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Best Open Source Alternatives to AWS CloudFormation
Compare the best free and open-source alternatives to AWS CloudFormation — self-hosted and desktop replacements you fully control, ranked by GitHub stars, license and platform support.
Curated by open-source.store · Updated August 2026 · 3 alternatives
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Proprietary SaaSAWS CloudFormation alternatives compared
| Tool | License | Platforms | Self-hosted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OpenTofu | 29,646 | MPL-2.0 | LinuxWindowsmacOS | No | Jul 2026 | Visit |
 Pulumi CLI | 25,507 | Apache-2.0 | LinuxWindowsmacOS | No | Aug 2026 | Visit |
 Terragrunt | 9,748 | MIT | LinuxWindowsmacOS | No | Jul 2026 | Visit |
