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Terragrunt
The Open Source IaC Orchestrator Platform Teams Trust
As of 29 August 2026, Terragrunt is free to use. Terragrunt is an orchestration tool that extends Terraform capabilities for managing infrastructure at scale by organizing code, automating tasks, and implementing least-privilege access. Softwr lists it under Cloud. Terragrunt is made by Gruntwork.
Overview
What Terragrunt does
Terragrunt is an open-source orchestration tool developed by Gruntwork that enhances Terraform and OpenTofu for managing infrastructure at scale. It enables teams to break infrastructure into independent, manageable units with separate state management, control deployment order through a Run Queue, and implement least-privilege access across environments. Terragrunt follows DRY principles by letting developers define configurations once and reuse them across organizations through includes and unified stacks. The tool automates pre and post-update tasks, handles expected cloud provider errors, and provides an infrastructure catalog with scaffolding templates so engineers can provision infrastructure without manual coding. Terragrunt is trusted by major organizations including Vodafone, Toyota, Fanatics, and OpenText.
What people use it for
- Organizing Terraform code across multiple environments
- Automating infrastructure deployment workflows
- Implementing infrastructure as code templates for developer self-service
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Where it falls short
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- Additional complexity layer on top of Terraform
- Requires understanding of Terraform concepts
- Paid tier pricing not clearly published
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Terraform: Core infrastructure-as-code tool that Terragrunt enhances
Pricing
What Terragrunt costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Open Source
Free
- Terragrunt CLI - completely free
- Community support
Terragrunt Scale Free
Free
- Free CI/CD pipeline
- Unlimited runs and resources
- For up to 25 infrastructure units
Terragrunt Scale Paid
On request
- Volume pricing for more than 25 infrastructure units
- Enterprise support
Capabilities
Features
Infrastructure orchestration
Break infrastructure into independent units with separate state
Run Queue
Control what gets updated, how, and in what order
DRY configuration
Reuse infrastructure components across organization
Automated hooks
Execute tasks before and after infrastructure updates
Infrastructure catalog
TUI-based catalog with scaffolding templates
Least-privilege access
Implement granular permissions across environments
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Questions people ask
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Is Terragrunt free?
Yes, the Terragrunt CLI is completely free and open source. Terragrunt Scale offers a free tier for up to 25 infrastructure units.
SourceWhat is the difference between Terragrunt and Terraform?
Terragrunt is an orchestration layer on top of Terraform that handles state management, DRY principles, and deployment automation without replacing Terraform itself.
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