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Why We are Moving Away from Terraform 2026
We left Terraform in 2026 due to licensing, lock-in, and better IaC alternatives like OpenTofu and Pulumi. Here’s what we learned.
Quick question: Have you ever had a friend who was awesome in the beginning but later started charging you rent for just “existing”? Terraform kinda became that friend.
Back in the day, Terraform was like the biryani of Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Everyone loved it, everyone used it, and if you didn’t — people judged you like you just ate biryani with ketchup. (Yes, people actually do that).
But then 2023 hit us with the HashiCorp license drama, and by 2026, Terraform felt more like that clingy ex who just wouldn’t let you live freely. So, we finally said “Khuda Hafiz” (goodbye) and moved on.
And in this post, I’ll share why we moved away from Terraform in 2026, what we picked instead, and what we learned while untangling our infra spaghetti. 🍝
1. Terraform’s Rise and Why It Worked (Until It Didn’t)
Let’s give credit where it’s due. Terraform was a rockstar:
- Cloud-agnostic (AWS, GCP, Azure — you name it).
- Declarative syntax that made infra…
