# Crossplane vs Terragrunt

| Attribute | Crossplane | Terragrunt |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 69.7 (31% (low)) | 65.2 (38% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 24 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 11,979 | 9,807 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A Kubernetes-based platform engineering framework that allows organizations to create declarative APIs exposing infrastructure capabilities. It enables safe self-service provisioning for users, automation systems, and AI agents while enforcing policies and governance through a centralized control plane. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","language":"YAML","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":true,"policy_as_code":true,"drift_detection":true,"state_management":"vendor_managed","open_source_engine":true,"provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":true,"managed_saas_offering":false}` | `{"hosting":"self","language":"Go","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":true,"state_management":"self_managed","open_source_engine":true,"provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":true,"managed_saas_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 2 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"OpenTofu"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"AWS"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.crossplane.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:31:56.894Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","description":"Free open-source version for up to 25 infrastructure units","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Terragrunt Scale","description":"Managed cloud platform with unlimited runs and resources","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open source; managed Terragrunt Scale offering available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://terragrunt.gruntwork.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:23:22.953Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 7 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 9.6 | 7.2 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcrossplane%2Fcrossplane&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Infrastructure as Code Tools)

| Capability | Crossplane | Terragrunt |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Declarative DSL | Declarative DSL |
| Language | YAML | Go |
| **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 | Self-hosted only | Self-hosted only |
| **Adoption** |  |  |
| Import existing resources | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source engine | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| CNCF maturity | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:33:32.890Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*