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opentofu

brew install opentofu v1.12.3 MPL-2.0

Open-source infrastructure-as-code tool and drop-in Terraform replacement, written in Go.

Why you might care

Use OpenTofu if you need Terraform-compatible IaC but want an open-source alternative with vendor independence. It reads and executes existing .tf files without modification, making it a straightforward swap for teams concerned about Terraform licensing or governance. Maintained by the Linux Foundation.

Categories

build-system infrastructure-as-code sysadmin

Alternatives

Terraform Pulumi CloudFormation
9.4k
30-day installs · #367
23.5k
90-day · #467
79.0k
365-day · #498

Build dependencies

go

Links

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