Cycloid vs Pulumi

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Cycloid #8 in Platform Engineering Software 6.6/10 From $29/user/mo (annual) ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Cycloid

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Pulumi #9 in Platform Engineering Software 6.6/10 Free plan · paid from $40/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Pulumi

• Cycloid fits best

  Teams standardizing multi-cloud infrastructure delivery

• Pulumi fits best

  Developers preferring general-purpose IaC

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Side by side

Feature	Cycloid 6.6/10 Visit ↗	Pulumi 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.6	6.6
Ranking	#8 in Platform Engineering Software	#9 in Platform Engineering Software
Best for	Teams standardizing multi-cloud infrastructure delivery	Developers preferring general-purpose IaC
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$29/user/mo	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Integrations	20 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cycloid 0/5 · Pulumi 0/5
Self-service provisioning	Not published	Not published
Infrastructure as code	Not published	Not published
Workflow automation	Not published	Not published
Kubernetes support	Not published	Not published
Policy and governance	Not published	Not published
Specs
Deployment model	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Self-service provisioning through reusable, versioned Stacks and StackForms Supports AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, and hybrid environments Combines governance, approvals, cost management, and carbon tracking	Supports TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, .NET, JavaScript, and YAML Provides managed or self-managed state backends Includes drift detection, import, policies, deployments, and secrets
Cons	No free plan is offered Starter supports one organization Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales	The Individual plan supports one user Team starts at $40 per month Advanced enterprise controls begin with the $400 monthly Enterprise plan
Our verdict	Cycloid is a commercial internal developer platform and cloud management platform for platform engineering teams, enterprises, and managed service providers. It brings self-service infrastructure provisioning, reusable Stacks and… Read the review →	Pulumi is an open-source infrastructure-as-code platform for developers, platform engineers, and DevOps teams. It lets teams define and manage cloud infrastructure with TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, .NET, Java, or YAML. The platform… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cycloid — where it wins

  • Self-service provisioning through reusable, versioned Stacks and StackForms
  • Supports AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, and hybrid environments
  • Combines governance, approvals, cost management, and carbon tracking

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • Starter supports one organization
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales

• Pulumi — where it wins

  • Supports TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, .NET, JavaScript, and YAML
  • Provides managed or self-managed state backends
  • Includes drift detection, import, policies, deployments, and secrets

  Where it doesn't

  • The Individual plan supports one user
  • Team starts at $40 per month
  • Advanced enterprise controls begin with the $400 monthly Enterprise plan

• Cycloid6.6/10 · From $29/user/mo (annual)

  A multi-cloud platform for self-service infrastructure, governance, cost, and carbon management.

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• Pulumi6.6/10 · Free plan · paid from $40/mo

  A flexible IaC platform for developers, with broad cloud support and tiered collaboration features.

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