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Auto-generate the terraform code from the design and edit the generated code
Write Terraform code manually
Multiple users can design, edit and review the changes in real time. Users can use the work of each other without reinventing the wheel through templating of architectures, modules and CI/CD workflows.
No or low collaboration between DevOps & Cloud Architects.
Create the infrastructure diagram and the IaC code that match 100% the deployed infrastructure
No live diagram view of infrastructures.
Have architectures along with their IaC configuration as templates, public or private.
Not supported.
Import your existing terraform code to visualize your resources &/or convert your legacy infrastructure into terraform code - within minutes.
6-9 months of dedicated work for a cloud architect to manually write everything.
Add, delete, use and manage Terraform modules, public or private. Modules catalog automatically created.
Only public Modules supported.
Brainboard (Terraform 100% coverage)
Diagramming + IDE + CI/CD Engine + Management Solution
Terraform variables that can be defined across organization, projects, environments and architectures
Not supported
Visually build (no YAML or specific DSL Language needed) and run pipelines and also manage dependencies between stages (external system when a condition is met)
Deployment only. No pipelines
Custom runners hosted by Brainboard that will execute the pipeline
Hosted on their infrastructure
Convert any pipeline into template and use it
Not supported
Estimate the cost of the infrastructure (based on code) using infracost
Not supported
The possibility to call an external system when a condition is met
Not supported
Approve or reject the execution of any task with a maximum granularity per task
Not supported
OIDC & SAML, Different IDP providers (Octa, Azure AD...) with federation
Not supported
Define/codify policies used to manage the infrastructure with: OPA, AWS config rules
Not supported
Role Based Access Control supported
Not supported
Supports all types of backends: AWS S3, Azure blob storage, Google GCS, Terraform cloud, Gitlab remote backend, HTTP endpoints, Brainboard remote backend
Limited & depending to local environment & hosted services.
Scan the IaC code for security with: tfsec, OPA, Checkov, Terrascan
Not supported
AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Azure stack, Azure DevOpos, Scaleway and more planned for 2024. Multicloud is supported.
Limited to one cloud provider or 2 major.
Unified Readme documentation, diagram, and code for everyone.
Potential drift between the design and the code.
Detect changes that either doesn't match the code or doesn't match the deployed infrastructureThe possibility to prevent drift between environments.
Not supported
Support: Gitlab, Github, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps
Git supported
Unified view of infrastructure projects, environments and architectures
Requires a dedicated management tool.
Native mechanism to synchronize enviroments for e.g. staging, QA and production (Terragrunt like)
Not supported
Use modules from Terraform registry
Not supported
Keep track of every modification you do on design / code and or go to any specific point-in-time. Native versioning or Git supported.
Not supported
Import your infrastructure and improve it as you scale. You can also start from any Cloud Templates available in our Marketplace for any Cloud provider.
Use our smart designing tool with all the Cloud resources you need to create your Cloud & network infrastructures. Brainboard understands all the interactions and relations between resources as a human does.
Control your Terraform deployment with one click. Preview, suspend, resume & deploy your architectures, or simply extract the Terraform file.
Empower real time collaboration on all your cloud based infrastructures. Unify your entire Cloud software stack within DevOps culture.
Choose a template from Brainboard's Catalog and start working in minutes.
We integrate pioneers in the Cloud Computing industry to deliver the best seamless experience in the Cloud. Brainboard supports Azure DevOps, Github, Gitlab...
Design, manage and deploy your cloud infrastructures.
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