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Comparison

Spacelift vs Terragrunt

On the evidence we track, Terragrunt leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Spacelift47
★Terragrunt65
Score
Vioscale score
Spacelift47 / 100medium · 73%
Terragrunt65 / 100low · 38%
Pricing
Free tier
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt✓
Model
Spaceliftfreemium
Terragruntfreemium
Price level
Spacelifthigh
Terragruntfree
Transparent
Spacelift✗
Terragrunt✗
Integrations
Count
Spacelift17
Terragrunt2
Security
Disclosure policy
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt–
Fedramp
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt–
Scorecard
Spacelift–
Terragrunt7.2
Soc2
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt–
Reliability
Status page
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt–
Adoption
Github stars
Spacelift–
Terragrunt9,807
Activity
Commits last 30d
Spacelift–
Terragrunt100
Release
Cadence days
Spacelift–
Terragrunt7
History
Spacelift–
Terragrunt20 items
License
Spdx
Spacelift–
TerragruntMIT
Language
Primary
Spacelift–
TerragruntGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Terragrunt

Leader

An open-source orchestrator that streamlines Infrastructure as Code management for Terraform and OpenTofu. Includes free managed CI/CD capabilities to automate and accelerate infrastructure deployment pipelines.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Terragrunt

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free open source; managed Terragrunt Scale offering available

  • Open SourceFree
  • Terragrunt ScaleContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt✗
CLI
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt✓
Self-hosted
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt✓
On-premise
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt✗
Air-gapped
Spacelift✓
Terragrunt✗

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Terraform
  • OpenTofu
  • AWS

Spacelift

17 total - 14 not shared
  • CloudFormation
  • Pulumi
  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Slack
  • Infracost
  • Checkov
  • Wiz
  • OPA
Independently observed

Terragrunt

Leader
3 total - 0 not shared
  • OpenTofu
  • Terraform
  • AWS
Independently observed

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