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Head-to-head · Infrastructure as Code Tools

Spacelift vs Terrateam

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Spacelift #5 in Infrastructure as Code Tools 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Spacelift
Terrateam #10 in Infrastructure as Code Tools 8.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Terrateam

Spacelift 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 scoreSpacelift · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Terrateam
  • Most featuresSpacelift · 4 of 4

Spacelift scores higher on our rubric for infrastructure as code tools: 8.8 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #10.

Spacelift is the better fit for large teams running multiple IaC engines. Terrateam is the better fit for pull-request-centric IaC teams.

  • Spacelift fits best

    Large teams running multiple IaC engines

  • Terrateam fits best

    Pull-request-centric IaC teams

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Side by side

Feature Spacelift 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Terrateam 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.3
Ranking #5 in Infrastructure as Code Tools #10 in Infrastructure as Code Tools
Best for Large teams running multiple IaC engines Pull-request-centric IaC teams
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $20,000/yr $12,000/yr
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 30 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Tickets Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations 20 integrations 14 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Spacelift 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, GCP AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
State management Both Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Orchestrates Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, Kubernetes, and more
  • Combines policies, drift detection, state, dependencies, and workers
  • Supports managed SaaS and self-hosted deployment options
  • 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
  • Free plan is limited to 2 users and 1 public worker
  • Starter+ costs $20,000 per year with annual billing
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of small teams
  • 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

Spacelift is an infrastructure-as-code orchestration platform for platform, DevOps, and SRE teams. It connects source-control repositories, cloud providers, and configurable workers around stack-based workflows. The platform supports…

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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. SpaceliftInfrastructure as Code Tools 8.8Free plan
  2. TerrateamInfrastructure as Code Tools 8.3Free plan · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Spacelift — where it wins

    • Orchestrates Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, Kubernetes, and more
    • Combines policies, drift detection, state, dependencies, and workers
    • Supports managed SaaS and self-hosted deployment options

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 2 users and 1 public worker
    • Starter+ costs $20,000 per year with annual billing
    • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of small teams

  • 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
  • Spacelift8.8/10 · Free plan

    A broad IaC orchestration platform for teams standardizing multi-engine workflows.

    Visit SpaceliftFull 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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