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Pulumi

by Pulumi · Infrastructure as code in general-purpose programming languages

69.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Pulumi is an infrastructure as code platform for defining cloud resources in TypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java or YAML instead of a domain-specific language. The open source CLI draws on a registry of 170+ providers, and Pulumi Cloud adds state management, secrets and configuration via ESC, policy enforcement, drift detection and an infrastructure AI agent called Neo.

Best for: Platform teams defining multi-cloud infrastructure in general-purpose programming languages
Pricing: Free forever for individuals, then $40/month base (Team) and $400/month base (Enterprise), each with credits included and additional usage billed on demand; Business Critical is custom priced.
Runs on: WebmacOSSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Write IaC in TypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java or YAML
Registry of 170+ cloud providers and packages
Open source core, free forever for individual use
SOC 2 Type II certified, with encrypted secrets and audit trails

Trade-offs

Base fee plus on-demand billing for resources, secrets and workflow minutes
Team edition caps at 10 users and 500 resources before extra usage charges
SAML/SSO, RBAC and audit logs start at the $400/month Enterprise tier
Self-hosting only on the custom-priced Business Critical tier

Pricing

Published plans from Pulumi’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Pulumi pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Individual	Freeper user	1 user, no credit card required IaC state management, unlimited projects and stacks Up to 500 workflow minutes; 25 secrets, 10K API calls Pulumi Neo with 5M free tokens/month
Team	$40base fee per month, includes 40 credits	Up to 10 users and up to 500 resources, then usage billed Secure collaboration and CI/CD, webhooks, resource search OIDC, org access tokens, automatic secrets rotation Neo code reviews and Slack integration; community support
Enterprise	$400base fee per month, includes 400 credits	Unlimited users, up to 2,000 resources, then usage billed SAML/SSO, RBAC and audit logs Drift detection and remediation, time-to-live stacks Internal developer platform; 12x5 support available
Business Critical	Contact sales	Self-hosting available Built-in compliance packs (NIST, PCI and more), SCIM sync Audit log export, volume pricing and invoicing Private Slack, professional services, 24x7 support available

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 30 out of 100
Documentation: 90 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 82 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 65 out of 100
Operational trust: 45 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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