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Tools · iac config management · Alternatives

Pulumi alternatives

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

Pulumi, companies in postings
938
Most used alternative
Terraform · 11,012
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Terraform
Alternatives ranked
37
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

iac config management companies choose instead of Pulumi

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Pulumipostings, 90 dCompare
1
TerraformHashiCorp
11,0121174%41,901Pulumi vs Terraform →
2
AnsibleRed Hat
5,846623%22,542Pulumi vs Ansible →
3
AWS CloudFormationAmazon
2,970317%8,108Pulumi vs AWS CloudFormation →
4
PuppetPerforce
1,347144%3,167Pulumi vs Puppet →
5
Azure BicepMicrosoft
1,311140%3,177Pulumi vs Azure Bicep →
6
ChefProgress
1,069114%2,513Pulumi vs Chef →
7
AWS CDKAmazon Web Services
60464%1,300Pulumi vs AWS CDK →
8
Azure ARM TemplatesMicrosoft
55659%1,142Pulumi vs Azure ARM Templates →
9
Open Policy AgentCNCF
47150%1,039Pulumi vs Open Policy Agent →
10
SaltStackBroadcom (VMware)
40743%983Pulumi vs SaltStack →
11
OpenTofuLinux Foundation
40043%739Pulumi vs OpenTofu →
12
TerragruntGruntwork
30533%655Pulumi vs Terragrunt →
13
Azure CLIMicrosoft
27830%588Pulumi vs Azure CLI →
14
AWS Control TowerAmazon
26628%2,886Pulumi vs AWS Control Tower →
15
HashiCorp PackerHashiCorp
26028%576Pulumi vs HashiCorp Packer →
16
Azure Resource ManagerMicrosoft
23025%501Pulumi vs Azure Resource Manager →
17
AWS Systems ManagerAmazon
22524%438Pulumi vs AWS Systems Manager →
18
CrossplaneCNCF
21323%447Pulumi vs Crossplane →
19
Ansible Automation PlatformRed Hat
18720%796Pulumi vs Ansible Automation Platform →
20
Azure AutomationMicrosoft
16217%320Pulumi vs Azure Automation →
21
AWXRed Hat
13915%285soon
22
AWS CLIAmazon
12313%268soon
23
VagrantHashiCorp
899%155soon
24
Serverless FrameworkServerless Inc
748%116soon
25
CedarAmazon Web Services
728%167soon
26
Google Cloud Deployment ManagerGoogle
627%162soon
27
Terraform CloudHashiCorp
627%511soon
28
ForemanThe Foreman Project
576%116soon
29
SpaceliftSpacelift
455%88soon
30
Terraform EnterpriseHashiCorp
404%145soon
31
NetmikoKirk Byers
364%117soon
32
NAPALMNAPALM Automation
273%77soon
33
AWS SAMAmazon
253%50soon
34
VMware vRealize AutomationVMware
232%44soon
35
BOSHCloud Foundry Foundation
222%24soon
36
MorpheusHPE
172%165soon
37
OCI Resource ManagerOracle
131%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 Pulumi: 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/pulumi/alternatives)
How we know

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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

Pulumi alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Pulumi?

Terraform: 11,012 companies name it in their own job postings, against 938 for Pulumi.

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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