Sceptre/sceptre
Build better AWS infrastructure observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3501
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 30
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1533 stars · 301 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Sceptre is a Python CLI tool that drives AWS CloudFormation, automating stack creation, dependency resolution, and multi-account/region deployments. It separates stack templates from configuration and supports YAML, JSON, Jinja2, and Python DSL templates with customizable resolvers and hooks.
Use cases
- manage AWS CloudFormation stacks from the command line
- deploy multiple CloudFormation stacks with dependency ordering
- reuse CloudFormation templates across dev and prod environments
- automate AWS infrastructure provisioning in a CI/CD pipeline
- pass stack outputs as parameters to dependent stacks
- manage CloudFormation stacks across multiple AWS accounts and regions
When to choose
- your team uses AWS CloudFormation and wants no state file to manage
- you need stack dependency resolution and group-level operations
- you want Jinja2 or Python (Troposphere) templating for CloudFormation
- you deploy to many AWS accounts or regions
When to avoid
- you prefer Terraform or Pulumi for multi-cloud infrastructure
- you want drift detection and plan/preview before applying changes
- you are not using AWS CloudFormation
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
infrastructure-as-code cli deployment cloud configuration-management infrastructure-as-code cloud-computing cli python cross-platform aws cloudformation stack-management iac ci-cd devops automation docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Sceptre/sceptre · fetched 2026-08-28 · e4255fac9620
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/sceptre/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8385680a7ad1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sceptre/sceptre | main | 75 |
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