OpenTofu

Terraform open-source fork under MPL 2.0.

Definition

OpenTofu 1.6 (Jan 2024) maintains 100% compatibility with Terraform 1.5.x. OpenTofu 1.7 (May 2024) adds native state encryption. OpenTofu Registry at terraform.io alternative. Compatible with existing Terraform providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes). Became official Linux Foundation project September 2023.

Origin

OpenTF Manifesto August 2023, Linux Foundation transfer September 2023, OpenTofu 1.6 GA January 2024.

Usage

Growing adoption for enterprises refusing BUSL 1.1 or wanting 100% open-source stack. Smooth migration from Terraform.

Related terms

• Terraform — projet d'origine.
• HashiCorp — créateur Terraform original.
• Linux Foundation — sponsor OpenTofu.