Comparison

Atlantis vs Terragrunt

On the evidence we track, Terragrunt leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Atlantis55
Terragrunt65
Score
Vioscale score
Atlantis55 / 100low · 41%
Terragrunt65 / 100low · 38%
Pricing
Free tier
Atlantis
Terragrunt
Model
Atlantisopen_source
Terragruntfreemium
Price level
Atlantisfree
Terragruntfree
Transparent
Atlantis
Terragrunt
Integrations
Count
Atlantis7
Terragrunt2
Adoption
Dependent repos
Atlantis2
Terragrunt
Github stars
Atlantis9,254
Terragrunt9,807
Activity
Commits last 30d
Atlantis40
Terragrunt100
Release
Cadence days
Atlantis31
Terragrunt7
History
Atlantis20 items
Terragrunt20 items
License
Spdx
AtlantisApache-2.0
TerragruntMIT
Language
Primary
AtlantisGo
TerragruntGo
Market
Availability
Terragrunt

Capabilities

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

Core
Paradigm
AtlantisDeclarative DSL
TerragruntDeclarative DSL
Language
AtlantisHCL
TerragruntGo
Portability
Multicloud / cloud-agnostic
Atlantis
Terragrunt
Architecture
State management
Atlantis-
TerragruntSelf-managed
Extensibility
Pluggable provider ecosystem
Atlantis
Terragrunt
Governance
Policy as code
Atlantis
Terragrunt-
Ops
Drift detection
Atlantis
Terragrunt-
GitOps continuous reconciliation
Atlantis
Terragrunt
Deployment
Managed SaaS offering
Atlantis
Terragrunt
Hosting
AtlantisSelf-hosted only
TerragruntSelf-hosted only
Adoption
Import existing resources
Atlantis-
Terragrunt-
Licensing
Open-source engine
Atlantis
Terragrunt
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
Atlantis-
Terragrunt-

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

Terragrunt

Leader

An open-source orchestrator that streamlines Infrastructure as Code management for Terraform and OpenTofu. Includes free managed CI/CD capabilities to automate and accelerate infrastructure deployment pipelines.

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 ↗

Terragrunt

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free open source; managed Terragrunt Scale offering available

  • Open SourceFree
  • Terragrunt ScaleContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

Terragrunt

Leader
3 total - 2 not shared
  • OpenTofu
  • AWS
Independently observed

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