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As of 4 November 2026, 37 iac config management are named by companies instead of AWS CloudFormation: Terraform by 11,012 companies, Ansible by 5,846, Puppet by 1,347.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

AWS CloudFormation, companies in postings
2,970
Most used alternative
Terraform · 11,012
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Terraform
Alternatives ranked
37
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

iac config management companies choose instead of AWS CloudFormation

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs AWS CloudFormationpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TerraformHashiCorp
11,012371%41,901AWS CloudFormation vs Terraform →
2
AnsibleRed Hat
5,846197%22,542AWS CloudFormation vs Ansible →
3
PuppetPerforce
1,34745%3,167AWS CloudFormation vs Puppet →
4
Azure BicepMicrosoft
1,31144%3,177AWS CloudFormation vs Azure Bicep →
5
ChefProgress
1,06936%2,513AWS CloudFormation vs Chef →
6
PulumiPulumi
93832%1,769AWS CloudFormation vs Pulumi →
7
AWS CDKAmazon Web Services
60420%1,300AWS CloudFormation vs AWS CDK →
8
55619%1,142AWS CloudFormation vs Azure ARM Templates →
9
47116%1,039AWS CloudFormation vs Open Policy Agent →
10
SaltStackBroadcom (VMware)
40714%983AWS CloudFormation vs SaltStack →
11
OpenTofuLinux Foundation
40013%739AWS CloudFormation vs OpenTofu →
12
TerragruntGruntwork
30510%655AWS CloudFormation vs Terragrunt →
13
Azure CLIMicrosoft
2789%588AWS CloudFormation vs Azure CLI →
14
2669%2,886AWS CloudFormation vs AWS Control Tower →
15
2609%576AWS CloudFormation vs HashiCorp Packer →
16
2308%501AWS CloudFormation vs Azure Resource Manager →
17
2258%438AWS CloudFormation vs AWS Systems Manager →
18
2137%447AWS CloudFormation vs Crossplane →
19
1876%796AWS CloudFormation vs Ansible Automation Platform →
20
1625%320AWS CloudFormation vs Azure Automation →
21
AWXRed Hat
1395%285soon
22
AWS CLIAmazon
1234%268soon
23
VagrantHashiCorp
893%155soon
24
Serverless FrameworkServerless Inc
742%116soon
25
CedarAmazon Web Services
722%167soon
26
622%162soon
27
622%511soon
28
ForemanThe Foreman Project
572%116soon
29
SpaceliftSpacelift
452%88soon
30
Terraform EnterpriseHashiCorp
401%145soon
31
NetmikoKirk Byers
361%117soon
32
NAPALMNAPALM Automation
271%77soon
33
AWS SAMAmazon
251%50soon
34
VMware vRealize AutomationVMware
231%44soon
35
BOSHCloud Foundry Foundation
221%24soon
36
MorpheusHPE
171%165soon
37
OCI Resource ManagerOracle
130%56soon
29,983 companies name a iac config management in their postings.

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37 iac config management are named by companies instead of AWS CloudFormation: Terraform by 11,012 companies, Ansible by 5,846, Puppet by 1,347, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/aws-cloudformation/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.
FAQ

AWS CloudFormation alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to AWS CloudFormation?

Terraform: 11,012 companies name it in their own job postings, against 2,970 for AWS CloudFormation.

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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