Pulumi vs Spacelift
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.
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.
Pulumi
LeaderA 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.
Spacelift
Platform for orchestrating infrastructure-as-code workflows across multiple tools and clouds. Integrates provisioning, configuration management, and policy enforcement in a unified interface, with GitOps-based automation and AI-assisted capabilities for managing infrastructure at scale.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Pulumi
LeaderTeam 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.
Spacelift
Free tier for small teams. Starter Plus from $20,000. Business and Enterprise plans require quote.
- FreeFree
- 2 public workers
- Unlimited users
- Webhooks
- Terraform provider
- Spacectl CLI
- +2 more
- Starter Plus$20,000
- 1 private worker (2 available)
- Spaces
- IaC support (OpenTofu, Terraform, Terragrunt, Pulumi, Kubernetes)
- Workflow customization
- VCS integration
- +11 more
- BusinessContact sales
- 3 private workers
- Blueprints
- Templates
- Advanced scheduling
- Private provider registry
- +4 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- 5-30 private workers
- Concurrent-VCS connections
- Audit trail
- SSO integration with SAML 2.0
- OIDC API Keys
- +4 more
- Enterprise PlusContact sales
- 12-30 private workers
- Self-hosted deployment
- FedRAMP certification
- On-premises deployment
- 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.
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
Pulumi
Leader- Azure Resource Manager
Spacelift
- OpenTofu
- Pulumi
- Kubernetes
- Ansible
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Slack
- Infracost
- Checkov
- Wiz
- OPA
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.