# Google Deployment Manager vs SST

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

| Attribute | Google Deployment Manager | SST |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.4 (45% (low)) | 51.5 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 1 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 26,353 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 1,193,915 |
| 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 framework that defines and deploys complete applications with a single TypeScript config file, automating infrastructure setup for databases, APIs, web servers, and cloud services. It is indexed under Infrastructure as Code Tools.","source":"https://sst.dev","question":"What is SST?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SST is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://sst.dev","question":"Is SST free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SST supports Windows and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://sst.dev","question":"What platforms does SST support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for SST, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://sst.dev","question":"Can SST be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for SST, including AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, AWS RDS Aurora, AWS ElastiCache Redis, AWS ECS Fargate, AWS CloudFront, AWS SES and AWS Cognito, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://sst.dev","question":"What does SST integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. SST is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/sst/sst","question":"Is SST open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":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. | A framework that defines and deploys complete applications with a single TypeScript config file, automating infrastructure setup for databases, APIs, web servers, and cloud services. |
| 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":"cloud","language":"TypeScript","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":false,"policy_as_code":false,"drift_detection":false,"import_existing":true,"state_management":"vendor_managed","open_source_engine":true,"provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":false,"managed_saas_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 14 |
| 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":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS API Gateway"},{"name":"AWS RDS Aurora"},{"name":"AWS ElastiCache Redis"},{"name":"AWS ECS Fargate"},{"name":"AWS CloudFront"},{"name":"AWS SES"},{"name":"AWS Cognito"},{"name":"PlanetScale"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Astro"},{"name":"Rails"},{"name":"Hono"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"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":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://sst.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:34:53.986Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.17.2","date":"2026-10-08T15:14:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.17.1","date":"2026-07-12T20:18:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.17.0","date":"2026-06-26T07:53:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.16.0","date":"2026-06-24T12:25:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.15.2","date":"2026-05-29T11:35:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.15.1","date":"2026-05-29T11:20:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.15.0","date":"2026-05-29T09:14:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.14.3","date":"2026-05-20T13:48:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.14.2","date":"2026-05-20T12:42:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.14.1","date":"2026-05-12T16:53:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.14.0","date":"2026-05-12T15:40:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.13.2","date":"2026-05-12T14:48:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.13.1","date":"2026-05-05T17:48:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.13.0","date":"2026-05-04T20:10:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.12.11","date":"2026-05-01T12:55:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.12.10","date":"2026-04-29T17:41:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.12.9","date":"2026-04-29T12:39:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.12.8","date":"2026-04-29T12:03:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.12.7","date":"2026-04-29T10:58:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/sst/releases/tag/v4.12.6","date":"2026-04-29T10:07:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.6"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40risekit.io%2Fsst&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Infrastructure as Code Tools)

| Capability | Google Deployment Manager | SST |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Declarative DSL | Declarative DSL |
| Language | YAML, JSON | TypeScript |
| **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 | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-15T23:12:16.204Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*