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Head-to-head · Infrastructure as Code Tools

Scalr vs Terrateam

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Scalr #6 in Infrastructure as Code Tools 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Scalr
Terrateam #10 in Infrastructure as Code Tools 8.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Terrateam

Scalr leads on 0 checks, Terrateam on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreScalr · 8.7/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Terrateam
  • Most featuresScalr · 4 of 4

Scalr scores higher on our rubric for infrastructure as code tools: 8.7 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #10.

Scalr is the better fit for governed Terraform and OpenTofu operations. Terrateam is the better fit for pull-request-centric IaC teams.

  • Scalr fits best

    Governed Terraform and OpenTofu operations

  • Terrateam fits best

    Pull-request-centric IaC teams

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Side by side

Feature Scalr 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Terrateam 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.3
Ranking #6 in Infrastructure as Code Tools #10 in Infrastructure as Code Tools
Best for Governed Terraform and OpenTofu operations Pull-request-centric IaC teams
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $0.99/unit usage-based $12,000/yr
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 30 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Tickets, Email, Community, Docs · 24/7 Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations 19 integrations 14 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Scalr 4/4 · Terrateam 3/4
Policy as code ✓ ✓
Drift detection ✓ ✓
Import existing resources ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Self-hosted execution ✓ ✓
Specs
Configuration language Hcl Hcl
Supported clouds AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
State management Both Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Remote execution, drift detection, policy enforcement, and GitOps approvals
  • Business includes 50 free runs monthly and unlimited users and environments
  • Supports managed or customer-owned state plus self-hosted agent pools
  • Runs Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, Pulumi, and CDKTF workflows
  • Combines drift remediation, policy controls, approvals, and cost estimation
  • Supports cloud-hosted, private-cloud, and self-hosted deployment
Cons
  • Enterprise starts at 20,000 runs per year and uses quote-based pricing
  • Scalr is not open source
  • AI assistance is disabled by default and requires administrator enablement
  • Free plan is limited to 50 runs monthly and 3 users
  • Pro starts at $1,000 per month billed annually
  • State management is self-hosted
Our verdict

Scalr is a hosted infrastructure-as-code platform for platform engineering teams working with Terraform or OpenTofu. It centralizes remote execution, state management, GitOps workflows, policy enforcement, drift detection, provider…

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Terrateam is a GitOps-native infrastructure orchestration tool for engineering and platform teams that manage infrastructure through GitHub or GitLab pull requests. It supports Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, Pulumi, and CDKTF, with plan…

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  1. ScalrInfrastructure as Code Tools 8.7Free plan
  2. TerrateamInfrastructure as Code Tools 8.3Free plan · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Scalr — where it wins

    • Remote execution, drift detection, policy enforcement, and GitOps approvals
    • Business includes 50 free runs monthly and unlimited users and environments
    • Supports managed or customer-owned state plus self-hosted agent pools

    Where it doesn't

    • Enterprise starts at 20,000 runs per year and uses quote-based pricing
    • Scalr is not open source
    • AI assistance is disabled by default and requires administrator enablement

  • Terrateam — where it wins

    • Runs Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, Pulumi, and CDKTF workflows
    • Combines drift remediation, policy controls, approvals, and cost estimation
    • Supports cloud-hosted, private-cloud, and self-hosted deployment

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 50 runs monthly and 3 users
    • Pro starts at $1,000 per month billed annually
    • State management is self-hosted
  • Scalr8.7/10 · Free plan

    A governed remote-execution platform for teams standardizing Terraform and OpenTofu.

    Visit ScalrFull verdict →
  • Terrateam8.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A pull-request-centered IaC orchestrator with broad engine support and flexible deployment.

    Visit TerrateamFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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