Sceptre vs Terramate
Sceptre
docs.sceptre-project.org
Terramate
terramate.ioSide by side
| Figure | Sceptre | Terramate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $449/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 3 |
| Spec score · Infrastructure as Code Tools | 7.2 (#22) | 8.6 (#4) |
| Installation | The maker’s installation guide supports installation with pip and use of a Docker image; pip installation assumes Python is installed. | The CLI can be installed with Homebrew or Go, and releases are published through the project's GitHub repository. |
| Purpose | Sceptre manages the creation, update, and deletion of AWS CloudFormation stacks and provides commands to retrieve stack information. | It helps platform teams productize reusable infrastructure patterns so developers and AI agents can self-serve across environments. |
| Support | The documentation directs bugs and feature requests to the project’s GitHub Issues page and community discussion to the #sceptre channel on og-aws Slack. | Community accounts receive Discord support; Teams adds email, chat and a shared Slack channel; Enterprise adds a four-hour SLA, onboarding and training. |
Plans
In their own words
Sceptre
Sceptre has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Terramate
Terramate is an Infrastructure as Code orchestration and observability platform for platform teams. It helps teams package reusable infrastructure patterns so developers and AI agents can self-serve across environments. Terramate Cloud lists Terraform, OpenTofu, and Terragrunt as supported tools. Its capabilities include stacks, orchestration, custom workflows, rendered pull request plan previews, GitOps, drift detection, and drift reconciliation. Integrations include GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Bitbucket Pipelines, and Azure DevOps, and pull request integration is documented for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and other VCS platforms. Terramate says it does not need access to customer cloud accounts, state files, or source code; the CLI removes sensitive values from plan data before syncing it to the cloud. It lists AES-256 encryption at rest and HTTPS with TLS 1.2 for communications. Supported clouds are AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. State management is self-hosted. Community is free for up to 2 users and 1,000 resources; Teams costs $449 a month and supports unlimited users and up to 5,000 resources. Enterprise pricing is custom.