Spacelift
Spacelift: A broad IaC orchestration platform for teams standardizing multi-engine workflows. Ranked #5 of 29 in Infrastructure as Code Tools by our editors (8.8/10); pricing: Free plan; best for large teams running multiple IaC engines.
At a glance
- Editor score8.8 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forLarge teams running multiple IaC engines
- Free planYes
- Paid from$20,000/yr
- Configuration languageHcl
- Founded2020
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
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
Our verdict on Spacelift
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 Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, Ansible, and Terragrunt, making it suited to organizations managing more than one IaC engine. Web and API access support deployments, approvals, policy enforcement, state management, drift detection, resource imports, and self-service workflows.
Breadth is Spacelift’s defining strength. Teams can combine public and private worker pools with stack dependencies, shared outputs, VCS-integrated proposed and tracked runs, and policy as code using Open Policy Agent and Rego. Scheduled drift detection can include optional reconciliation, while state can be managed by Spacelift or by the customer. Integrations cover AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Docker, GraphQL, and webhooks. This makes the product a strong fit for centralized platform teams that need a common control layer across cloud and delivery systems.
The pricing structure creates a clear divide between evaluation and larger-scale adoption. Free is always available for small teams with 2 users and 1 public worker. Starter+ costs $20,000 per year and adds a private worker, Spaces, IaC support, VCS integration, drift detection, and a Policy as Code engine. Business adds 3 private workers, Blueprints, Templates, advanced scheduling, and a private provider registry. Enterprise adds 5–30 private workers, audit trail, SAML 2.0 SSO, OIDC API keys, and MFA, while Enterprise+ adds self-hosted, FedRAMP, and on-premise or air-gapped deployment options. Choose Spacelift when multi-engine orchestration and governance justify its scope; smaller teams with simpler workflows may prefer a narrower tool.
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Spacelift fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $20,000/yr |
| Configuration language | Hcl |
| Supported clouds | AWS, Azure, GCP |
| State management | Both |
| Policy as code | Yes |
| Drift detection | Yes |
| Import existing resources | Yes |
| Self-hosted execution | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SSO/SAML, 2FA |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Tickets |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 20 integrations: Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, AWS CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Ansible … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | spacelift.io |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Spacelift integrations
Spacelift lists 20 integrations on its own site.
- Terraform
- OpenTofu
- Pulumi
- AWS CloudFormation
- Kubernetes
- Ansible
- AWS CDK
- Terragrunt
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Azure DevOps
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Docker
- GraphQL API
- Webhooks
- SAML SSO
- Datadog
- ServiceNow
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Alternatives to Spacelift
- TerraformA mature multi-cloud IaC platform with broad providers, state management, and governance.9.4
- PulumiA flexible, multi-cloud IaC platform for teams that prefer familiar programming languages.9.2
- OpenTofuA Terraform-compatible foundation for teams managing infrastructure across providers.9.1
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