Is Terraform better than AWS CloudFormation?

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  • terraform

    Terraform enables you to safely and predictably create, change, and improve infrastructure. It is a source-available tool that codifies APIs into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned.

  • Terraform is an open-source, cloud-agnostic infrastructure management tool developed by HashiCorp that enables modular configuration of infrastructure, thereby allowing you to use AWS modules and third-party modules in the same infrastructure. Terraform utilizes a syntax called the HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL), which allows users to define their infrastructure programmatically.

  • aws-cloudformation-coverage-roadmap

    The AWS CloudFormation Public Coverage Roadmap

  • Amazon CloudFormation is a fantastic tool that gives the development and operations team the liberty to automate AWS’s infrastructure provision easily. It is a managed AWS service that allows you to design and provision AWS and third-party resources for your cloud environment. Cloudformation handles the configuration in a JSON or YAML format called templates. These templates enable the user to attain re-usability and scalability of infrastructure. In addition to this, AWS Support will probably be more capable of assisting you with issues when you need help. AWS Support is essential for large enterprises, particularly those new to the cloud or slow to adopt.

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