OpenTofu
February 22, 2026
What it is
OpenTofu is an open source fork of Terraform, maintained by the Linux Foundation. It is intended to be a drop-in replacement: same HCL, providers, and workflow.
Usage
Same as Terraform: write HCL, run tofu plan / tofu apply, use existing Terraform modules and state (with migration path).
Pros and cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Terraform-compatible | Newer; some provider lag possible |
| Fully open source (MPL 2.0) | Ecosystem smaller than Terraform |
| Community-driven | |
| No vendor lock-in to HashiCorp |
Alternatives
Terraform, Pulumi. Why OpenTofu: You want Terraform-style IaC with a guaranteed open source future.
Links
- Homepage: https://opentofu.org/
- Documentation: https://opentofu.org/docs/
- Source: https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu