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Comparison

Terraform vs Terramate

On the evidence we track, Terraform leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Terraform full profile →Terramate full profile →
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★Terraform62
Terramate53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Terraform62 / 100medium · 53%
Terramate53 / 100low · 36%
Pricing
Free tier
Terraform✓
Terramate✓
Model
Terraformcommercial
Terramatefreemium
Price level
Terraformfree
Terramatelow
Transparent
Terraform–
Terramate✗
Integrations
Count
Terraform10
Terramate10
Security
Disclosure policy
Terraform✓
Terramate–
Iso27001
Terraform✓
Terramate–
Scorecard
Terraform6.6
Terramate–
Soc2
Terraform✓
Terramate–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Terraform✓
Terramate–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Terraform1,108
Terramate0
Github stars
Terraform49,829
Terramate3,636
Activity
Commits last 30d
Terraform100
Terramate19
Release
Cadence days
Terraform6
Terramate6
History
Terraform20 items
Terramate20 items
License
Spdx
Terraform–
TerramateMPL-2.0
Language
Primary
TerraformGo
TerramateGo
Market
Availability
Terraform–
TerramateAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Terraform6 items
Terramate6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Paradigm
TerraformDeclarative DSL
TerramateDeclarative DSL
Language
TerraformHCL
TerramateHCL
Portability
Multicloud / cloud-agnostic
Terraform✓
Terramate✓
Architecture
State management
TerraformVendor-managed
TerramateSelf-managed
Extensibility
Pluggable provider ecosystem
Terraform✓
Terramate✓
Governance
Policy as code
Terraform✓
Terramate✓
Ops
Drift detection
Terraform-
Terramate✓
GitOps continuous reconciliation
Terraform-
Terramate✓
Deployment
Managed SaaS offering
Terraform✓
Terramate✓
Hosting
TerraformCloud + self-hosted
TerramateCloud + self-hosted
Adoption
Import existing resources
Terraform✓
Terramate✓
Licensing
Open-source engine
Terraform✓
Terramate✓
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
Terraform-
Terramate-

What each one is

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

Terraform

Leader

Terraform is an infrastructure-as-code platform that lets teams define, provision, and manage cloud and on-premise infrastructure through declarative configuration files. It generates execution plans before making changes, manages resource dependencies, and enables version control and collaboration on infrastructure definitions.

Independently observed

Terramate

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.

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

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Terramate

from $449/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From free to $449/month. Free Community plan with 14-day free trial for Teams.

  • CommunityFree
    • Code Management
    • Deployment Workflows
    • Pull Request Previews
    • Drift Management
    • Observability & Visibility
    • +10 more
  • Teams$449/month. Unlimited users, 5000 resources, 90-day retention. 14-day free trial.
    • All Community features
    • Asset Management
    • Policies
    • CIS Benchmarks
    • DORA Metrics
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Teams features
    • SSO SAML 2.0
    • RBAC
    • Audit Logs
    • Private Source Control System integration
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Windows
Terraform✓
Terramate✗
CLI
Terraform✓
Terramate✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Terraform✗
Terramate✓
Self-hosted
Terraform✓
Terramate✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Terraform

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

Terramate

10 total - 9 not shared
  • Terraform
  • OpenTofu
  • Terragrunt
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • BitBucket Pipelines
  • Azure DevOps
  • Slack
Independently observed
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