AWS CloudFormation vs. Terraform: Pros and Cons

Both AWS CloudFormation and Terraform are popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, but they have key differences:

AWS CloudFormation
Pros:
- Native AWS service with deep integration.  
- No additional setup for AWS users.  
- Managed services like stack rollback and drift detection.  
*Cons:*  
- AWS-only; limited multi-cloud support.  
- DSL tied to JSON/YAML, which can become verbose.

Terraform
Pros:
- Multi-cloud support (AWS, GCP, Azure).  
- Uses HCL, a concise and readable language.  
- Vast ecosystem of providers.  
Cons:  
- External state management (e.g., S3, Consul) needed.  
- AWS updates can lag behind CloudFormation.

Choosing between them depends on your need for multi-cloud flexibility or deep AWS integration.