terraform-docs
The premium Open Source alternative to Cloudcraft
🎯 Best for:Developers who need to maintain standardized documentation for reusable Terraform modules.
What is terraform-docs?
Replaces the manual maintenance of README files for infrastructure-as-code modules. It parses HCL files to automatically generate documentation in Markdown, JSON, YAML, and other formats.
Tech Stack
GoDevOps & CI/CD
Why terraform-docs?
- • Highly customizable templates
- • Fast Go-based execution
- • Supports recursive module parsing
Limitations
- • CLI-only interface
- • Template syntax has learning curve
- • No visual diagram generation
3/3/2026
Last Update
586
Forks
186
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Cloudcraft)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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