Snyk IaC vs Spacelift

Snyk IaC9.1Visit Spacelift8.4Visit

Higher score Snyk IaC #2 in Infrastructure Drift Detection Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Snyk

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Spacelift #6 in Infrastructure Drift Detection Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Spacelift

• Snyk IaC fits best

  Teams pairing drift checks with IaC security

• Spacelift fits best

  Teams managing diverse IaC workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Snyk IaC 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Spacelift 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Infrastructure Drift Detection Software	#6 in Infrastructure Drift Detection Software
Best for	Teams pairing drift checks with IaC security	Teams managing diverse IaC workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$25/user/mo	$20,000/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Tickets
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	109+ integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Snyk IaC 0/1 · Spacelift 0/1
Approval workflows	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Cloud coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
IaC sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Detection cadence	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Drift remediation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Scans Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm, and ARM templates Combines built-in rules with custom Open Policy Agent policies Adds pull-request checks, CI/CD gates, and remediation guidance	Scheduled drift detection and reconciliation across several IaC workflows OPA/Rego policies cover plans, approvals, access, and notifications Supports managed or external state and self-hosted workers
Cons	Team pricing starts at $25 per contributing developer per month Ignite is billed annually at $1,260 per contributing developer IaC is part of a broader platform rather than a drift-only tool	Starter+ is listed at $20,000 per year Business, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ require quotes The free plan is limited to 2 users and 1 public worker
Our verdict	Snyk IaC analyzes infrastructure-as-code configurations for security misconfigurations before deployment and includes infrastructure drift management. Its scanning covers Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm charts, and ARM… Read the review →	Spacelift brings infrastructure-as-code workflows together for DevOps, platform engineering, and SRE teams. It connects code repositories with cloud environments and supports Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, CloudFormation, Kubernetes,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Snyk IaC — where it wins

  • Scans Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm, and ARM templates
  • Combines built-in rules with custom Open Policy Agent policies
  • Adds pull-request checks, CI/CD gates, and remediation guidance

  Where it doesn't

  • Team pricing starts at $25 per contributing developer per month
  • Ignite is billed annually at $1,260 per contributing developer
  • IaC is part of a broader platform rather than a drift-only tool

• Spacelift — where it wins

  • Scheduled drift detection and reconciliation across several IaC workflows
  • OPA/Rego policies cover plans, approvals, access, and notifications
  • Supports managed or external state and self-hosted workers

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter+ is listed at $20,000 per year
  • Business, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ require quotes
  • The free plan is limited to 2 users and 1 public worker

• Snyk IaC9.1/10 · Free plan

  Pairs drift management with IaC security checks across major configuration formats.

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• Spacelift8.4/10 · Free plan

  Broad IaC orchestration and drift controls, with paid plans starting at $20,000 annually.

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