HowToBuildDevOps · Infrastructure as code
Pulumi
An infrastructure-as-code platform using general-purpose programming languages.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Cost
- Generous Free Tier
- Self-host
- Yes
Overview
Pulumi models cloud infrastructure through familiar languages and libraries while tracking deployment state through local or managed backends.
Why it is interesting
Why pay attention
It gives software teams typed abstractions and testing patterns when configuration-only infrastructure becomes limiting.
Editorial status
Recommended for active evaluation.
Best for
- Teams managing infrastructure with TypeScript, Python, Go, or C#
Not ideal for
- Organizations that prefer a vendor-neutral declarative language standard
Open source & pricing
Generous Free Tier
The SDK and local workflows are open source; Pulumi Cloud offers free and paid plans.
GitHub momentum
★ 25,693
- Last 7 days
- +34
- Last 30 days
- Window incomplete
- Evidence
- 9/10/2026–9/17/2026 · weekly window
Sources checked
Official documentation, repository, license, and product factsmaintainer · Sep 4, 2026