Terraform vs Pulumi vs OpenTofu in 2026 — The IaC Choice Explained
IaC tool selection: Terraform’s BSL impact, OpenTofu as the OSS fork, Pulumi for full programming languages, and where each fits in 2026.
IaC tool selection: Terraform’s BSL impact, OpenTofu as the OSS fork, Pulumi for full programming languages, and where each fits in 2026.
Practical IaC patterns: module structure, remote state with locking, drift detection, secret management, code review, and the discipline that prevents incidents.
Picking an IaC tool in 2026. Pulumi (real programming languages), Terraform (HashiCorp’s BSL-licensed original), OpenTofu (open-source fork). Tradeoffs, ecosystem, state, and how to migrate.