Comparison

AWS CDK vs CDKTF

On the evidence we track, AWS CDK 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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★AWS CDK65

CDKTF56

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS CDKLeader	CDKTF
Vioscale score	65 / 100high · 76%updating	56 / 100low · 10%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.9	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 8 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=aws-cdk-lib&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: HIGH	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	4,665	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	12,876	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,691,427	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

AWS CDK65 / 100high · 76%updating

CDKTF56 / 100low · 10%updating

Pricing

Free tier

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF–

Model

AWS CDKopen_source

CDKTFcommercial

Price level

AWS CDKfree

CDKTF–

Transparent

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF–

Integrations

Count

AWS CDK5

CDKTF–

Security

Disclosure policy

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF–

Hipaa

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF–

Pci

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF–

Scorecard

AWS CDK5.9

CDKTF–

Vulnerabilities

AWS CDKCount: 8 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=aws-cdk-lib&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: HIGH

CDKTF–

Reliability

Status page

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

AWS CDK4,665

CDKTF–

Github stars

AWS CDK12,876

CDKTF–

Package downloads weekly

AWS CDK1,691,427

CDKTF–

Activity

Commits last 30d

AWS CDK100

CDKTF–

Release

Cadence days

AWS CDK4

CDKTF–

History

AWS CDK20 items

CDKTF–

License

Spdx

AWS CDKApache-2.0

CDKTF–

Language

Primary

AWS CDKTypeScript

CDKTF–

Market

Availability

AWS CDKAvailable worldwide · HQ US

CDKTF–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Infrastructure as Code Tools
Capability	AWS CDK	CDKTF
Core
Paradigm	General language	Declarative DSL
Language	TypeScript, Python, Java, .NET, Go	TypeScript, Python
Portability
Multicloud / cloud-agnostic	✗	✓
Architecture
State management	Vendor-managed	Vendor-managed
Extensibility
Pluggable provider ecosystem	✓	✓
Governance
Policy as code	✓	✗
Ops
Drift detection	✓	✗
GitOps continuous reconciliation	-	✗
Deployment
Managed SaaS offering	✗	✗
Hosting	-	Self-hosted only
Adoption
Import existing resources	✓	✓
Licensing
Open-source engine	✓	✓
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity	-	-

Core

Paradigm

AWS CDKGeneral language

CDKTFDeclarative DSL

Language

AWS CDKTypeScript, Python, Java, .NET, Go

CDKTFTypeScript, Python

Portability

Multicloud / cloud-agnostic

AWS CDK✗

CDKTF✓

Architecture

State management

AWS CDKVendor-managed

CDKTFVendor-managed

Extensibility

Pluggable provider ecosystem

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF✓

Governance

Policy as code

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF✗

Ops

Drift detection

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF✗

GitOps continuous reconciliation

AWS CDK-

CDKTF✗

Deployment

Managed SaaS offering

AWS CDK✗

CDKTF✗

Hosting

AWS CDK-

CDKTFSelf-hosted only

Adoption

Import existing resources

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF✓

Licensing

Open-source engine

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF✓

Ecosystem

CNCF maturity

AWS CDK-

CDKTF-

What each one is

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

AWS CDK

Leader

A development framework that lets you define AWS cloud resources and infrastructure using standard programming languages like TypeScript, Python, Java, .NET, and Go. CDK compiles your code into CloudFormation templates for deployment.

Independently observed

CDKTF

Cloud Development Kit for Terraform (CDKTF) allows developers to use familiar programming languages to define and provision infrastructure, providing access to the entire Terraform ecosystem. IMPORTANT: CDKTF is deprecated as of December 10, 2025, and HashiCorp no longer supports or maintains it.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

AWS CDK

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

CDKTF

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	AWS CDK	CDKTF
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

CLI

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF–

Deployment

Self-hosted

AWS CDK✓

CDKTF–

Integrations

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

AWS CDK

Leader

5 total

AWS CloudFormation
AWS Lambda
AWS SNS
AWS Step Functions
AWS EC2

Independently observed

CDKTF

Not documented yet.

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