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Scaling Beyond Atlantis: The Enterprise Terraform Alternative

Atlantis works for small teams, but it breaks at scale.

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From Atlantis Limitations to Total Cloud Control

Why Enterprises Choose ControlMonkey as the #1 Atlantis Alternative

Built-In Governance & Compliance

Built-In Governance & Compliance

Atlantis leaves compliance up to external tools. ControlMonkey delivers RBAC, policy enforcement, and real-time drift detection out of the box, so every Terraform change is secure, compliant, and fully auditable.

Scale Without Bottlenecks

Scale Without Bottlenecks

Atlantis runs only one execution at a time, creating delays and developer bottlenecks. ControlMonkey unlocks parallel Terraform runs, keeping pipelines fast and productive across teams, repos, and environments.

AI-powered code generation

AI-powered code generation

Atlantis requires manual setup and maintenance for each project. ControlMonkey uses AI to auto-generate Terraform from existing resources, achieving full coverage and accelerating onboarding across cloud environments.

Beyond Atlantis: Terraform at Speed

99% Terraform coverage Day One plus governance & backups
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Atlantis vs ControlMonkey: Feature Comparison

Cloud Asset Inventory & Terraform Coverage

Terraform Code Generation (Cloud to Code)

Daily Cloud Backups

Drift Remediation

ClickOps Scanner

Terraform Modules Insights

OpenTofu Support

Periodic scans of Terraform code for compliance vulnerabilities

Support

Scalability

State Management

ControlMonkey

Provides full cloud scanning & Terraform coverage insights. See all unmanaged resources.

Automatically generates Terraform code & state files from your existing cloud resources.

Disaster recovery ready. Instant rollback for misconfigurations.

2-way drift remediation: Fix code to match live environment, or reconcile.

Automatically identifies unsupervised manual operations from the cloud console.

Identify outdated modules used across your code.

Fully supports OpenTofu, Terraform and Terragrunt.

Scanning existing IaC code for misconfiguration and policy violations.

Dedicated support with enterprise SLAs and faster troubleshooting.

Designed for enterprise scale with concurrent runs and flexible integrations.

Built-in state storage, locking, and daily automated backups.

Atlantis

No. Atlantis do not offer cloud account scanning for Terraform coverage, leaving users without a clear view of unmanaged resources.

No. Atlantis do not  not have built-in Terraform code generation, requiring engineers to manually create and maintain configurations.

No. Atlantis lack Terraform state backup capabilities, increasing the risk of data loss and recovery delays.

No. Atlantis detects drift but requires manual intervention to resolve it.

No. Atlantis lacks visibility for unsupervised operations from the cloud console.

No. Atlantis does not provide visibility to modules usage and versions.

No. Atlantis Do not support OpenTofu or Terragrunt

No. Atlantis does not scan existing IaC code.

Community-only, no enterprise-grade reliability or response times

Struggles with large teams and mono-repos due to sequential model.

Relies on manual S3/DynamoDB setup, adding complexity.

Why ControlMonkey is the Best Atlantis Alternative

Cloud-to-Code

ControlMonkey uses AI-powered code generation to instantly convert existing cloud resources into Terraform. Atlantis offers no automation, leaving teams to write everything manually.

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Full Cloud Inventory - No More Unknowns in Your Cloud

Atlantis runs pipelines but misses the bigger picture. ControlMonkey reveals your full IaC posture and blind spots—managed and unmanaged.

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Detect & Fix Drift Before It Breaks

Atlantis can’t spot or remediate drift. ControlMonkey continuously monitors for unauthorized changes, then auto-remediates or rolls back to keep Terraform and cloud in sync.

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Disaster Recovery–Ready Infrastructure

Atlantis stops at pipeline execution. ControlMonkey ensures daily IaC backups, instant rollback, and full infrastructure recovery—so your cloud is resilient end-to-end, not just your Terraform code.

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Scale Terraform with AI-powered automation, compliance guardrails, and enterprise-grade resilience. ControlMonkey is the #1 Atlantis alternative.

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Atlantis Terraform Alternative: Common Questions

Atlantis helps small teams run Terraform, but as an Atlantis Terraform alternative, ControlMonkey adds scale, governance, drift detection, and disaster recovery—essentials for enterprises

It runs only one execution at a time. ControlMonkey runs Terraform in parallel, so teams never wait in queue.

With RBAC, policies, and drift detection built in, every change is controlled, auditable, and compliant—no bolt-on tools needed.

No. ControlMonkey covers 99% of Terraform Day One and can auto-generate code for existing cloud resources, making onboarding fast.

Unlike Atlantis, ControlMonkey snapshots IaC and cloud configs daily, enabling instant rollback and enterprise-grade disaster recovery.