Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Terragrunt
Terragrunt clearly comes out ahead of Checkov on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Bridgecrew | Gruntwork |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentLegal & ComplianceCybersecurity & InfoSecSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Terragrunt
open source
open source
freemium
custom
| Feature | checkov | terragrunt |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ Built-In Policies | ||
| Access To Gruntwork Private Infrastructure Module Library | ||
| Ci/Cd Integration | ||
| Advanced Automation | ||
| Cli And Ide Plugins | ||
| Automation-Friendly Cli | ||
| Static Analysis Of Iac Configurations | ||
| Commercial Maintenance And Support | ||
| Support For Multiple Iac Frameworks (Terraform, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Etc.) | ||
| Dependency Orchestration | ||
| 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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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Terragrunt comes out ahead overall, though Checkov can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Checkov and Terragrunt offer a free tier.
