Comparison

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.

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Pulumi69
Spacelift47
Score
Vioscale score
Pulumi69 / 100high · 75%
Spacelift47 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Pulumi
Spacelift
Model
Spaceliftfreemium
Price level
Pulumilow
Spacelifthigh
Transparent
Pulumi
Spacelift
Integrations
Count
Pulumi6
Spacelift17
Security
Disclosure policy
Pulumi
Spacelift
Fedramp
Pulumi
Spacelift
Scorecard
Pulumi7.2
Spacelift
Soc2
Pulumi
Spacelift
Reliability
Status page
Pulumi
Spacelift
Adoption
Dependent repos
Pulumi2,143
Spacelift
Github stars
Pulumi25,610
Spacelift
Package downloads weekly
Pulumi1,787,798
Spacelift
Activity
Commits last 30d
Pulumi100
Spacelift
Release
Cadence days
Pulumi5
Spacelift
History
Pulumi20 items
Spacelift
License
Spdx
Spacelift
Language
Primary
PulumiGo
Spacelift

Capabilities

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

Core
Paradigm
PulumiGeneral language
SpaceliftDeclarative DSL
Language
PulumiTypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java, YAML
SpaceliftTerraform HCL, Kubernetes YAML, CloudFormation JSON, Pulumi Python, Ansible
Portability
Multicloud / cloud-agnostic
Pulumi
Spacelift
Architecture
State management
PulumiVendor-managed
SpaceliftVendor-managed
Extensibility
Pluggable provider ecosystem
Pulumi
Spacelift
Governance
Policy as code
Pulumi
Spacelift
Ops
Drift detection
Pulumi
Spacelift
GitOps continuous reconciliation
Pulumi
Spacelift
Deployment
Managed SaaS offering
Pulumi
Spacelift
Hosting
PulumiCloud only
SpaceliftCloud + self-hosted
Adoption
Import existing resources
Pulumi
Spacelift
Licensing
Open-source engine
Pulumi
Spacelift
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
Pulumi-
Spacelift-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Pulumi

Leader

A 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.

Independently observed

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Pulumi

Leader
HybridFree tier

Team 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.
as of verify ↗

Spacelift

from $20000/moSubscriptionFree tier

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
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Pulumi
Spacelift
CLI
Pulumi
Spacelift
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Pulumi
Spacelift
Self-hosted
Pulumi
Spacelift
On-premise
Pulumi
Spacelift
Air-gapped
Pulumi
Spacelift

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (5)
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation

Pulumi

Leader
6 total - 1 not shared
  • Azure Resource Manager
Independently observed

Spacelift

17 total - 12 not shared
  • OpenTofu
  • Pulumi
  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Slack
  • Infracost
  • Checkov
  • Wiz
  • OPA
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.

Pulumi vs Spacelift: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale