# Google Deployment Manager vs Spacelift

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Google Deployment Manager

| Attribute | Google Deployment Manager | Spacelift |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.4 (45% (low)) | 46.9 (74% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A Google Cloud service that enables users to define, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using declarative templates and code, supporting multiple provisioning models and integration with Google Cloud's resource ecosystem. It is indexed under Infrastructure as Code Tools.","source":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs","question":"What is Google Deployment Manager?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Deployment Manager offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs","question":"Is Google Deployment Manager free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Deployment Manager supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs","question":"What platforms does Google Deployment Manager support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google Deployment Manager, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs","question":"Can Google Deployment Manager be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Google Deployment Manager, including Cloud Storage, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud VPN and Cloud Interconnect, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs","question":"What does Google Deployment Manager integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Deployment Manager is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs","question":"Where is Google Deployment Manager available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform that combines infrastructure-as-code tools with GitOps workflows and AI capabilities, enabling teams to automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment while maintaining governance and compliance controls. It is indexed under Infrastructure as Code Tools.","source":"https://spacelift.io/pricing","question":"What is Spacelift?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Spacelift offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20000 per year. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://spacelift.io/pricing","question":"Is Spacelift free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Spacelift supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://spacelift.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Spacelift support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Spacelift can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://spacelift.io/pricing","question":"Can Spacelift be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 19 integrations for Spacelift, including Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitHub and GitLab, plus 11 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://spacelift.io/pricing","question":"What does Spacelift integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Spacelift. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Spacelift not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://spacelift.io/security","question":"What security certifications does Spacelift have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Spacelift is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://spacelift.io/pricing","question":"Where is Spacelift available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","language":"YAML, JSON","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":false,"cncf_member":"none","state_management":"vendor_managed","open_source_engine":true,"provider_ecosystem":true,"managed_saas_offering":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","language":"Terraform HCL, Kubernetes YAML, CloudFormation JSON, Pulumi Python, Ansible","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":true,"policy_as_code":true,"drift_detection":true,"import_existing":true,"state_management":"vendor_managed","open_source_engine":false,"provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":true,"managed_saas_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 22 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Compute Engine"},{"name":"Cloud SQL"},{"name":"Cloud Load Balancing"},{"name":"Cloud Logging"},{"name":"Cloud Monitoring"},{"name":"Cloud VPN"},{"name":"Cloud Interconnect"},{"name":"Cloud HSM"},{"name":"Secret Manager"},{"name":"Cloud KMS"},{"name":"Confidential Computing"}]` | `[{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"OpenTofu"},{"name":"CloudFormation"},{"name":"Pulumi"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Ansible"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Infracost"},{"name":"Checkov"},{"name":"Wiz"},{"name":"OPA"},{"name":"ServiceNow","native":true,"category":"itsm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Terragrunt","native":true,"category":"iac","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS CDK","native":true,"category":"iac","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Serverless Framework","native":true,"category":"iac","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Bitbucket Cloud","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Bitbucket Datacenter","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure DevOps","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free as part of Google Cloud. $300 free credit for new accounts.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:07:10.391Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier for small teams","features":["IaC support","VCS integration","Resource visualization","1 public worker"],"minSeats":2,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams to get started","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"2","public_workers":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter+","summary":"$20,000/year, includes 2 public workers and 1-2 private workers","features":["IaC support","Workflow customization","VCS integration","Resource visualization","Cloud cost estimation","Spacelift Terraform provider","Cloud integrations","Drift detection","Policy as Code engine"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams looking to optimize team workflows with infrastructure automation","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","public_workers":"2","private_workers":"1-2"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Annual subscription, custom pricing","features":["All Starter+ features","Private provider registry","Targeted replans","Dedicated Slack support channel","Dedicated Customer Success Manager","Silver Support + CSM"],"commitment":"annual","description":"For teams looking to orchestrate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and collaboration","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","private_workers":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Annual subscription, custom pricing","features":["All Business features","Audit trail","SSO integration with SAML 2.0","OIDC API Keys","Internal source control system","Enhanced Onboarding Support","Silver Support + CSM"],"commitment":"annual","description":"For companies that need enterprise-level infrastructure orchestration and governance","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","private_workers":"5-30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise+","summary":"Annual subscription, custom pricing","features":["All Enterprise features","MFA","Self-hosted option","FedRAMP authorization","On-premises/air-gapped environments","Gold Support + CSM + Executive escalation"],"commitment":"annual","description":"For companies requiring SaaS or self-hosted deployments with enhanced security, compliance, and support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","private_workers":"12-30"}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Starter+ from $20,000/year. Higher tiers available by quote.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://spacelift.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-22T14:42:41.349Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":20000,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"FedRAMP","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://spacelift.io/security |

## Capabilities (Infrastructure as Code Tools)

| Capability | Google Deployment Manager | Spacelift |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Declarative DSL | Declarative DSL |
| Language | YAML, JSON | 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 only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Adoption** |  |  |
| Import existing resources | - | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source engine | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| CNCF maturity | None | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T22:11:20.567Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*