Comparison

Atlantis vs Pulumi

On the evidence we track, Pulumi leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Atlantis55
Pulumi69
Score
Vioscale score
Atlantis55 / 100low · 41%
Pulumi69 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Atlantis
Pulumi
Model
Atlantisopen_source
Price level
Atlantisfree
Pulumilow
Transparent
Atlantis
Pulumi
Integrations
Count
Atlantis7
Pulumi6
Reliability
Status page
Atlantis
Pulumi
Adoption
Dependent repos
Atlantis2
Pulumi2,143
Github stars
Atlantis9,254
Pulumi25,610
Package downloads weekly
Atlantis
Pulumi1,787,798
Activity
Commits last 30d
Atlantis40
Pulumi100
Release
Cadence days
Atlantis31
Pulumi5
History
Atlantis20 items
Pulumi20 items
License
Spdx
AtlantisApache-2.0
Language
Primary
AtlantisGo
PulumiGo

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for infrastructure as code tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Paradigm
AtlantisDeclarative DSL
PulumiGeneral language
Language
AtlantisHCL
PulumiTypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java, YAML
Portability
Multicloud / cloud-agnostic
Atlantis
Pulumi
Architecture
State management
Atlantis-
PulumiVendor-managed
Extensibility
Pluggable provider ecosystem
Atlantis
Pulumi
Governance
Policy as code
Atlantis
Pulumi
Ops
Drift detection
Atlantis
Pulumi
GitOps continuous reconciliation
Atlantis
Pulumi
Deployment
Managed SaaS offering
Atlantis
Pulumi
Hosting
AtlantisSelf-hosted only
PulumiCloud only
Adoption
Import existing resources
Atlantis-
Pulumi
Licensing
Open-source engine
Atlantis
Pulumi
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
Atlantis-
Pulumi-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Atlantis

A system that orchestrates Terraform deployments via pull request workflows, providing safety checks, approval gates, and comprehensive audit logging for infrastructure changes across multiple Git platforms.

Independently observed

Pulumi

Leader

A cloud infrastructure management platform that lets teams define and deploy resources across multiple cloud providers using standard programming languages. Includes state management, policy enforcement, and tooling for discovering and migrating existing infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Atlantis

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Pulumi

Leader
HybridFree tier

Team Edition with per-resource-hour and deployment-minute metering. Bulk discounts available for >$20k/year spend. Free credits included.

  • Team EditionPer resource-hour and per deployment-minute charges. Free credits included.
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Atlantis
Pulumi
CLI
Atlantis
Pulumi
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Atlantis
Pulumi
Self-hosted
Atlantis
Pulumi

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Terraform

Atlantis

7 total - 6 not shared
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Azure DevOps
  • Terraform Cloud/Enterprise
  • Slack
Independently observed

Pulumi

Leader
6 total - 5 not shared
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • CloudFormation
  • Azure Resource Manager
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.