# Alternatives to Terragrunt Terragrunt is Gruntwork's open-source, MIT-licensed command-line wrapper around OpenTofu and Terraform that keeps backend, provider, and module configuration DRY across many units using a declarative terragrunt.hcl file. It generates and can auto-bootstrap remote-state backends, resolves a dependency graph (DAG) across units and stacks, and forwards every command to the underlying tofu/terraform binary rather than implementing its own execution engine. Gruntwork separately sells Terragrunt Scale, a GitOps CI/CD, drift-detection, and dependency-update SaaS platform with its own free tier and paid tiers; that commercial product is distinct from the free Terragrunt CLI. Terragrunt ranks #8 of 8 in Infrastructure as Code, with an Alt Score of 62. It is licensed under MIT, free from Free and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/terragrunt/ Category: Infrastructure as Code ## Where Terragrunt stands out - **Declarative configuration language** — 4 of 8 apps with a verified answer have this ## Overview - **Who it's for**: Platform and DevOps teams managing many OpenTofu/Terraform units or multiple cloud accounts who want to keep backend, provider, and module configuration DRY instead of copy-pasting it into every module. - **What you get**: A single CLI binary and terragrunt.hcl configuration language that generates backend/provider blocks, auto-bootstraps remote-state storage, resolves a dependency graph across units and stacks, and includes a catalog/scaffold tool for browsing and generating configuration from existing OpenTofu/Terraform modules. - **How it works**: Users write terragrunt.hcl files that include shared root configuration and declare dependencies between units; running terragrunt plan or apply resolves the dependency graph and invokes the OpenTofu/Terraform binary with the generated configuration for each affected unit in order. ## Profile - **License**: MIT (verified 2026-08-03) - **Pricing model**: Free (verified 2026-08-03) - **Starts at**: Free (verified 2026-08-03) - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux - **Status**: active (verified 2026-08-03) ## Ranked alternatives | # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms | |---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------| | 1 | [Pulumi](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/pulumi.md) | 93 | Apache License 2.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 2 | [Crossplane](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/crossplane.md) | 81 | Apache License 2.0 | ? | | 3 | [env zero](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/env0.md) | 81 | Proprietary | Web | | 4 | [Terraform](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/terraform.md) | 81 | Business Source License 1.1 (BUSL-1.1) | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web | | 5 | [OpenTofu](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/opentofu.md) | 74 | Mozilla Public License, version 2.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 6 | [Spacelift](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/spacelift.md) | 74 | Proprietary | Web | | 7 | [AWS CDK](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/aws-cdk.md) | 70 | Apache License 2.0 | ? | Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/ ## Feature comparison Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified). | Infrastructure as Code checklist | Terragrunt | Pulumi | Crossplane | env zero | Terraform | OpenTofu | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | Free | OSS + paid hosting | OSS + paid hosting | Freemium | OSS + paid hosting | Free | | Starts at | Free | $40/mo base | Free | ? | $0.10/resource/mo | Free | | License | MIT | Apache License 2.0 | Apache License 2.0 | Proprietary | Business Source License 1.1 (BUSL-1.1) | Mozilla Public License, version 2.0 | | Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux | ? | Web | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web | Windows, macOS, Linux | | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | | Declarative configuration language | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | | General-purpose language support | No | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | No | | State management | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Drift detection | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | | Policy as code | No | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial | | Multi-cloud providers | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Plan preview before apply | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Module registry | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Managed SaaS backend | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | | Kubernetes-native | No | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | No | | Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ## Sources Sources for Terragrunt. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: MIT — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Pricing model**: Free — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Starts at**: Free — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Open source**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Declarative configuration language**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **General-purpose language support**: No — (verified 2026-08-03) - **State management**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Drift detection**: Partial — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Policy as code**: No — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Multi-cloud providers**: Partial — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Plan preview before apply**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Module registry**: Partial — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Managed SaaS backend**: Partial — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Kubernetes-native**: No — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Free tier**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/