# Env0 vs Terraform

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Terraform

| Attribute | Env0 | Terraform |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53.4 (63% (medium)) | 64.2 (54% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1,108 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 49,541 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A self-service infrastructure platform that manages cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud through infrastructure-as-code, providing developers with controlled access while enforcing organizational policies, cost controls, and compliance requirements. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","language":"Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, CloudFormation","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":true,"policy_as_code":true,"drift_detection":true,"import_existing":true,"state_management":"vendor_managed","provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":true,"managed_saas_offering":true}` | `{"language":"HCL","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":true,"policy_as_code":true,"import_existing":true,"state_management":"vendor_managed","open_source_engine":true,"provider_ecosystem":true}` |
| integrations.count | 23 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"OpenTofu"},{"name":"Pulumi"},{"name":"CloudFormation"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"OPA"},{"name":"Checkov"},{"name":"Trivy"},{"name":"Lightlytics"},{"name":"CloudQuery"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"Google SSO"},{"name":"Microsoft SSO"},{"name":"Stripe"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Consul"},{"name":"Packer"},{"name":"Vault"},{"name":"Boundary"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever tier","features":["250 runs per month","30 active environments","Unlimited users & agents","All features of Cloud Navigator","Community support"],"description":"Explore env zero completely free","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"runs_per_month":"250","users_and_agents":"Unlimited","active_environments":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud Navigator","summary":"Custom pricing per successful apply or environment","features":["IaC automation & GitOps","Basic drift detection and monitoring","Managed self-service with environment discovery","Dashboards and visibility","Private registry","RBAC access controls","Ready-to-use policy templates","VCS and IaC framework integrations","Slack/Teams notifications"],"description":"Cloud provisioning toolbox for maturing enterprises","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_runs":"Unlimited","active_environments":"Up to 100","monthly_deployments":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud Pilot","summary":"Custom pricing per successful apply or environment","features":["All Cloud Navigator features","Cloud Analyst AI agent and dashboards","Advanced drift cause analysis and remediation","Cost management and alerting","Self-hosted VCS support","Proof-of-Value guarantee","Advanced integrations: IDP, FinOps, Observability, PAC/SAST"],"description":"AI-powered cloud governance for sophisticated enterprises","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_runs":"Unlimited","active_environments":"Unlimited","monthly_deployments":"Unlimited"}}],"summary":"Free tier with 250 runs/month. Paid plans custom-quoted per successful deployment or environment.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.env0.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T21:10:18.937Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.terraform.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T09:37:57.093Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 6 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0","date":"2026-08-26T13:05:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-rc2","date":"2026-08-19T12:08:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.15.9","date":"2026-08-19T14:29:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.17.0-alpha20260812","date":"2026-08-12T12:01:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.0-alpha20260812"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-rc1","date":"2026-08-12T15:22:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-beta2","date":"2026-08-05T18:07:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-beta2"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.17.0-alpha20260729","date":"2026-07-29T19:38:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.0-alpha20260729"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-beta1","date":"2026-07-23T16:51:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-beta1"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-alpha20260715","date":"2026-07-15T12:44:36Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-alpha20260715"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-alpha20260708","date":"2026-07-08T09:19:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-alpha20260708"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.15.8","date":"2026-07-08T17:45:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-alpha20260706","date":"2026-07-06T14:49:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-alpha20260706"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-alpha20260701","date":"2026-07-01T19:49:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-alpha20260701"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-alpha20260626","date":"2026-06-26T09:03:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-alpha20260626"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-alpha20260624","date":"2026-06-24T14:07:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-alpha20260624"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.15.7","date":"2026-06-24T16:47:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-alpha20260617","date":"2026-06-17T14:07:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-alpha20260617"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.15.6","date":"2026-06-10T11:52:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0-alpha20260603","date":"2026-06-03T13:24:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-alpha20260603"},{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.15.5","date":"2026-05-27T14:52:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.5"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.2 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fhashicorp%2Fterraform&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Infrastructure as Code Tools)

| Capability | Env0 | Terraform |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Declarative DSL | Declarative DSL |
| Language | Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, CloudFormation | HCL |
| **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 | Cloud + self-hosted | - |
| **Adoption** |  |  |
| Import existing resources | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source engine | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| CNCF maturity | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:30:35.990Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*