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Infracost

Cloud cost estimates for Terraform in CI/CD and pull requests.

Free tier (1,000 resources/mo), Team $16/mo, Enterprise custom

Infracost is a FinOps tool that shows cloud cost estimates in Terraform pull requests and CI/CD pipelines. It parses Terraform plan JSON and generates cost diffs, helping teams catch cost increases before they reach production. Supports AWS, Azure, GCP, and 1,000+ Terraform resources. Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, and any CI/CD.

  • Best for: Infrastructure as Code
  • Pricing: Free tier (1,000 resources/mo), Team $16/mo, Enterprise custom

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Features

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Drift Detection

Detect and report manual changes outside of IaC

Shows cost diff between plan and current state

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Kubernetes-Native

Built on Kubernetes CRDs for native K8s experience

Terraform analysis tool, not K8s-native

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Module/Package Registry

Reusable infrastructure components managed via registry

Integrates with existing Terraform workflows

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Multi-Cloud Support

Provision infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP and others

Supports AWS, Azure, GCP via Terraform providers

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Policy as Code

Define and enforce infrastructure policies programmatically

Cost policies, not infrastructure policies

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Preview/Plan

Preview infrastructure changes before applying them

Cost estimates in PR comments and CI/CD

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Programming Languages

Use general-purpose languages instead of DSL

CLI tool, not an IaC language

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Secret Management

Handle sensitive values like passwords and API keys

No secrets handling

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State Management

Track and manage infrastructure state over time

Reads Terraform plan JSON, does not manage state

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Team Collaboration

Multi-user support with RBAC and audit logs

GitHub/GitLab integration with PR comments

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