HashiCorp’s infrastructure as code tool. Write declarative HCL config, run terraform plan to preview changes, terraform apply to provision. Multi-cloud — works with AWS, Azure, GCP, and hundreds of other providers. Created by
Mitchell Hashimoto
.
What it does
- Declarative infrastructure definitions in HCL
- State management tracks what’s deployed vs what’s defined
- Plan/apply workflow lets you preview before changing anything
- Provider ecosystem covers virtually every cloud and SaaS service
- Modules for reusable infrastructure patterns
Why it’s on the radar
Industry standard for multi-cloud IaC. If you’re not locked into a single cloud’s native tooling (like Bicep for Azure), Terraform is the default choice. The provider ecosystem is unmatched. Worth noting the BSL license change in 2023 — led to the OpenTofu fork for those who want a pure open-source option.
HashiCorp’s infrastructure as code tool. Write declarative HCL config, run terraform plan to preview changes, terraform apply to provision. Multi-cloud — works with AWS, Azure, GCP, and hundreds of other providers. Created by
Mitchell Hashimoto
.
What it does
- Declarative infrastructure definitions in HCL
- State management tracks what’s deployed vs what’s defined
- Plan/apply workflow lets you preview before changing anything
- Provider ecosystem covers virtually every cloud and SaaS service
- Modules for reusable infrastructure patterns
Why it’s on the radar
Industry standard for multi-cloud IaC. If you’re not locked into a single cloud’s native tooling (like Bicep for Azure), Terraform is the default choice. The provider ecosystem is unmatched. Worth noting the BSL license change in 2023 — led to the OpenTofu fork for those who want a pure open-source option.