Pulumi

Modern infrastructure as code using programming languages

As of 30 August 2026, Pulumi is free to use. Pulumi is an infrastructure as code platform that allows you to define cloud infrastructure using programming languages. Softwr lists it under Cloud. Pulumi is made by Pulumi Corporation, launched in 2017, available on Linux, Windows, macOS, API.

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Overview

What Pulumi does

Pulumi is an infrastructure as code platform that allows you to define cloud infrastructure using programming languages. It supports Python, Go, JavaScript, C#, and other languages.

What people use it for

Infrastructure as code
Cloud resource provisioning
DevOps automation
Multi-cloud management

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Pulumi.

The free Individual plan allows one user and one concurrent stack update
The Team plan is $40 per month base including 40 credits, and caps the organisation at 10 users
SAML/SSO, RBAC, audit logs and drift detection require the Enterprise plan at $400 per month base
The per-resource rate rises from $0.1825 per resource per month on Team to $0.365 on Enterprise, so upgrading raises the unit price as well as the base fee
Managed secrets are billed separately at $0.50 per secret per month on Team and $0.75 on Enterprise
Self-hosting, SCIM user sync, audit log export and 24x7 support are only in Business Critical, which is custom priced with no published rate
Team includes up to 500 resources and Enterprise up to 2,000, with everything beyond billed on demand as credits

Cross-shopped

What people choose instead of Pulumi

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Pricing

What Pulumi costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Individual

Free

1 user
Unlimited projects/stacks
500 workflow minutes monthly
5M Neo tokens free

Team

$40 /mo

Up to 10 users
Secure collaboration
CI/CD integration
Resource search
40 credits included

Enterprise

$400 /mo

Unlimited users
SAML/SSO
RBAC
Drift detection
Audit logs
400 credits included

Business Critical

On request

Self-hosting
Advanced compliance
SCIM integration
24/7 support

Capabilities

Features

Multi-language support
Multi-cloud
State management
Secrets management
RBAC
Stacks
Automation API
Policy as Code
AWS
Integration with AWS
Azure
Integration with Azure
GCP
Integration with GCP
Kubernetes
Integration with Kubernetes

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

How much does Pulumi cost?

Pulumi offers a free Individual tier forever, Team plan at $40/month with 40 credits, and Enterprise at $400/month with 400 credits. Credit usage varies by resource type and workflow needs.

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What is included in the Pulumi free tier?

The free Individual tier includes 1 user, unlimited projects/stacks, 500 workflow minutes monthly, and 5 million Neo tokens free.

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How are Pulumi credits charged?

1 Pulumi Credit equals $1 USD. Credits are drawn from a shared pool. IaC resources cost $0.1825/month per resource on Team and $0.365 on Enterprise; ESC secrets cost $0.50-$0.75/month; workflow minutes cost $0.01 each.

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Does Pulumi offer volume discounts?

Yes, the Enterprise tier ($400/month) includes volume discounts and is designed for approximately 2,000 IaC resources.

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Behind it

Who makes Pulumi

Company: Pulumi Corporation
Based in: Seattle, WA

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