1 self-hosted AWS CloudFormation alternatives

AWS CloudFormation is a popular proprietary tool in the developer tools & git space. These open-source apps let you replace AWS CloudFormation with software you host and control yourself.

Best self-hosted AWS CloudFormation alternatives

Medium

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Pulumi

Developer Tools & Git

Infrastructure as code using general-purpose languages

Replaces Terraform, AWS CloudFormation

★ 25.5k Medium setup Apache-2.0

Switching from AWS CloudFormation

Moving off AWS CloudFormation means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.