Comparison

Google Deployment Manager 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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Google Deployment Manager63

★Pulumi69

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Google Deployment Manager	PulumiLeader
Vioscale score	63 / 100low · 45%	69 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	7.2
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40pulumi%2Fpulumi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	2,143
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	25,610
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	1,787,798
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	5
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Google Deployment Manager63 / 100low · 45%

Pulumi69 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Google Deployment Manager✓

Pulumi✓

Model

Google Deployment Managerfree

Pulumicommercial

Price level

Google Deployment Managerfree

Pulumilow

Transparent

Google Deployment Manager✓

Pulumi✓

Integrations

Count

Google Deployment Manager12

Pulumi6

Security

Disclosure policy

Google Deployment Manager–

Pulumi✓

Scorecard

Google Deployment Manager–

Pulumi7.2

Soc2

Google Deployment Manager–

Pulumi✓

Vulnerabilities

Google Deployment Manager–

PulumiCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40pulumi%2Fpulumi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Google Deployment Manager✓

Pulumi✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Google Deployment Manager–

Pulumi2,143

Github stars

Google Deployment Manager–

Pulumi25,610

Package downloads weekly

Google Deployment Manager–

Pulumi1,787,798

Activity

Commits last 30d

Google Deployment Manager–

Pulumi100

Release

Cadence days

Google Deployment Manager–

Pulumi5

History

Google Deployment Manager–

Pulumi20 items

License

Spdx

Google Deployment Manager–

PulumiApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Google Deployment Manager–

PulumiGo

Market

Availability

Google Deployment ManagerAvailable worldwide · HQ US

PulumiAvailable worldwide · Popular in 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	Google Deployment Manager	Pulumi
Core
Paradigm	Declarative DSL	General language
Language	YAML, JSON	TypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java, YAML
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 only	Cloud only
Adoption
Import existing resources	-	✓
Licensing
Open-source engine	✗	✓
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity	None	-

Core

Paradigm

Google Deployment ManagerDeclarative DSL

PulumiGeneral language

Language

Google Deployment ManagerYAML, JSON

PulumiTypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java, YAML

Portability

Multicloud / cloud-agnostic

Google Deployment Manager✗

Pulumi✓

Architecture

State management

Google Deployment ManagerVendor-managed

PulumiVendor-managed

Extensibility

Pluggable provider ecosystem

Google Deployment Manager✓

Pulumi✓

Governance

Policy as code

Google Deployment Manager-

Pulumi✓

Ops

Drift detection

Google Deployment Manager-

Pulumi✓

GitOps continuous reconciliation

Google Deployment Manager-

Pulumi✗

Deployment

Managed SaaS offering

Google Deployment Manager✓

Pulumi✓

Hosting

Google Deployment ManagerCloud only

PulumiCloud only

Adoption

Import existing resources

Google Deployment Manager-

Pulumi✓

Licensing

Open-source engine

Google Deployment Manager✗

Pulumi✓

Ecosystem

CNCF maturity

Google Deployment ManagerNone

Pulumi-

What each one is

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

Google Deployment Manager

Automates the provisioning and configuration of Google Cloud resources using declarative templates. Organizations define infrastructure as YAML or JSON files that specify which cloud services to create and how they should be configured, then use Deployment Manager to instantiate those resources as coordinated deployments.

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.

Google Deployment Manager

FreeFree tier

Free as part of Google Cloud. $300 free credit for new accounts.

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

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 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	Google Deployment Manager	Pulumi
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Google Deployment Manager✓

Pulumi✓

CLI

Google Deployment Manager✓

Pulumi✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Google Deployment Manager✓

Pulumi✓

Integrations

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

Google Deployment Manager

12 total

Cloud Storage
Compute Engine
Cloud SQL
Cloud Load Balancing
Cloud Logging
Cloud Monitoring
Cloud VPN
Cloud Interconnect
Cloud HSM
Secret Manager
Cloud KMS
Confidential Computing

Independently observed

Pulumi

Leader

6 total

AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Terraform
CloudFormation
Azure Resource Manager

Independently observed

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