What is SST?
A framework that defines and deploys complete applications with a single TypeScript config file, automating infrastructure setup for databases, APIs, web servers, and cloud services.
SST pricing
We don't have SST's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What SST 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
- Declarative DSL
- Language
- TypeScript
- Multicloud / cloud-agnostic
- ✗
- State management
- Vendor-managed
- Pluggable provider ecosystem
- ✓
- Policy as code
- ✗
- Drift detection
- ✗
- GitOps continuous reconciliation
- ✗
- Managed SaaS offering
- ✓
- Hosting
- Cloud only
- Import existing resources
- ✗
- Open-source engine
- ✓
- CNCF maturity
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (14)
Independently observed- AWS Lambda
- AWS API Gateway
- AWS RDS Aurora
- AWS ElastiCache Redis
- AWS ECS Fargate
- AWS CloudFront
- AWS SES
- AWS Cognito
- PlanetScale
- Cloudflare
- Next.js
- Astro
- Rails
- Hono
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
SST FAQ
Common questions about SST, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is SST?
A framework that defines and deploys complete applications with a single TypeScript config file, automating infrastructure setup for databases, APIs, web servers, and cloud services. It is indexed under Infrastructure as Code Tools.
Source: https://sst.dev
Is SST free to use?
SST is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://sst.dev
What platforms does SST support?
SST supports Windows and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://sst.dev
Can SST be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for SST, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://sst.dev
What does SST integrate with?
We have confirmed 14 integrations for SST, including AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, AWS RDS Aurora, AWS ElastiCache Redis, AWS ECS Fargate, AWS CloudFront, AWS SES and AWS Cognito, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://sst.dev
Is SST open source?
Yes. SST is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Source: https://github.com/sst/sst
SST alternatives
Other infrastructure as code tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- PulumiWrite infrastructure as code using general programming languages with AI-assisted deploymenthigh · 76%
- AWS CDKhigh · 76%
- Terraformmedium · 54%
- Google Deployment ManagerAn infrastructure deployment service that automates the creation and management of cloud resourceslow · 45%
- AWS CloudFormationModel and manage AWS infrastructure using declarative templates as codehigh · 75%
- OpenTofuAn open-source infrastructure-as-code tool for managing cloud infrastructure through declarative configurationlow · 34%
Compare SST
Side by side against other infrastructure as code tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI 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 SST, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package downloads | 77 | 0.17 | 13.3 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 99 | 0.07 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.08 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| Stars | 83 | 0.03 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 34 | 0.05 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 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.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 0 | mediumsource · 2026-09-11 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 67% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: cloud · Language: TypeScript · Paradigm: declarative_dsl · Multicloud: No · Policy as code: No · Drift detection: No | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 14 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 99% |
Pricing
Release
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40jaydeebee%2Fsst&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
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