Pulumi
Infrastructure as Code using real programming languages — define cloud resources in TypeScript, Python, or Go instead of YAML or HCL.
Apache 2.0
TypeScript / Python
Why Pulumi?
Teams who prefer TypeScript or Python over Terraform's HCL DSL
Complex infrastructure with loops, conditionals, and shared logic hard to express in YAML
Multi-cloud deployments where one codebase manages AWS, GCP, and Azure
Signal Breakdown
What drives the Trust Score
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Last 12 months
Tradeoffs & Caveats
Know before you commitTeams with existing Terraform investments — migration cost is high
Simple single-cloud setups where Terraform or CDK are already familiar
Pricing
Free tier & paid plans
Free: up to 3 projects, community edition
Team: $50/mo, Enterprise: custom
Alternative Tools
Other options worth considering
The leading infrastructure-as-code tool. Terraform lets you define cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, Azure, and 1000+ providers in declarative HCL and manage it with a consistent plan/apply workflow.
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Repository and installation options
View on GitHub
github.com/pulumi/pulumi
npm install @pulumi/pulumi @pulumi/awspip install pulumi pulumi-awsQuick Start
Copy and adapt to get going fast
import * as aws from '@pulumi/aws';
const bucket = new aws.s3.Bucket('my-bucket', {
acl: 'private',
tags: { Environment: 'production' },
});
export const bucketName = bucket.id;Community Notes
Real experiences from developers who've used this tool