Suggestions appear as you type. Use the up and down arrows to choose one and Enter to open it.

This page's audience real numbers from our own analytics — open to see them
–Visitors
–Page views
–Clicks to vendors
–Time on page
–Reading now
Clicks to vendors, by tool
  • –
Top countries
  • –
Devices
  • –

– · counted by iTechGuides's own first-party analytics, bots removed, every figure rounded down · how we count

Head-to-head · IaC Security Scanners

Pulumi vs DeepSource

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Pulumi #4 in IaC Security Scanners 8.5/10 Free plan · paid from $40/mo Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Visit Pulumi
DeepSource #5 in IaC Security Scanners 8.3/10 Free plan · paid from $24/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit DeepSource

Pulumi leads on 2 checks, DeepSource on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePulumi · 8.5/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresPulumi · 2 of 5

Pulumi scores higher on our rubric for iac security scanners: 8.5 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #5.

Pulumi offers drift detection; DeepSource doesn't publish it. Pulumi offers open-source option; DeepSource doesn't publish it.

Pulumi is the better fit for iaC teams needing policy and drift management. DeepSource is the better fit for teams combining IaC and code security.

  • Pulumi fits best

    IaC teams needing policy and drift management

  • DeepSource fits best

    Teams combining IaC and code security

Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. We may earn a commission when you click some links. How we rank.

Side by side

Feature Pulumi 8.5/10 Visit ↗ DeepSource 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 8.3
Ranking #4 in IaC Security Scanners #5 in IaC Security Scanners
Best for IaC teams needing policy and drift management Teams combining IaC and code security
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published $24/user/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web
Support Tickets, Community, Docs Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations 8 integrations 8 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Pulumi 2/5 · DeepSource 0/5
Custom policies Not published Not published
CI/PR integration Not published Not published
Fix suggestions Not published Not published
Drift detection ✓ (best) Not published
Open-source option ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
IaC frameworks Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Define infrastructure in TypeScript, Python, Go, .NET, Java, or YAML
  • Centralize policy enforcement across cloud and Kubernetes resources
  • Import infrastructure and schedule drift detection with remediation
  • Reviews Dockerfiles, Terraform, and Ansible alongside application code.
  • Scans pull requests for secrets and dependency vulnerabilities.
  • Connects with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps.
Cons
  • The Free plan is limited to 1 user and advisory policy is on Essentials
  • Preventative policies and drift remediation require the $400/month Pro plan
  • Enterprise pricing is contract-based, and self-hosting has edition requirements
  • Secrets detection is limited to Team and Enterprise plans.
  • Team costs $30 per user monthly or $24 with annual billing.
  • The Individual plan's repository limits are not stated.
Our verdict

Pulumi combines infrastructure as code with cloud resource management and governance. Developers and platform teams can define infrastructure in TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, .NET, Java, or YAML, and work across AWS, Azure, Google…

Read the review →

DeepSource brings code review and application-security checks together for software teams that want infrastructure-as-code findings in the same workflow as code issues. It reviews Dockerfiles, Terraform, and Ansible, alongside static…

Read the review →
  1. PulumiIaC Security Scanners 8.5Free plan · paid from $40/mo
  2. DeepSourceIaC Security Scanners 8.3Free plan · paid from $24/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Pulumi — where it wins

    • Define infrastructure in TypeScript, Python, Go, .NET, Java, or YAML
    • Centralize policy enforcement across cloud and Kubernetes resources
    • Import infrastructure and schedule drift detection with remediation

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan is limited to 1 user and advisory policy is on Essentials
    • Preventative policies and drift remediation require the $400/month Pro plan
    • Enterprise pricing is contract-based, and self-hosting has edition requirements

  • DeepSource — where it wins

    • Reviews Dockerfiles, Terraform, and Ansible alongside application code.
    • Scans pull requests for secrets and dependency vulnerabilities.
    • Connects with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps.

    Where it doesn't

    • Secrets detection is limited to Team and Enterprise plans.
    • Team costs $30 per user monthly or $24 with annual billing.
    • The Individual plan's repository limits are not stated.
  • Pulumi8.5/10 · Free plan · paid from $40/mo

    A code-first IaC platform whose policy and drift controls deepen on paid plans.

    Visit PulumiFull verdict →
  • DeepSource8.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $24/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

    Combines IaC checks with code, secrets, and dependency scanning in pull requests.

    Visit DeepSourceFull verdict →

More comparisons

All IaC security scanners comparisons → · Full ranking →

Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

Last updated · How we research and update