Comparison

AWS CDK vs Spacelift

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

Spacelift47

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS CDKLeader	Spacelift
Vioscale score	65 / 100high · 76%	47 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	high
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	17
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.9	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
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	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

AWS CDK65 / 100high · 76%

Spacelift47 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✓

Model

AWS CDKopen_source

Spaceliftfreemium

Price level

AWS CDKfree

Spacelifthigh

Transparent

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✗

Integrations

Count

AWS CDK5

Spacelift17

Security

Disclosure policy

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✓

Fedramp

AWS CDK–

Spacelift✓

Hipaa

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift–

Pci

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift–

Scorecard

AWS CDK5.9

Spacelift–

Soc2

AWS CDK–

Spacelift✓

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

Spacelift–

Reliability

Status page

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

AWS CDK4,665

Spacelift–

Github stars

AWS CDK12,876

Spacelift–

Package downloads weekly

AWS CDK1,691,427

Spacelift–

Activity

Commits last 30d

AWS CDK100

Spacelift–

Release

Cadence days

AWS CDK4

Spacelift–

History

AWS CDK20 items

Spacelift–

License

Spdx

AWS CDKApache-2.0

Spacelift–

Language

Primary

AWS CDKTypeScript

Spacelift–

Market

Availability

AWS CDKAvailable worldwide · HQ US

SpaceliftAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

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	Spacelift
Core
Paradigm	General language	Declarative DSL
Language	TypeScript, Python, Java, .NET, Go	Terraform HCL, Kubernetes YAML, CloudFormation JSON, Pulumi Python, Ansible
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	-	Cloud + self-hosted
Adoption
Import existing resources	✓	✓
Licensing
Open-source engine	✓	✗
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity	-	-

Core

Paradigm

AWS CDKGeneral language

SpaceliftDeclarative DSL

Language

AWS CDKTypeScript, Python, Java, .NET, Go

SpaceliftTerraform HCL, Kubernetes YAML, CloudFormation JSON, Pulumi Python, Ansible

Portability

Multicloud / cloud-agnostic

AWS CDK✗

Spacelift✓

Architecture

State management

AWS CDKVendor-managed

SpaceliftVendor-managed

Extensibility

Pluggable provider ecosystem

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✓

Governance

Policy as code

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✓

Ops

Drift detection

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✓

GitOps continuous reconciliation

AWS CDK-

Spacelift✓

Deployment

Managed SaaS offering

AWS CDK✗

Spacelift✓

Hosting

AWS CDK-

SpaceliftCloud + self-hosted

Adoption

Import existing resources

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✓

Licensing

Open-source engine

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✗

Ecosystem

CNCF maturity

AWS CDK-

Spacelift-

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

Spacelift

Platform for orchestrating infrastructure-as-code workflows across multiple tools and clouds. Integrates provisioning, configuration management, and policy enforcement in a unified interface, with GitOps-based automation and AI-assisted capabilities for managing infrastructure at scale.

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 ↗

Spacelift

from $20000/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier for small teams. Starter Plus from $20,000. Business and Enterprise plans require quote.

FreeFree
- 2 public workers
- Unlimited users
- Webhooks
- Terraform provider
- Spacectl CLI
- +2 more
Starter Plus$20,000
- 1 private worker (2 available)
- Spaces
- IaC support (OpenTofu, Terraform, Terragrunt, Pulumi, Kubernetes)
- Workflow customization
- VCS integration
- +11 more
BusinessContact sales
- 3 private workers
- Blueprints
- Templates
- Advanced scheduling
- Private provider registry
- +4 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- 5-30 private workers
- Concurrent-VCS connections
- Audit trail
- SSO integration with SAML 2.0
- OIDC API Keys
- +4 more
Enterprise PlusContact sales
- 12-30 private workers
- Self-hosted deployment
- FedRAMP certification
- On-premises deployment
- Air-gapped environments
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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	Spacelift
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
Air-gappedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

AWS CDK✗

Spacelift✓

CLI

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AWS CDK✗

Spacelift✓

Self-hosted

AWS CDK✓

Spacelift✓

On-premise

AWS CDK✗

Spacelift✓

Air-gapped

AWS CDK✗

Spacelift✓

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

Spacelift

17 total

Terraform
OpenTofu
CloudFormation
Pulumi
Kubernetes
Ansible
GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Slack
Infracost
Checkov
Wiz
OPA

Independently observed

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