Comparison

Terraform vs Terragrunt

No clear leader: Terragrunt (65.2) and Terraform (64.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Terraform64
Terragrunt65
Score
Vioscale score
Terraform64 / 100medium · 54%
Terragrunt65 / 100low · 38%
Pricing
Free tier
Terraform
Terragrunt
Model
Terraformcommercial
Terragruntfreemium
Price level
Terraformfree
Terragruntfree
Transparent
Terraform
Terragrunt
Integrations
Count
Terraform10
Terragrunt2
Security
Disclosure policy
Terraform
Terragrunt
Iso27001
Terraform
Terragrunt
Scorecard
Terraform6.2
Terragrunt7.2
Soc2
Terraform
Terragrunt
Reliability
Status page
Terraform
Terragrunt
Adoption
Dependent repos
Terraform1,108
Terragrunt
Github stars
Terraform49,541
Terragrunt9,807
Activity
Commits last 30d
Terraform100
Terragrunt100
Release
Cadence days
Terraform6
Terragrunt7
History
Terraform20 items
Terragrunt20 items
License
Spdx
Terraform
TerragruntMIT
Language
Primary
TerraformGo
TerragruntGo

Capabilities

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

Core
Paradigm
TerraformDeclarative DSL
TerragruntDeclarative DSL
Language
TerraformHCL
TerragruntGo
Portability
Multicloud / cloud-agnostic
Terraform
Terragrunt
Architecture
State management
TerraformVendor-managed
TerragruntSelf-managed
Extensibility
Pluggable provider ecosystem
Terraform
Terragrunt
Governance
Policy as code
Terraform
Terragrunt-
Ops
Drift detection
Terraform-
Terragrunt-
GitOps continuous reconciliation
Terraform-
Terragrunt
Deployment
Managed SaaS offering
Terraform-
Terragrunt
Hosting
Terraform-
TerragruntSelf-hosted only
Adoption
Import existing resources
Terraform
Terragrunt-
Licensing
Open-source engine
Terraform
Terragrunt
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
Terraform-
Terragrunt-

What each one is

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

Terraform

Terraform is an infrastructure as code tool that lets you build, change, and version infrastructure safely and efficiently. It manages low-level components like compute, storage, and networking as well as high-level components like DNS entries and SaaS features.

Independently observed

Terragrunt

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.

Terraform

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Terragrunt

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
CLI
Terraform
Terragrunt
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Terraform
Terragrunt
Self-hosted
Terraform
Terragrunt

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • AWS

Terraform

10 total - 9 not shared
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Docker
  • Consul
  • Packer
  • Vault
  • Boundary
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Terragrunt

3 total - 2 not shared
  • OpenTofu
  • Terraform
Independently observed

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