How to Build Your Own Pulumi
Replace Pulumi with a custom build. Infrastructure as Code in Any Programming Language
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 46 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
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Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 7 categories. See all 46 features
Governance(12 features)
Comprehensive audit trails for compliance and security tracking
Export audit logs to S3 for long-term storage and analysis
Pre-built policies for compliance requirements and standards
Export infrastructure data for analysis and reporting
Detect and automatically remediate infrastructure drift to maintain desired state
+7 more in this category
Security(11 features)
Automatically rotate secrets to maintain security compliance
Support for customer-managed encryption keys for enhanced security
Automatic rotation of database secrets in public and private networks
Generate dynamic credentials using OpenID Connect for enhanced security
Generate and manage dynamic secrets and credentials
+6 more in this category
Core IaC(10 features)
Ability to run multiple stack updates concurrently
Restore and recover previously deleted stacks
Automatic state management for infrastructure deployments with unlimited projects, stacks, and environments
Built-in testing frameworks for validating infrastructure code
Deploy to any cloud provider seamlessly
+5 more in this category
Integration(8 features)
Automation API for building on top of Pulumi programmatically
Integrations with AWS Code Services, Azure DevOps, Codeship, CircleCI, GitHub, GitLab, Google Cloud Build, Jenkins, Travis CI
Support for GitHub Enterprise Server integrations
SDKs for multiple programming languages for integration and automation
Native provider for managing Pulumi resources through infrastructure code
+3 more in this category
AI(2 features)
AI-powered assistance within CI/CD pipelines
AI agent that understands entire infrastructure context, respects policies, and executes complex infrastructure tasks end-to-end
Platform Engineering(2 features)
Portal for hosting public and private infrastructure templates
Build self-service platforms with templates, approved infrastructure APIs, and golden paths for engineers
Deployment(1 features)
Option to self-host Pulumi Cloud in your own infrastructure or datacenter
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 46 features at very easy complexity.