CDKTF
Use familiar programming languages to define and provision infrastructure without learning HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL)
- Also known as
- cdktf
What is CDKTF?
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.
What CDKTF does
The capabilities that matter for infrastructure as code tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Paradigm
- General language
- Language
- Multiple programming languages
- Multicloud / cloud-agnostic
- ✓
- State management
- -
- Pluggable provider ecosystem
- ✓
- Policy as code
- -
- Drift detection
- -
- GitOps continuous reconciliation
- -
- Managed SaaS offering
- -
- Hosting
- -
- Import existing resources
- ✓
- Open-source engine
- -
- CNCF maturity
- -
CDKTF alternatives
Other infrastructure as code tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- CrossplaneThe Cloud-Native Framework for Platform Engineeringlow · 14%
- OpenTofuOpen-Source Infrastructure as Codelow · 27%
- PulumiInfrastructure as Code in Any Programming Languagemedium · 54%
- TerraformAutomate Infrastructure on Any Cloudlow · 35%
- AWS CDKOpen Source Development Frameworklow · 39%
- TerragruntThe Open Source IaC Orchestrator Platform Teams Trustlow · 27%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for CDKTF, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 58 | 16.00 | 925.0 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 8.00 | 400.0 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 0 | 6.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 13.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing Transparency | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"language":"Multiple programming languages","paradigm":"general_language","multicloud":true,"import_existing":true,"provider_ecosystem":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Pricing
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Model | commercial | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |