Terraform

Terraform core/CLI defines and applies resources. HCP Terraform and Enterprise add managed runs, state, collaboration, and governance; CI/CD runners, providers, and resources retain separate costs.¹²⁴

For: Platform teams standardizing infrastructure changes across cloud, SaaS, and infrastructure APIs

• The current core license is incompatible with organizational requirements.
• State, provider, and module ownership exceed team capacity.
• HCP RUM or governance needs materially change cost.

• Write, plan, applyA consistent workflow separates desired configuration, review, and resource changes.¹²
• Provider ecosystemProviders map resources across cloud, SaaS, and infrastructure APIs.¹²
• Operating choicesTeams can use local core workflows, HCP Terraform, or Terraform Enterprise.¹²⁴

Core CLI has no managed-service usage meter; HCP Terraform adds Free and paid Resources Under Management editions, separate from provider and cloud spend.³

Core boundary

Source-available CLI with no HCP usage meter³

Managed meter

Hourly Resources Under Management by HCP edition³