# Google Deployment Manager vs Pulumi

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Pulumi

| Attribute | Google Deployment Manager | Pulumi |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.9 (45% (low)) | 69.2 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 2,143 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 25,610 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 1,787,798 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Automates the provisioning and configuration of Google Cloud resources using declarative templates. Organizations define infrastructure as YAML or JSON files that specify which cloud services to create and how they should be configured, then use Deployment Manager to instantiate those resources as coordinated deployments. | A cloud infrastructure management platform that lets teams define and deploy resources across multiple cloud providers using standard programming languages. Includes state management, policy enforcement, and tooling for discovering and migrating existing infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","language":"YAML, JSON","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":false,"cncf_member":"none","state_management":"vendor_managed","open_source_engine":false,"provider_ecosystem":true,"managed_saas_offering":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","language":"TypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java, YAML","paradigm":"general_language","multicloud":true,"policy_as_code":true,"drift_detection":true,"import_existing":true,"state_management":"vendor_managed","open_source_engine":true,"provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":false,"managed_saas_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Compute Engine"},{"name":"Cloud SQL"},{"name":"Cloud Load Balancing"},{"name":"Cloud Logging"},{"name":"Cloud Monitoring"},{"name":"Cloud VPN"},{"name":"Cloud Interconnect"},{"name":"Cloud HSM"},{"name":"Secret Manager"},{"name":"Cloud KMS"},{"name":"Confidential Computing"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"CloudFormation"},{"name":"Azure Resource Manager"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free as part of Google Cloud. $300 free credit for new accounts.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:07:10.391Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Team Edition","summary":"Per resource-hour and per deployment-minute charges. Free credits included.","description":"Team edition with per-resource-hour and per-deployment-minute charges","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_credits":"included"}}],"summary":"Team Edition with per-resource-hour and deployment-minute metering. Bulk discounts available for >$20k/year spend. Free credits included.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.pulumi.com/blog/pricing-calculator-blog/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:36:29.976Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 5 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.259.0","date":"2026-08-19T20:04:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.259.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.258.0","date":"2026-08-17T19:04:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.258.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.257.0","date":"2026-08-13T14:42:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.257.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.256.0","date":"2026-08-04T19:34:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.256.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.255.0","date":"2026-07-28T13:37:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.255.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.254.0","date":"2026-07-23T15:10:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.254.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.253.0","date":"2026-07-14T11:30:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.253.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.252.0","date":"2026-07-13T12:34:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.252.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.251.0","date":"2026-07-08T12:41:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.251.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.250.0","date":"2026-07-02T00:47:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.250.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.249.0","date":"2026-07-01T14:20:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.249.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.248.0","date":"2026-06-24T14:50:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.248.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.247.0","date":"2026-06-18T14:11:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.247.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.246.0","date":"2026-06-11T19:51:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.246.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.245.0","date":"2026-06-04T08:53:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.245.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.244.0","date":"2026-05-28T18:13:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.244.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.243.0","date":"2026-05-22T21:38:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.243.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.242.0","date":"2026-05-19T12:39:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.242.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.241.0","date":"2026-05-18T16:31:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.241.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi/releases/tag/v3.239.0","date":"2026-05-14T12:56:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.239.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.2 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40pulumi%2Fpulumi&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Infrastructure as Code Tools)

| Capability | Google Deployment Manager | Pulumi |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Declarative DSL | General language |
| Language | YAML, JSON | TypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java, YAML |
| **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 only | Cloud only |
| **Adoption** |  |  |
| Import existing resources | - | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source engine | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| CNCF maturity | None | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:38:19.263Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*