AWS CDK alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 37 iac config management are named by companies instead of AWS CDK: Terraform by 11,012 companies, Ansible by 5,846, AWS CloudFormation by 2,970.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- AWS CDK, companies in postings
- 604
- Most used alternative
- Terraform · 11,012
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Terraform
- Alternatives ranked
- 37
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
iac config management companies choose instead of AWS CDK
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs AWS CDK | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TerraformHashiCorp | 11,012 | 1823% | 41,901 | AWS CDK vs Terraform → | |
| 2 | AnsibleRed Hat | 5,846 | 968% | 22,542 | AWS CDK vs Ansible → | |
| 3 | AWS CloudFormationAmazon | 2,970 | 492% | 8,108 | AWS CDK vs AWS CloudFormation → | |
| 4 | PuppetPerforce | 1,347 | 223% | 3,167 | AWS CDK vs Puppet → | |
| 5 | Azure BicepMicrosoft | 1,311 | 217% | 3,177 | AWS CDK vs Azure Bicep → | |
| 6 | ChefProgress | 1,069 | 177% | 2,513 | AWS CDK vs Chef → | |
| 7 | PulumiPulumi | 938 | 155% | 1,769 | AWS CDK vs Pulumi → | |
| 8 | Azure ARM TemplatesMicrosoft | 556 | 92% | 1,142 | AWS CDK vs Azure ARM Templates → | |
| 9 | 471 | 78% | 1,039 | AWS CDK vs Open Policy Agent → | ||
| 10 | SaltStackBroadcom (VMware) | 407 | 67% | 983 | AWS CDK vs SaltStack → | |
| 11 | OpenTofuLinux Foundation | 400 | 66% | 739 | AWS CDK vs OpenTofu → | |
| 12 | TerragruntGruntwork | 305 | 50% | 655 | AWS CDK vs Terragrunt → | |
| 13 | Azure CLIMicrosoft | 278 | 46% | 588 | AWS CDK vs Azure CLI → | |
| 14 | AWS Control TowerAmazon | 266 | 44% | 2,886 | AWS CDK vs AWS Control Tower → | |
| 15 | HashiCorp PackerHashiCorp | 260 | 43% | 576 | AWS CDK vs HashiCorp Packer → | |
| 16 | Azure Resource ManagerMicrosoft | 230 | 38% | 501 | AWS CDK vs Azure Resource Manager → | |
| 17 | AWS Systems ManagerAmazon | 225 | 37% | 438 | AWS CDK vs AWS Systems Manager → | |
| 18 | CrossplaneCNCF | 213 | 35% | 447 | AWS CDK vs Crossplane → | |
| 19 | Ansible Automation PlatformRed Hat | 187 | 31% | 796 | AWS CDK vs Ansible Automation Platform → | |
| 20 | Azure AutomationMicrosoft | 162 | 27% | 320 | AWS CDK vs Azure Automation → | |
| 21 | AWXRed Hat | 139 | 23% | 285 | soon | |
| 22 | AWS CLIAmazon | 123 | 20% | 268 | soon | |
| 23 | VagrantHashiCorp | 89 | 15% | 155 | soon | |
| 24 | Serverless FrameworkServerless Inc | 74 | 12% | 116 | soon | |
| 25 | CedarAmazon Web Services | 72 | 12% | 167 | soon | |
| 26 | 62 | 10% | 162 | soon | ||
| 27 | Terraform CloudHashiCorp | 62 | 10% | 511 | soon | |
| 28 | ForemanThe Foreman Project | 57 | 9% | 116 | soon | |
| 29 | SpaceliftSpacelift | 45 | 7% | 88 | soon | |
| 30 | Terraform EnterpriseHashiCorp | 40 | 7% | 145 | soon | |
| 31 | NetmikoKirk Byers | 36 | 6% | 117 | soon | |
| 32 | NAPALMNAPALM Automation | 27 | 4% | 77 | soon | |
| 33 | AWS SAMAmazon | 25 | 4% | 50 | soon | |
| 34 | VMware vRealize AutomationVMware | 23 | 4% | 44 | soon | |
| 35 | BOSHCloud Foundry Foundation | 22 | 4% | 24 | soon | |
| 36 | MorpheusHPE | 17 | 3% | 165 | soon | |
| 37 | OCI Resource ManagerOracle | 13 | 2% | 56 | soon |
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37 iac config management are named by companies instead of AWS CDK: Terraform by 11,012 companies, Ansible by 5,846, AWS CloudFormation by 2,970, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/aws-cdk/alternatives)
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- RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
- Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
AWS CDK alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to AWS CDK?
Terraform: 11,012 companies name it in their own job postings, against 604 for AWS CDK.
How is this list ranked?
By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.
Does this say which is better?
No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.
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