Extensive Comparison of IaC tools in 2024!

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The realm of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools presents an array of possibilities for provisioning and managing infrastructure. Navigating this diverse landscape can be overwhelming, especially when considering project requirements, target platforms, and team skill sets.

In the previous blog of this series, we got to know about the Infrastructure-as-Code, what it exactly is, and why it has become so popular.

So, now in this blog, we will embark on an enlightening journey to explore the distinctive features of a massive set of IaC tools. By extensively comparing them, we will try to unlock the full potential of these tools and choose the perfect fit for our project. Let’s dive right into it!

Exploring the Prevalent IaC Tools

Terraform

“The Universal Orchestrator”

Terraform, a leading platform-agnostic IaC tool offered by HashiCorp, stands tall as the go-to IaC tool for infrastructure automation. With its declarative approach and support for multi-cloud deployments, Terraform empowers organizations to provision and manage infrastructure across various cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.