Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Terragrunt
Terragrunt clearly comes out ahead of AWS CDK on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview |  AWS CDKDefine AWS infrastructure using familiar programming languages. | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Amazon Web Services | Gruntwork |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Terragrunt
open source
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freemium
custom
| Feature | aws-cdk | terragrunt |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic Aws Cloudformation Template Generation | ||
| Access To Gruntwork Private Infrastructure Module Library | ||
| Aws Construct Library (Pre-Written Modular Components) | ||
| Advanced Automation | ||
| Cdk Cli For Synthesis And Deployment | ||
| Automation-Friendly Cli | ||
| Infrastructure As Code (Iac) Using Modern Programming Languages | ||
| Commercial Maintenance And Support | ||
| Open-Source Framework (Apache License 2.0) | ||
| Dependency Orchestration | ||
| Support For Typescript, Python, Java, C#, And Go | ||
| Drift Detection | ||
| Dry Configuration | ||
| Multi-Environment Support | ||
| Multi-Repository Management | ||
| Patcher | ||
| Pipelines For Ci/Cd | ||
| Remote State Management | ||
| Self-Hosted Infrastructure-As-Code Libraries | ||
| Testing Infrastructure With Terratest And Terrascan | ||
| Up To 25 Infrastructure Units |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Terragrunt comes out ahead overall, though AWS CDK can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both AWS CDK and Terragrunt offer a free tier.
