Google Cloud Build, and Jenkins. The CLI runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux and can use self-managed state backends such as S3, Azure Blob, GCS, or local storage. Listed capabilities include policy as code, drift detection, resource import, and self-hosted execution. The free plan includes one user and up to 500 workflow minutes. Essentials costs $40 a month, Pro $400 a month, and Enterprise $2,000 a month. Pulumi states that its platform is SOC 2 Type II certified.

Upbound provides infrastructure and platform teams with tools to build, run, and govern control planes across infrastructure estates. Its framework exposes resources across clouds, vendors, and systems through a programmable API and manages them toward a defined desired state. Upbound Insights offers a live, searchable view of resources across connected control planes. Development tools include control plane projects, IDE integration, unit and end-to-end testing, simulations, and instant development control planes. Official Providers are enterprise-supported integrations for AWS, Azure, and GCP. The marketplace handles provider, function, and configuration packages, with public and private listings, repository management, and package documentation. Official Packages include SBOMs, CVE summaries, and SLSA Level 2 signing. Upbound says it meets SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27017:2015, ISO 27018:2019, and ISO 27001:2022 certifications. The platform supports full self-hosting, including air-gapped deployments. Pricing is consumption-based, with plan minimums and charges per resource per hour. Community is free; Standard starts at $1,000 a month. Qualified prospects can receive guided trials and proof-of-value projects for Enterprise and Business Critical features.