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Spacelift pros and cons

Vendor: Spacelift
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Spacelift extends Terraform to manage everything visibly.
Spacelift policies ensure compliance with standards in deployments.
Labels can be attached to Spacelift for modernized infrastructure management.
Spacelift is pull request-based with insights into Terraform logs directly on the pull request.
HashiCorp Configuration Language familiarity aids ease of use with Spacelift.

CONS

If a company has fewer than 500 people, Spacelift may not be recommended.
Spacelift lacks features for handling complex deployments and coordination for major deployments.
The self-hosted version of Spacelift has fewer features compared to the SaaS version, such as lacking cloud integrations for Azure and GCP.
Synchronization issues can arise when using older and newer versions with Kubernetes and HashiCorp.
In Spacelift's free version, there is no straightforward notification system for completed deployments.
 

Spacelift Pros review quotes

Sudheer Kumar Jamjam - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer at Deloitte
May 21, 2024
Spacelift is like an extension of Terraform, where everything can be visibly managed.
Mohamed El Mouctar HAIDARA - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer II at Checkout.com
Oct 11, 2024
One key feature is the Spacelift policies, which we can attach to deployments to ensure compliance with our standards.
MV
DevOps Engineer at ICE
Oct 23, 2024
A valuable feature of Spacelift is that you can attach labels, and it is a modernized tool for infrastructure deployments. It is pull request-based, and you can see all the Terraform plan and apply logs on the pull request itself, which is not available across any other CI/CD tools.
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AA
DevOps Engineer at CipherTV Corp.
Oct 26, 2024
Knowing the HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) makes it easier to use without issues.
Moloko Mokubedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior DevOps Engineer at Kartoza (Pty) Ltd
Nov 11, 2024
I appreciate that I just have to connect to my AWS account with my credentials, and Spacelift handles the rest.
 

Spacelift Cons review quotes

Sudheer Kumar Jamjam - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer at Deloitte
May 21, 2024
If you are a small enterprise organization, below 500 people, I would not recommend it.
Mohamed El Mouctar HAIDARA - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer II at Checkout.com
Oct 11, 2024
Spacelift currently lacks features that can help with complex type deployments and coordination for major deployments.
MV
DevOps Engineer at ICE
Oct 23, 2024
The self-hosted version does not have a lot of features compared to the SaaS version, such as cloud integrations for Azure and GCP.
Learn what your peers think about Spacelift. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
881,082 professionals have used our research since 2012.
AA
DevOps Engineer at CipherTV Corp.
Oct 26, 2024
Synchronization can be difficult when using older and newer versions with Kubernetes and HashiCorp.
Moloko Mokubedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior DevOps Engineer at Kartoza (Pty) Ltd
Nov 11, 2024
In the free version, there's no straightforward way to be notified once a deployment is finished.