Developer Tools · head to head
Atlantis vs Deepnote
Atlantis
Developer Tools
Runs Terraform plan and apply from pull request comments, self-hosted and free
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
Deepnote
Business Intelligence
Collaborative cloud workspace for data analytics and machine learning
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
The short version
- Deepnote is a collaborative cloud-based workspace.
- Atlantis is free; Deepnote starts at $39/mo.
- Only Atlantis lists pull request plans; only Deepnote lists collaborative notebooks.
- Where Deepnote falls short: free plan limited to 3 editors, restricting team usage.
- Prices and features on this page were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Atlantis and Deepnote actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Atlantis
- Pull request plans
- Comment driven apply
- Workspace locking
- Policy checking
- Multi-platform webhooks
- Custom workflows
Only in Deepnote
- Collaborative notebooks
- Interactive dashboards
- Data agent building
- Scheduled pipelines
- Model management
- 100+ integrations
- GPU support
- API deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Atlantis
- Making Terraform review meaningful by putting the actual plan output in front of the approvernot Deepnote
- Removing local applies and the credential sprawl that comes with every engineer holding production keysnot Deepnote
- Getting pull request driven infrastructure without paying a per-user subscription for a hosted platformnot Deepnote
- Enforcing Conftest policies as a blocking check before an apply can runnot Deepnote
Deepnote
- Data exploration and analysis workflowsnot Atlantis
- Building interactive business intelligence dashboardsnot Atlantis
- Collaborative machine learning model developmentnot Atlantis
- Automating ETL and data pipeline orchestrationnot Atlantis
- Creating shareable reports without exportsnot Atlantis
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Atlantis
- There is no company, no service level agreement and no paid support at any price, and the six maintainers are volunteers with day jobs, which some risk committees will not accept for a component holding production cloud credentials
- The security surface is inherently sharp, because it is an internet-reachable webhook endpoint that executes applies with privileged credentials, gated by pull request comment authorisation that is coarse next to a real policy engine
- It is stateful, holding a working directory and lock database on local disk, so high availability and horizontal scaling are awkward and you own upgrades, webhook plumbing, secret rotation and the host itself
- It lacks the features that distinguish the commercial alternatives, with no native drift detection, no cost estimation, no managed state interface and no policy engine beyond the Conftest integration
- Terragrunt and monorepo layouts are not first-class, requiring hand-written custom workflows and repository configuration that becomes a growing maintenance burden as the number of repositories increases
Deepnote
- Free plan limited to 3 editors, restricting team usage
- Limited revision history on free plan compared to competitors
- Requires Team plan or higher for automated scheduling
- GPU support incurs additional charges beyond base subscription
- No mentioned offline capability
Pricing, plan by plan
Atlantis
Free- AtlantisFree
- Apache-2.0, no usage limits and no seat count
- No commercial edition and no paid support tier
- Community support through GitHub and the CNCF Slack channel
Deepnote
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 3 editors
- Up to 5 projects
- Limited Deepnote AI
- Team$39/mo
- Unlimited viewers and notebooks
- Full Deepnote AI access
- Premium integrations
- EnterpriseOn request
- Everything in Team plan
- Custom contracts
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose Atlantis if
- You need pull request plans.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Self-hosted.
- You also want comment driven apply.
Choose Deepnote if
- You need collaborative notebooks.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want interactive dashboards.
Questions people ask
- Is Atlantis or Deepnote better?
- Neither clearly leads. Atlantis starts at Free and Deepnote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Atlantis or Deepnote?
- Atlantis starts at Free and Deepnote at Free.
- Does Atlantis or Deepnote run on more platforms?
- Atlantis runs on Linux, Self-hosted. Deepnote runs on Web, API.
- Can I use Atlantis for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Atlantis best used for?
- Atlantis is most often used for making terraform review meaningful by putting the actual plan output in front of the approver, removing local applies and the credential sprawl that comes with every engineer holding production keys, getting pull request driven infrastructure without paying a per-user subscription for a hosted platform, enforcing conftest policies as a blocking check before an apply can run. Of those, making terraform review meaningful by putting the actual plan output in front of the approver and removing local applies and the credential sprawl that comes with every engineer holding production keys are not what Deepnote is typically brought in for.
- What can Atlantis do that Deepnote cannot?
- Atlantis covers Pull request plans, Comment driven apply, Workspace locking, Policy checking. Deepnote covers Collaborative notebooks, Interactive dashboards, Data agent building, Scheduled pipelines.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Atlantis: Is there a company behind Atlantis?
No. It runs as a series of LF Projects under the Linux Foundation and is maintained by volunteers. There is no vendor to buy support from and no service level agreement.
Deepnote: What is included in the free Deepnote plan?
The free plan includes up to 3 editors, up to 5 projects, limited Deepnote AI, basic machines with 5 GB RAM, and 7-day revision history.
SourceAtlantis: Is it a CNCF project?
No. It uses a channel in the CNCF Slack, which is often misread as membership, but the project sits under LF Projects rather than the CNCF.
Deepnote: What data sources can Deepnote integrate with?
Deepnote integrates with 100+ data sources including major data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift, as well as BI platforms like Looker, Tableau, and Power BI.
SourceAtlantis: Does it work with OpenTofu?
Yes, there is a dedicated integration guide alongside Terraform, and it also has configuration for working with hosted Terraform backends.
Deepnote: Does Deepnote support collaboration?
Yes, Deepnote provides real-time collaborative notebooks where multiple team members can work simultaneously. The Team plan allows unlimited viewers and notebooks.
SourceAtlantis: What does it not do that a paid platform does?
Drift detection, cost estimation, a managed state and run interface, and a real policy engine. Atlantis does pull request plan and apply well and stops there.
Deepnote: What compliance certifications does Deepnote have?
Deepnote is SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA compliant and offers role-based access control, single sign-on, and directory synchronization.
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