AWS CloudFormation vs CDK8s
| AWS CloudFormation | CDK8s | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Configuration language | yaml/json | general-purpose language |
| Supported clouds | AWS | — |
| State management | managed | — |
| Policy as code | Yes | — |
| Drift detection | Yes | — |
| Import existing resources | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted execution | Yes | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Infrastructure as Code Tools. On Inferse, AWS CloudFormation scores higher on our published basis.