# CDKTF vs Spacelift

| Attribute | CDKTF | Spacelift |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.4 (10% (low)) | 46.5 (73% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Cloud Development Kit for Terraform (CDKTF) allows developers to use familiar programming languages to define and provision infrastructure, providing access to the entire Terraform ecosystem. IMPORTANT: CDKTF is deprecated as of December 10, 2025, and HashiCorp no longer supports or maintains it. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","language":"TypeScript, Python","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":true,"policy_as_code":false,"drift_detection":false,"import_existing":true,"state_management":"vendor_managed","open_source_engine":true,"provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":false,"managed_saas_offering":false}` | `{"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}` |
| integrations.count | - | 17 |
| 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"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever, no credit card required","features":["2 public workers","Unlimited users","Webhooks","Terraform provider","Spacectl CLI","OIDC API keys","Bronze support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Starter Plus","summary":"$20,000","features":["1 private worker (2 available)","Spaces","IaC support (OpenTofu, Terraform, Terragrunt, Pulumi, Kubernetes)","Workflow customization","VCS integration","Resource visualization","Cloud cost estimation","Spacelift Terraform provider","Stack dependencies","Cloud integrations","Drift detection","Policy as Code engine","Public workers","Unlimited users","Webhooks","Bronze support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20000,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams looking to optimize team workflows with infrastructure automation","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Contact for pricing","features":["3 private workers","Blueprints","Templates","Advanced scheduling","Private provider registry","Targeted replans","Dedicated Slack support channel","Dedicated Customer Success Manager","Silver Support + CSM"],"description":"For teams looking to orchestrate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and collaboration","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact for pricing","features":["5-30 private workers","Concurrent-VCS connections","Audit trail","SSO integration with SAML 2.0","OIDC API Keys","Internal source control system","Enhanced Onboarding Support","Gold Support + CSM","MFA"],"description":"For companies that need Enterprise level infrastructure orchestration and governance","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Plus","summary":"Contact for pricing","features":["12-30 private workers","Self-hosted deployment","FedRAMP certification","On-premises deployment","Air-gapped environments","Gold Support + CSM + Executive escalation"],"description":"For companies that need SaaS or self-hosted deployment with special security, compliance, and support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Spacelift Intelligence"}],"summary":"Free tier for small teams. Starter Plus from $20,000. Business and Enterprise plans require quote.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://spacelift.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:37:54.513Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | high |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Infrastructure as Code Tools)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:24:37.401Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*