Development Tools · head to head
Octopus Deploy vs HCP Terraform
Octopus Deploy
Development Tools
Continuous delivery and runbook automation for releases
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
HCP Terraform
Development Tools
Infrastructure as code provisioning and management, formerly Terraform Cloud
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Octopus Deploy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Octopus Deploy free tier caps at 10 projects, 10 tenants, 10 machines, 10 users, 5 concurrent tasks and 1 space; HCP Terraform billed per managed resource per month rather than per user: Essentials starts at $0.10 per resource per month, Standard at $0.47, and Premium at $0.99
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Octopus Deploy and HCP Terraform actually diverge.
| Attribute | Octopus Deploy | HCP Terraform |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Development Tools).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Octopus Deploy
- Free tier caps at 10 projects, 10 tenants, 10 machines, 10 users, 5 concurrent tasks and 1 space
- Annual billing is the only option for both Octopus Cloud and Octopus Server; there is no monthly plan
- Professional cloud tier is $4,330 per year and Enterprise cloud is $24,600 per year, with tenants and machines sold as add-ons beyond the free allotment
HCP Terraform
- Billed per managed resource per month rather than per user: Essentials starts at $0.10 per resource per month, Standard at $0.47, and Premium at $0.99
- Standard and Premium tiers bundle HCP Waypoint, which is unavailable on Essentials
- Enterprise tier for self-managed deployments is quote only through sales
Pricing, plan by plan
Octopus Deploy
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Octopus Deploy review.
HCP Terraform
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the HCP Terraform review.
Which should you pick?
Choose HCP Terraform if
Nothing in the data separates HCP Terraform from Octopus Deploy on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Octopus Deploy or HCP Terraform better?
- Neither clearly leads. Octopus Deploy starts at Free and HCP Terraform at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Octopus Deploy or HCP Terraform?
- Octopus Deploy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Octopus Deploy and On request for HCP Terraform.
- Does Octopus Deploy or HCP Terraform run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Octopus Deploy for free?
- Yes. Octopus Deploy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. HCP Terraform starts at On request.
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