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Comparison

Crossplane vs Spacelift

No leader: the top candidate Crossplane has only 0.31 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Crossplane full profile →Spacelift full profile →
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Crossplane70
Spacelift47
Score
Vioscale score
Crossplane70 / 100low · 31%
Spacelift47 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✓
Model
Crossplanecommercial
Spaceliftfreemium
Price level
Crossplanefree
Spacelifthigh
Transparent
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✗
Integrations
Count
Crossplane–
Spacelift17
Security
Disclosure policy
Crossplane–
Spacelift✓
Fedramp
Crossplane–
Spacelift✓
Scorecard
Crossplane9.6
Spacelift–
Soc2
Crossplane–
Spacelift✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Crossplane–
Spacelift✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Crossplane24
Spacelift–
Github stars
Crossplane11,979
Spacelift–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Crossplane100
Spacelift–
Release
History
Crossplane20 items
Spacelift–
License
Spdx
CrossplaneApache-2.0
Spacelift–
Language
Primary
CrossplaneGo
Spacelift–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Paradigm
CrossplaneDeclarative DSL
SpaceliftDeclarative DSL
Language
CrossplaneYAML
SpaceliftTerraform HCL, Kubernetes YAML, CloudFormation JSON, Pulumi Python, Ansible
Portability
Multicloud / cloud-agnostic
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✓
Architecture
State management
CrossplaneVendor-managed
SpaceliftVendor-managed
Extensibility
Pluggable provider ecosystem
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✓
Governance
Policy as code
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✓
Ops
Drift detection
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✓
GitOps continuous reconciliation
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✓
Deployment
Managed SaaS offering
Crossplane✗
Spacelift✓
Hosting
CrossplaneSelf-hosted only
SpaceliftCloud + self-hosted
Adoption
Import existing resources
Crossplane-
Spacelift✓
Licensing
Open-source engine
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✗
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
Crossplane-
Spacelift-

What each one is

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

Crossplane

A Kubernetes-based platform engineering framework that allows organizations to create declarative APIs exposing infrastructure capabilities. It enables safe self-service provisioning for users, automation systems, and AI agents while enforcing policies and governance through a centralized control plane.

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.

Crossplane

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Crossplane–
Spacelift✓
CLI
Crossplane–
Spacelift✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✓
Self-hosted
Crossplane✓
Spacelift✓
On-premise
Crossplane✗
Spacelift✓
Air-gapped
Crossplane✗
Spacelift✓

Integrations

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

Crossplane

Not documented yet.

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.