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Spacelift vs Womp

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Spacelift

Developer Tools

Infrastructure-as-code orchestration for Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi and Kubernetes

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
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Womp

Design

Browser 3D modelling built on blended implicit surfaces for non-specialists

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
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The short version

  • Both are free.
  • Only Spacelift lists multi-tool orchestration; only Womp lists implicit surface modelling.
  • Where Spacelift falls short: three of the five tiers are quote-only, so a shortlist cannot be costed without entering a sales process with each vendor on it.
  • Where Womp falls short: nothing is dimensionally accurate, so a form designed here has to be remodelled in CAD before it can be manufactured.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Spacelift and Womp actually diverge.

Attributes where Spacelift and Womp differ
AttributeSpaceliftWomp
Pricing modelBy private worker and tier, not by userPer user per month
PlatformsWeb, Self-hostedWeb
CategoryDeveloper ToolsDesign

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 Spacelift

  • Multi-tool orchestration
  • Policy as code
  • Private workers
  • Spaces
  • Blueprints
  • Drift detection

Only in Womp

  • Implicit surface modelling
  • Browser rendering
  • Material library
  • Scene sharing
  • Export
  • Templates

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Spacelift

  • Platform teams running infrastructure changes through approval gates rather than through application CInot Womp
  • Organisations standardising Terraform and OpenTofu across many teams with policy enforcementnot Womp
  • Estates needing private runners so cloud credentials never leave the networknot Womp
  • Teams wanting drift detection and reconciliation rather than plan-time checks alonenot Womp

Womp

  • Producing 3D product or icon visuals in a design team with no 3D specialistnot Spacelift
  • Making a set of consistent 3D illustrations for a website or campaign in a daynot Spacelift
  • Prototyping a form quickly for discussion before it is remodelled properly in CADnot Spacelift
  • Teaching 3D concepts without installing software on managed machinesnot Spacelift

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Spacelift

  • Users are unlimited and private workers are metered, so deployment concurrency rather than headcount drives the bill, which inverts how most engineering budgets are built and is easy to under-forecast
  • There is no affordable paid entry point. The free tier stops at two users and the next tier is a five-figure commitment with nothing in between
  • Three of the five tiers are quote-only, so a shortlist cannot be costed without entering a sales process with each vendor on it
  • The self-hosted build lags the hosted one, has no public worker pool and lacks the Azure and Google Cloud integrations available in the SaaS product, with OIDC federation offered as the workaround
  • Stacks, Rego policies, Blueprints, Spaces and Spacelift-managed state are proprietary constructs, so leaving means rebuilding the orchestration layer rather than pointing it at a different runner

Womp

  • Everything runs through the browser graphics stack, so an older laptop with integrated graphics hits frame rate and render limits fast and there is no local rendering fallback
  • Implicit modelling gives no control over the exported mesh, so the output topology is unsuitable for rigging, animation or subdivision work downstream
  • Nothing is dimensionally accurate, so a form designed here has to be remodelled in CAD before it can be manufactured
  • Scenes live in the vendor account, so if the service changes or closes, the only copies you hold are whatever you exported in advance
  • The material and lighting set is deliberately simplified, which caps art direction and makes the output visually recognisable as having come from Womp

Pricing, plan by plan

Spacelift

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Two users
    • Public workers only
    • No private workers
  • Starter PlusOn request
    • Unlimited users
    • Two public workers
    • One to two private workers
  • BusinessOn request
    • Unlimited users
    • Three private workers
    • Quoted
  • EnterpriseOn request
    • Unlimited users
    • Five to thirty private workers
    • Self-hosted option

Womp

Free
  • FreeOn request
    • Public scenes
    • Limited render resolution
    • Limited storage
  • ProOn request
    • Private scenes
    • Higher render resolution
    • Mesh export and larger storage

Which should you pick?

Choose Spacelift if

  • You need multi-tool orchestration.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Self-hosted.
  • You also want policy as code.
Spacelift review

Choose Womp if

  • You need implicit surface modelling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want browser rendering.
Womp review

Questions people ask

Is Spacelift or Womp better?
Neither clearly leads. Spacelift starts at Free and Womp at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Spacelift or Womp?
Spacelift starts at Free and Womp at Free.
Does Spacelift or Womp run on more platforms?
Spacelift runs on Web, Self-hosted. Womp runs on Web.
Can I use Spacelift for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Spacelift best used for?
Spacelift is most often used for platform teams running infrastructure changes through approval gates rather than through application ci, organisations standardising terraform and opentofu across many teams with policy enforcement, estates needing private runners so cloud credentials never leave the network, teams wanting drift detection and reconciliation rather than plan-time checks alone. Of those, platform teams running infrastructure changes through approval gates rather than through application ci and organisations standardising terraform and opentofu across many teams with policy enforcement are not what Womp is typically brought in for.
What can Spacelift do that Womp cannot?
Spacelift covers Multi-tool orchestration, Policy as code, Private workers, Spaces. Womp covers Implicit surface modelling, Browser rendering, Material library, Scene sharing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Spacelift: How is Spacelift priced?

By tier and by private worker count rather than per user. Users are unlimited on every paid plan. The published figure on the pricing page carries no period label, and the FAQ describes the tier as an annual subscription, so confirm the period in writing.

Womp: Do I need to know 3D to use it?

No. That is the point of the modelling approach; there is no topology, edge flow or subdivision to understand.

Spacelift: Does it support OpenTofu?

Yes, and Spacelift sponsors the OpenTofu project, which is a substantive hedge for anyone avoiding Terraform under the Business Source Licence.

Womp: Can I use the meshes in Blender or a game engine?

You can export them, but the topology comes from tessellating an implicit surface, so it is not suitable for rigging, animation or subdivision without a retopology pass.

Spacelift: Is there a self-hosted version?

Yes, described as carrying Enterprise functionality, but it is priced on request and lags the hosted product on cloud integrations.

Womp: Is it accurate enough for manufacturing?

No. It is a visual tool. Anything to be made needs remodelling in CAD.

Spacelift: Why not just use the CI system we already have?

That is the real comparison. General purpose CI handles state, drift, approval gates and concurrency control for infrastructure poorly, and whether that is worth a five-figure floor depends on how much infrastructure change your organisation actually ships.

Spacelift: What happens to our pipelines if we leave?

They do not port. Rego policies, Blueprints, Spaces and managed state are Spacelift constructs and the orchestration has to be rebuilt elsewhere.

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