Google Deployment Manager vs Spacelift
On the evidence we track, Google Deployment Manager leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for infrastructure as code tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Google Deployment Manager
LeaderA 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.
Spacelift
Spacelift is an orchestration platform for managing infrastructure-as-code workflows. It supports multiple IaC tools including Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, and Kubernetes, with policy enforcement, drift detection, and multiple deployment models ranging from cloud-hosted SaaS to on-premises installations.
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
LeaderFree as part of Google Cloud. $300 free credit for new accounts.
Spacelift
Free tier available. Starter+ from $20,000/year. Higher tiers available by quote.
- FreeFree
- IaC support
- VCS integration
- Resource visualization
- 1 public worker
- Starter+$20,000/year, includes 2 public workers and 1-2 private workers
- IaC support
- Workflow customization
- VCS integration
- Resource visualization
- Cloud cost estimation
- +4 more
- BusinessContact sales
- All Starter+ features
- Private provider registry
- Targeted replans
- Dedicated Slack support channel
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager
- +1 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- All Business features
- Audit trail
- SSO integration with SAML 2.0
- OIDC API Keys
- Internal source control system
- +2 more
- Enterprise+Contact sales
- All Enterprise features
- MFA
- Self-hosted option
- FedRAMP authorization
- On-premises/air-gapped environments
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Google Deployment Manager
Leader- 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
Spacelift
- Terraform
- OpenTofu
- CloudFormation
- Pulumi
- Kubernetes
- Ansible
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud
- Slack
- Infracost
- Checkov
- Wiz
- OPA
- ServiceNow
- Terragrunt
- AWS CDK
- Serverless Framework
- Bitbucket Cloud
- Bitbucket Datacenter
- Azure DevOps
- +2 more
Google Deployment Manager or Spacelift: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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