This article examines three Infrastructure as Code tools—Terraform, Pulumi, and Crossplane—highlighting their unique approaches to managing cloud infrastructure. It details how each tool fits into modern practices and discusses their strengths, weaknesses, and operational differences.

Benchling successfully manages over 165,000 cloud resources across 625 Terraform workspaces using Terraform Cloud, significantly improving their infrastructure release process. Transitioning from a manual, error-prone system to an automated workflow has saved approximately 8,000 developer hours annually and enhanced reliability through better monitoring and management practices.