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Head-to-head · Infrastructure Drift Detection Software

Terragrunt Scale vs ControlMonkey

  • Updated Nov 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Terragrunt Scale #7 in Infrastructure Drift Detection Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 1 features Try Terragrunt Scale
ControlMonkey #8 in Infrastructure Drift Detection Software 7.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit ControlMonkey

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

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreTerragrunt Scale · 8.3/10
  • Free planonly Terragrunt Scale

Terragrunt Scale scores higher on our rubric for infrastructure drift detection software: 8.3 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.

Terragrunt Scale offers free plan; ControlMonkey doesn't.

Terragrunt Scale is the better fit for terragrunt teams using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI. ControlMonkey is the better fit for cloud teams wanting continuous Terraform drift alerts.

  • Terragrunt Scale fits best

    Terragrunt teams using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI

  • ControlMonkey fits best

    Cloud teams wanting continuous Terraform drift alerts

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Side by side

Feature Terragrunt Scale 8.3/10 Visit ↗ ControlMonkey 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.3 7.9
Ranking #7 in Infrastructure Drift Detection Software #8 in Infrastructure Drift Detection Software
Best for Terragrunt teams using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI Cloud teams wanting continuous Terraform drift alerts
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Integrations 5 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Terragrunt Scale 1/1 · ControlMonkey 1/1
Approval workflows ✓ ✓
Specs
Cloud coverage Multi-cloud Multi-cloud
IaC sources Terragrunt, OpenTofu, Terraform Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt
Detection cadence Not checked yet Continuous
Drift remediation Guided Guided
Our review
Pros
  • Scheduled or manual plans detect drift across infrastructure units.
  • Drift findings open pull or merge requests for review and remediation.
  • Runs in GitHub Actions or GitLab CI and supports Terragrunt Stacks.
  • Continuously compares live cloud resources with Terraform state and code.
  • Real-time alerts surface out-of-band changes and ClickOps activity.
  • Guided fixes can open a pull request or reconcile resources to code.
Cons
  • Drift detection is a paid feature, including as a Team upgrade.
  • The free tier is described as trying Pipelines for CI/CD.
  • Its drift workflow is specifically centered on Terragrunt.
  • The Free Resilience Assessment is a one-time assessment, not an ongoing plan.
  • Paid subscriptions are quote-based.
  • The product is cloud-deployed and listed for web access.
Our verdict

Terragrunt Scale is Gruntwork’s infrastructure automation package, combining Pipelines, Patcher, and Drift Detection. It is aimed at teams managing Terragrunt infrastructure who want drift checks within their existing CI workflows. The…

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ControlMonkey is a cloud infrastructure and IaC governance platform for DevOps and platform teams that need to identify changes made outside declared infrastructure code. It continuously compares cloud resources with Terraform state and…

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  1. Terragrunt ScaleInfrastructure Drift Detection Software 8.3Free plan
  2. ControlMonkeyInfrastructure Drift Detection Software 7.9Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Terragrunt Scale — where it wins

    • Scheduled or manual plans detect drift across infrastructure units.
    • Drift findings open pull or merge requests for review and remediation.
    • Runs in GitHub Actions or GitLab CI and supports Terragrunt Stacks.

    Where it doesn't

    • Drift detection is a paid feature, including as a Team upgrade.
    • The free tier is described as trying Pipelines for CI/CD.
    • Its drift workflow is specifically centered on Terragrunt.

  • ControlMonkey — where it wins

    • Continuously compares live cloud resources with Terraform state and code.
    • Real-time alerts surface out-of-band changes and ClickOps activity.
    • Guided fixes can open a pull request or reconcile resources to code.

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free Resilience Assessment is a one-time assessment, not an ongoing plan.
    • Paid subscriptions are quote-based.
    • The product is cloud-deployed and listed for web access.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026

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