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 Manager60
★Pulumi69
Score
vioscaleAI score
Google Deployment Manager60 / 100low · 45%
Pulumi69 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Google Deployment Manager✓
Pulumi✓
Model
Google Deployment Managerfree
Pulumiquote
Price level
Google Deployment Managerfree
Pulumiunknown
Transparent
Google Deployment Manager✓
Pulumi✓
Integrations
Count
Google Deployment Manager12
Pulumi20
Security
Certifications
Google Deployment Manager–
Disclosure policy
Google Deployment Manager–
Pulumi✓
Scorecard
Google Deployment Manager–
Pulumi7.1
Soc2
Google Deployment Manager–
Pulumi✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Google Deployment Manager✓
Pulumi✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Google Deployment Manager–
Pulumi2,143
Github stars
Google Deployment Manager–
Pulumi25,758
Package downloads weekly
Google Deployment Manager–
Pulumi1,440,025
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–
Language
Primary
Google Deployment Manager–
PulumiGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Google Deployment Manager6 items
Pulumi8 items

Capabilities

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

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

A Google Cloud service that enables automated deployment and management of cloud infrastructure using template-based configurations. Supports multiple Google Cloud services and provides API and CLI access. Note: being discontinued March 31, 2026; users should migrate to Infrastructure Manager.

Independently observed

Pulumi

Leader

An infrastructure-as-code system that lets you define, deploy, and manage cloud resources across multiple providers using Go, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, .NET, and YAML, with declarative provisioning, policy enforcement, and integrated state management.

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 verify ↗

Pulumi

Leader
Usage-based

Metered pricing per resource-hour and deployment-minute. Contact sales for bulk discounts on annual commitments over $20,000.

  • Team EditionContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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
28 total
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • Azure Resource Manager
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • Backstage
  • npm
  • PyPI
  • NuGet
  • Helm
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Vault
  • 1Password
  • Cloudflare
  • MongoDB
  • Snowflake
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab Pipelines
  • Jenkins
  • +4 more
Independently observed
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