OpenTofu
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OpenTofu lets you declaratively manage your cloud infrastructure. observed · 2026-09-24
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 91
- Longevity 82
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3.0
- age_days: 1161
- days_rel: 62
- days_push: 27
- n_releases_24m: 53
Adoption not part of the score
30269 stars · 1377 forks observed · 2026-09-24
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-05, confidence 0.97
OpenTofu is an open‑source, CLI‑driven infrastructure as code tool that lets you define, plan, and apply cloud and on‑prem resources using declarative configuration. It is a drop‑in replacement for Terraform, supporting thousands of providers and modules.
Use cases
- provision cloud resources from code
- manage multi‑cloud infrastructure with a single tool
- automate infrastructure changes via CI/CD pipelines
- track and version infrastructure state in Git
- create reusable infrastructure modules for teams
When to choose
- You need a fully open‑source alternative to Terraform with a permissive MPL‑2.0 license
- Your workflow relies on declarative IaC and you want provider‑agnostic support
- You want a community‑driven project with active development and a large provider ecosystem
When to avoid
- You require proprietary Terraform Enterprise features not yet replicated in OpenTofu
- Your organization mandates a specific vendor‑locked IaC solution
- You need built‑in GUI or visual design tools
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli configuration-management infrastructure-as-code cloud-computing infrastructure-as-code windows cli terraform-fork open-source iac cloud-providers state-management devops linux macos docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu · fetched 2026-09-24 · 6d7c9dc5b598
- homepage: https://opentofu.org · fetched 2026-09-21 · f1786bab7e70
- site_page: https://opentofu.org/docs · fetched 2026-09-21 · 5ac42d9d0a41
- site_page: https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.12 · fetched 2026-09-21 · c0e7872e368b
- site_page: https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.13 · fetched 2026-09-21 · 17b3fe6fb2b1
- site_page: https://opentofu.org/docs/main · fetched 2026-09-21 · 33da1e93f617
- site_page: https://opentofu.org/docs/intro · fetched 2026-09-21 · 3d3531b81685
- site_page: https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.9/intro/whats-new · fetched 2026-09-21 · 27a141c070fa
- site_page: https://opentofu.org/docs/cli/commands/plan · fetched 2026-09-21 · 12c84b8efb1a
- site_page: https://opentofu.org/faq · fetched 2026-09-21 · e066e5a94f12
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| opentofu/opentofu | main | 91 |
| opentofu/registry | backend | 71 |
| opentofu/tofu-ls | plugin | 79 |
| opentofu/setup-opentofu | infra | 84 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="opentofu/opentofu")
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