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As of 4 November 2026, 37 iac config management are named by companies instead of Crossplane: 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.

Crossplane, companies in postings
213
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 Crossplane

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Crossplanepostings, 90 dCompare
1
TerraformHashiCorp
11,0125170%41,901Crossplane vs Terraform →
2
AnsibleRed Hat
5,8462745%22,542Crossplane vs Ansible →
3
AWS CloudFormationAmazon
2,9701394%8,108Crossplane vs AWS CloudFormation →
4
PuppetPerforce
1,347632%3,167Crossplane vs Puppet →
5
Azure BicepMicrosoft
1,311615%3,177Crossplane vs Azure Bicep →
6
ChefProgress
1,069502%2,513Crossplane vs Chef →
7
PulumiPulumi
938440%1,769Crossplane vs Pulumi →
8
AWS CDKAmazon Web Services
604284%1,300Crossplane vs AWS CDK →
9
Azure ARM TemplatesMicrosoft
556261%1,142Crossplane vs Azure ARM Templates →
10
Open Policy AgentCNCF
471221%1,039Crossplane vs Open Policy Agent →
11
SaltStackBroadcom (VMware)
407191%983Crossplane vs SaltStack →
12
OpenTofuLinux Foundation
400188%739Crossplane vs OpenTofu →
13
TerragruntGruntwork
305143%655Crossplane vs Terragrunt →
14
Azure CLIMicrosoft
278131%588Crossplane vs Azure CLI →
15
AWS Control TowerAmazon
266125%2,886Crossplane vs AWS Control Tower →
16
HashiCorp PackerHashiCorp
260122%576Crossplane vs HashiCorp Packer →
17
Azure Resource ManagerMicrosoft
230108%501Crossplane vs Azure Resource Manager →
18
AWS Systems ManagerAmazon
225106%438Crossplane vs AWS Systems Manager →
19
Ansible Automation PlatformRed Hat
18788%796Crossplane vs Ansible Automation Platform →
20
Azure AutomationMicrosoft
16276%320Crossplane vs Azure Automation →
21
AWXRed Hat
13965%285soon
22
AWS CLIAmazon
12358%268soon
23
VagrantHashiCorp
8942%155soon
24
Serverless FrameworkServerless Inc
7435%116soon
25
CedarAmazon Web Services
7234%167soon
26
Google Cloud Deployment ManagerGoogle
6229%162soon
27
Terraform CloudHashiCorp
6229%511soon
28
ForemanThe Foreman Project
5727%116soon
29
SpaceliftSpacelift
4521%88soon
30
Terraform EnterpriseHashiCorp
4019%145soon
31
NetmikoKirk Byers
3617%117soon
32
NAPALMNAPALM Automation
2713%77soon
33
AWS SAMAmazon
2512%50soon
34
VMware vRealize AutomationVMware
2311%44soon
35
BOSHCloud Foundry Foundation
2210%24soon
36
MorpheusHPE
178%165soon
37
OCI Resource ManagerOracle
136%56soon
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37 iac config management are named by companies instead of Crossplane: 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/crossplane/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

Crossplane alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Crossplane?

Terraform: 11,012 companies name it in their own job postings, against 213 for Crossplane.

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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