# Terraform vs OpenTofu: Which IaC tool fits your platform strategy?

DevFeed: [Terraform vs OpenTofu: Which IaC tool fits your platform strategy?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/terraform-vs-opentofu-which-iac-tool-fits-your-platform-strategy-12223.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://platformengineering.org/blog/terraform-vs-opentofu-iac-tool>)

Author: Mallory Haigh

Published: 2026-07-23T05:40:01Z

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>), [Terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terraform.md>), [Platform Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/platform-engineering.md>), [Provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/provisioning.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>)

Tags: [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [hashicorp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hashicorp.md>), [iac](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iac.md>), [infrastructure-as-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [multi-cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multi-cloud.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [opentofu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opentofu.md>), [orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/orchestration.md>), [platform-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform-engineering.md>), [provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/provisioning.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>), [terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terraform.md>)

## AI overview

This guide compares Terraform and OpenTofu as infrastructure-as-code tools. It explains how HashiCorp's 2023 license change led to OpenTofu's creation as a Linux Foundation-governed fork, and frames the choice around platform engineering strategy, governance, licensing, state encryption, and long-term risk.

## Source excerpt

HashiCorp's license change sparked the Terraform vs OpenTofu debate. Compare governance, licensing (BSL vs MPL 2.0), state encryption, and strategic fit for your platform engineering strategy.