kitchen-terraform
Test Kitchen plugins for testing Terraform configurations (by newcontext-oss)
checkov
Prevent cloud misconfigurations and find vulnerabilities during build-time in infrastructure as code, container images and open source packages with Checkov by Bridgecrew. (by bridgecrewio)
| kitchen-terraform | checkov | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 72 | |
| 1,127 | 8,782 | |
| - | 1.2% | |
| 5.2 | 9.4 | |
| over 1 year ago | 1 day ago | |
| Ruby | Python | |
| Apache License 2.0 | Apache License 2.0 |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
kitchen-terraform
Posts with mentions or reviews of kitchen-terraform.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-26.
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Ways to test terraform scripts
I've used kitchen-terrafrom in the past to build and validate tests https://github.com/newcontext-oss/kitchen-terraform
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How To Use Terraform like a Pro: Part 1
For integration testing, use kitchen-framework, which DevOps engineers used with Chef in the past. Terratest, which can test anything that has API, is another option.
checkov
Posts with mentions or reviews of checkov.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2026-04-24.
- [PT-BR] Guia de Módulo OpenTofu AWS EC2: Requisitos, Testes e Estratégia BDD
- Checkov Scan para Terraform com Azure Pipelines
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5 Best Ansible Playbook Scanning Tools in 2026 for Secure and Scalable Automation
GitHub: bridgecrewio/checkov
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Specs = Tests: Why Spec-Driven Terraform Starts With Tests, Not Documents
Policy-as-code as the spec layer. Tools like OPA (Open Policy Agent), Checkov, and HashiCorp Sentinel let you write rules that are both human-readable and machine-enforceable. A Rego policy that says deny[msg] { not input.resource.aws_s3_bucket.encryption } is simultaneously your spec and your test. That's the Specs = Tests convergence in practice. Static analysis tools like tflint and Trivy add another enforcement layer — catching misconfigurations and security issues before anything gets planned or applied.
- IaC Security in 2026: Terraform, Checkov, and Cloud Drift Detection
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Building a Production-Multi-Cloud DevOps Platform: A Complete Journey from Zero to Hero
Documentation Files Setup Guide Deployment Guide Access Guide Cost Optimization Monitoring Setup Technologies Used FastAPI Documentation Terraform AWS Provider Terraform Azure Provider Helm Documentation Kubernetes Documentation Prometheus Documentation Grafana Documentation Tools & Security Trivy Scanner Checkov IaC Scanner GitHub Actions Connect With Me I’d love to hear your feedback, questions, or suggestions!
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Managing Terraform Modules with Nx Monorepo
checkov - Security and compliance scanning
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Managing Sensitive Information in Terraform and Azure
Checkov - IaC Security
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Ditched Terraform for OpenTofu. Why Devs Everywhere Are Making the Same Move (cheatsheet included)
Checkov https://www.checkov.io A static analysis tool to scan infrastructure code for misconfigs, secrets, and best practice violations.
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Custom Security Checks for AWS Cloud Control Provider with Checkov
PR #6647
What are some alternatives?
When comparing kitchen-terraform and checkov you can also consider the following projects:
goss - Quick and Easy server testing/validation
trivy - Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more
terraform-landscape - Improve Terraform's plan output to be easier to read and understand
tflint - A Pluggable Terraform Linter
casper-ruby-sdk - Ruby SDK to interact with the Casper Network nodes via RPC.
kics - Find security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and infrastructure misconfigurations early in the development cycle of your infrastructure-as-code with KICS by Checkmarx.