Best infrastructure as code platforms, according to AI

Data as of Aug 25, 2026 · Based on 1,021 AI responses · See how Parse measures this

Spacelift stands as the clear leader in the Infrastructure as Code platforms niche, providing the orchestration and governance capabilities teams increasingly demand. This status reflects a broader industry movement toward centralized policy control and automated drift management.

Infrastructure as Code Platforms

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Measured across ChatGPT & Google AI

Best Infrastructure as Code Platforms, According to ChatGPT & Google AI | Parse

#	Brand	What AI says	Mention rate
1	HashiCorp		66%
2	Open Policy AgentThe standard general-purpose policy engine for cloud-native governance and compliance.	The standard general-purpose policy engine for cloud-native governance and compliance.	62%
3	SpaceliftAn orchestration layer supporting multiple IaC tools with drift detection.	An orchestration layer supporting multiple IaC tools with drift detection.	36%
4	Amazon		35%
5	Checkov		34%
6	KyvernoKubernetes-native policy engine using familiar YAML for cluster governance.	Kubernetes-native policy engine using familiar YAML for cluster governance.	31%
7	Microsoft		26%
8	Terrascan		19%
9	Pulumi		18%
10	env0A governance platform offering strong drift detection and policy capabilities.	A governance platform offering strong drift detection and policy capabilities.	16%
11	Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper		16%
12	OpenTofuAn open-source alternative to Terraform with similar infrastructure-as-code capabilities.	An open-source alternative to Terraform with similar infrastructure-as-code capabilities.	13%
13	TerraformWidely adopted infrastructure tool with significant drift detection and policy support.	Widely adopted infrastructure tool with significant drift detection and policy support.	13%
14	Snyk		12%
15	ControlMonkey		11%
16	Wiz		10%
17	Kubernetes		10%
18	Conftest		9%
19	Open Policy Agent (OPA)		8%
20	Alphabet		8%
21	GitHub		8%
22	Firefly AI		7%
23	BackstageDeveloper portal facilitating golden paths and compliant service creation templates.	Developer portal facilitating golden paths and compliant service creation templates.	7%
24	Crossplane		5%
25	Palo Alto Networks		5%
26	CloudBees		5%
27	Styra		5%
28	AccuKnox		5%
29	Harness		4%
30	Calibo		4%
31	Cedar		4%
32	Perforce		4%
33	Scalr		3%
34	Firefly		3%
35	Humanitec		3%
36	Port		3%
37	Chef		3%
38	Argo CD		3%
39	Jenkins		3%
40	Orca Security		2%
41	KICS		2%
42	Sonarsource		2%
43	Flux		2%
44	RegScale		2%
45	Cloud Custodian		2%
46	Kubewarden		2%
47	StrongDM		2%
48	IBM		2%
49	Apiiro		2%
50	Stacklet		2%
51	Drata		2%
52	Checkmarx		2%
53	BackstageDeveloper portal facilitating golden paths and compliant service creation templates.	Developer portal facilitating golden paths and compliant service creation templates.	2%
54	Cortex		2%
55	Gatekeeper.io		2%
56	Cycode		2%
57	SentinelOne		1%
58	OpenFGA		1%
59	Quali		1%
60	DuploCloud		1%
61	Trivy		1%
62	Cerbos		<1%
63	Refonte Learning		<1%
64	Gruntwork		<1%
65	Helm		<1%
66	Sentinel		<1%
67	Vanta		<1%
68	Terrateam		<1%
69	OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)		<1%
70	OpsLevel		<1%
71	Sysdig		<1%
72	Tfsec		<1%
73	Nirmata		<1%
74	GitLab		<1%
75	Oso		<1%
76	AppSecEngineer		<1%
77	Aikido		<1%
78	Legit Security		<1%
79	Roadie		<1%
80	Qovery		<1%
81	Deployflow		<1%
82	Envoy Proxy		<1%
83	Jit		<1%
84	Atlantis		<1%
85	OpsMx		<1%
86	Secrails		<1%
87	Qualys		<1%
88	GateKeeper		<1%
89	OPAL (Open Policy Administration Layer)		<1%
90	Axiomatics		<1%
91	Bridgecrew		<1%
92	Cortex		<1%
93	Adobe		<1%
94	jsPolicy		<1%
95	Tenable		<1%
96	AuthZed		<1%
97	Kusari		<1%
98	Codacy		<1%
99	Spotify		<1%
100	Terraform Compliance		<1%

and 75 more brands in this ranking

Who wins on each AI

ChatGPT favors specialized governance platforms like Humanitec and Scalr, while Google AI Overviews prioritizes scanning tools and direct cloud-provider integrations like Checkov and Firefly.

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Mention rate on each AI platform, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Open Policy Agent	57%	53%
Kyverno	43%	35%
Spacelift	31%	32%
env0	31%	24%
OpenTofu	19%	27%

The two models disagree most about Crossplane (ChatGPT #23, Google #9) and Gatekeeper.io (ChatGPT #19, Google #11).

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Best infrastructure as code platforms, according to AI

Best infrastructure as code platforms, according to AI

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