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Spacelift vs Scalr

Spacelift lands on Depends, and Scalr lands on Worth it.

Scalr

scalr.com

Worth it
Confidence: Medium

Buy if your team runs Terraform or OpenTofu and wants Terraform Cloud parity at per-run pricing with free concurrency.

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Spacelift versus Scalr
CompareSpaceliftScalr
VerdictDependsWorth it
Best forPlatform teams running multi-tool IaCTerraform/OpenTofu teams leaving TFC
Who it's not forSolo devs running terraform apply locallyNon-Terraform shops . Pulumi or CloudFormation teams get nothing here
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.14No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support qualityNo support evidence found in sources.No evidence found
Public sentimentUsers on Reddit and review sites generally praise Spacelift's multi-tool orchestration and ease of management, often preferring it over Terraform Cloud, though independent review volume remains small.⁵Independent user reviews are scarce in public sources; available commentary praises Scalr's cost-effectiveness and GitOps workflows.
Biggest gotchaStarter tier starts at $399/month . steep for small teams.²Per-run usage pricing can spike for busy pipelines; model monthly run volume before committing.16

Pick Spacelift when

  • Platform teams running multi-tool IaC
  • Regulated orgs needing policy-as-code
  • High-deployment-volume cloud teams
  • Teams outgrowing Terraform Cloud

When Spacelift is not a fit

  • Solo devs running terraform apply locally
  • Startups with a handful of stacks . CI scripts suffice
  • Teams without dedicated DevOps capacity
  • Anyone wanting a cheap, simple pipeline runner

Pick Scalr when

  • Terraform/OpenTofu teams leaving TFC
  • Cost-conscious platform teams
  • GitOps-driven workflows
  • Fleets wanting drift detection

When Scalr is not a fit

  • Non-Terraform shops . Pulumi or CloudFormation teams get nothing here
  • Multi-IaC stacks wanting one platform for everything
  • Solo devs . plain CI or open-source Atlantis is cheaper
  • Procurement teams requiring a public security page pre-sale

Sources

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    official
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    review
  4. Terraform Cloud vs Spaceliftscalr.com
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    review
  6. Introducing Spacelift Self-Hosted . Reddit r/Terraformreddit.com
    review
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  8. Spacelift . AWS Marketplaceaws.amazon.com
    review
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    news
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    review
  12. Spacelift vs Massdrivermassdriver.cloud
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  14. Spacelift Product Security docsdocs.spacelift.io
    security
  15. Scalr homepagescalr.com
    official
  16. Scalr vs Terraform Cloud Pricingscalr.com
    official