# 9 things to consider before choosing an IaC platform in 2026

DevFeed: [9 things to consider before choosing an IaC platform in 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/9-things-to-consider-before-choosing-an-iac-platform-in-2026-12122.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://platformengineering.org/blog/9-things-to-consider-before-choosing-an-iac-platform-in-2026>)

Author: Jonah Kowall

Published: 2026-08-26T14:33:56Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Platform Engineering Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/platform-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [Infrastructure as code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/provisioning.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terraform.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [evaluation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evaluation.md>), [iac](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iac.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [infrastructure-as-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [opentofu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opentofu.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terraform.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

This 2026 article presents nine considerations for evaluating an infrastructure as code platform. It emphasizes that mature IaC now involves coordinating changes, managing access, enforcing policies, reviewing infrastructure changes, and keeping environments synchronized--not only provisioning cloud resources. It recommends assessing whether a platform is necessary, examining its execution layer and scalability, testing it under concurrent workloads and failures, and ensuring that engineers beyond the platform builder can use it effectively.

## Source excerpt

IaC platform evaluation in 2026: nine things to test, from execution and dependency handling to policy enforcement, support quality and AI workflows.