Top 8 Terraform Cloud Alternatives for 2024

The rapid growth of cloud infrastructure management has led to an increased demand for DevOps, cloud, and site reliability engineers. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform have become popular for managing cloud infrastructure using a declarative language called HCL. However, there are limitations with Terraform that can be addressed by HashiCorp's managed offering, Terraform Cloud. This service offers features such as state management, secrets, policy as code, integrations with third-party tools, credentials storage, and role-based access controls to streamline the infrastructure deployment process. Despite its benefits, Terraform Cloud has limitations like vendor lock-in, pricing based on resources under management (RUM), and limited support for other IaC workflows. Some alternatives to Terraform Cloud include Spacelift, Pulumi Cloud, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, Env0, Scalr, and Atlantis. Among these options, Spacelift stands out as a dedicated platform for IaC management that enhances governance and security while simplifying the overall deployment process of infrastructure.