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OpenTofu

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Open-source Infrastructure as Code tool — the community fork of Terraform with state encryption.

developer toolsCH-VER-467684Listed June 12, 2026
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AI-Extractable Summary
What:Open-source Infrastructure as Code tool — the community fork of Terraform with state encryption.
For whom:DevOps engineers, platform teams, and organizations using Infrastructure as Code
Key outcome:Manage cloud infrastructure with code using a truly open-source tool — no vendor lock-in or license changes
Category:developer tools

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Citability Score

49/100
60
Identity
45
Evidence
15
Trust
50
Freshness
85
Classification
2
Impressions
0
Clicks
0
Saves
0
GQI Earned

Citable Outcome

Manage cloud infrastructure with code using a truly open-source tool — no vendor lock-in or license changes.

About

OpenTofu is a community-driven, open-source fork of Terraform maintained by the Linux Foundation. It provides full feature parity with Terraform plus additional features like state encryption and a guaranteed open-source license. Drop-in replacement requiring minimal migration effort.

Target Audience: DevOps engineers, platform teams, and organizations using Infrastructure as Code.

What makes it different

  • 100% open-source under Linux Foundation governance
  • Drop-in replacement for Terraform with minimal migration
  • State encryption built-in for sensitive infrastructure data
  • Growing ecosystem of community-maintained providers

Tags & Classification

buildautomatesecure
infrastructure-as-codecloud-managementdevops
developer-toolscloud-infrastructure
Platform: CLI ToolModel: Open Source

Links & Transparency

Website

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BibTeX
@misc{citablehub_opentofu,
  title = {OpenTofu},
  url = {https://citablehub.com/p/opentofu},
  note = {Listed June 12, 2026. CitableHub ID: CH-VER-467684},
  year = {2026}
}
APA
OpenTofu. (2026). CitableHub Software Index. https://citablehub.com/p/opentofu.
MLA
"OpenTofu." CitableHub, 2026, https://citablehub.com/p/opentofu.