# Spacelift vs Terramate

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Terramate

| Attribute | Spacelift | Terramate |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 46.9 (74% (medium)) | 52.9 (36% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 19 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 3,636 |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source orchestration and code generation platform that enables teams to manage infrastructure-as-code at scale, providing structure, governance, and self-service capabilities for developers and platform engineers. It is indexed under Infrastructure as Code Tools.","source":"https://terramate.io","question":"What is Terramate?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Terramate is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MPL-2.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $449 per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://terramate.io","question":"Is Terramate free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Terramate supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://terramate.io","question":"What platforms does Terramate support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Terramate can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://terramate.io","question":"Can Terramate be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Terramate, including Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, Kubernetes, GitHub, GitLab CI/CD, BitBucket Pipelines and Azure DevOps, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://terramate.io","question":"What does Terramate integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Terramate is published under the MPL-2.0 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/terramate-io/terramate","question":"Is Terramate open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Terramate coordinates and manages infrastructure projects built with popular tools like Terraform and Kubernetes. It offers both an open-source CLI and a cloud service with features for detecting infrastructure drift, automating deployments through GitOps workflows, and tracking resources across teams and environments. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"hosting":"both","language":"HCL","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":true,"policy_as_code":true,"drift_detection":true,"import_existing":true,"state_management":"self_managed","open_source_engine":true,"provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":true,"managed_saas_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 22 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"OpenTofu"},{"name":"Terragrunt"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab CI/CD"},{"name":"BitBucket Pipelines"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Slack"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | MPL-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free forever. Up to 2 users, 1000 resources, 30-day data retention.","features":["Code Management","Deployment Workflows","Pull Request Previews","Drift Management","Observability & Visibility","Environments and Stacks","Dependencies","Unlimited Workflows","CI/CD Integration","Orchestration","GitOps","Policy as Code (OPA)","Organizations (Multitenancy)","OIDC Integration","Community Support via Discord"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individual DevOps and Platform Engineers to get started.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"2","resources":"1000","data_retention_days":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Teams","summary":"$449/month. Unlimited users, 5000 resources, 90-day retention. 14-day free trial.","features":["All Community features","Asset Management","Policies","CIS Benchmarks","DORA Metrics","Incident Management","Email and Chat Support","Dedicated shared Slack Channel","24-hour support response time"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":449,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For SMBs and pioneering DevOps and Platform teams to get started.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","resources":"5000","data_retention_days":"90"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Custom resources/retention. 4-hour support, PoC program, Cloud and Cloud-prem deployment options.","features":["All Teams features","SSO SAML 2.0","RBAC","Audit Logs","Private Source Control System integration","Cloud and Cloud-prem deployment options","4-hour support response time","PoC Program","Onboarding and Training","Dedicated Support and Account Manager"],"description":"For businesses looking to scale their IaC practices.","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","resources":"custom","data_retention_days":"custom"}}],"summary":"From free to $449/month. Free Community plan with 14-day free trial for Teams.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://terramate.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T21:12:58.044Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":449,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20000,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 6 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.3","date":"2026-09-08T12:30:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.3-rc1","date":"2026-09-02T09:30:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.17.3-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.2","date":"2026-07-31T12:40:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.1","date":"2026-05-26T13:24:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.1-rc1","date":"2026-05-21T15:07:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.17.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.0","date":"2026-05-06T14:47:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.0-rc6","date":"2026-04-29T12:23:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.17.0-rc6"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.0-rc5","date":"2026-04-15T10:58:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.17.0-rc5"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.0-rc4","date":"2026-04-08T11:50:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.17.0-rc4"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.0-rc3","date":"2026-04-07T08:53:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.17.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.0-rc2","date":"2026-03-11T10:45:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.17.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.17.0-rc1","date":"2026-03-09T08:51:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.17.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.16.0","date":"2026-02-17T15:48:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.16.0-rc1","date":"2026-02-16T13:33:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.16.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.15.5","date":"2026-01-20T13:34:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.15.5-rc1","date":"2026-01-13T17:14:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.15.5-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.15.4","date":"2026-01-09T10:58:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.15.3","date":"2026-01-06T15:39:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.15.3-rc1","date":"2026-01-05T16:58:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.15.3-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate/releases/tag/v0.15.2","date":"2025-12-19T13:56:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | 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 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=terramate&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Infrastructure as Code Tools)

| Capability | Spacelift | Terramate |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Declarative DSL | Declarative DSL |
| Language | Terraform HCL, Kubernetes YAML, CloudFormation JSON, Pulumi Python, Ansible | HCL |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| Multicloud / cloud-agnostic | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| State management | Vendor-managed | Self-managed |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Pluggable provider ecosystem | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Policy as code | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Drift detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| GitOps continuous reconciliation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Managed SaaS offering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Adoption** |  |  |
| Import existing resources | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source engine | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| CNCF maturity | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:47:52.689Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*