Used For

• +**Your Terraform state files get locked during deployments, blocking your team for hours** → Spacelift queues everything properly so deployments actually work
• +**Someone manually tweaked your AWS settings and now production is broken** → Auto-detects drift and fixes it before anyone notices
• +**Developers wait 3 days for infrastructure tickets** → Self-service blueprints let them spin up what they need instantly
• +Handles 7+ infrastructure tools in one place - no more jumping between Terraform, Kubernetes, and Ansible dashboards
• +Policy enforcement blocks expensive mistakes before they hit your credit card

Best For

• >Your Terraform deployments keep breaking at 3am and someone has to fix the mess
• >Manual cloud changes are causing drift and your infrastructure looks nothing like your code
• >You've got 5 different infrastructure tools and no one knows what's actually running

Not For

• -Small teams under 20 people - you're paying for enterprise features you'll never touch
• -Teams using basic Terraform only - stick with free Terraform Cloud instead of this premium setup
• -Anyone wanting simple point-and-click - this requires serious coding skills and infrastructure knowledge

Pairs With

• *GitHub (where pull requests trigger infrastructure deployments and show exactly what will change)
• *AWS/Azure/GCP (connects with temporary credentials so you're not storing API keys everywhere)
• *Slack (where your team gets alerts about failed deployments and drift detection warnings)
• *ServiceNow (for self-service infrastructure requests through your existing ticket system)
• *Terraform (the main tool this orchestrates, along with your existing .tf files)
• *Kubernetes (for container deployments that need infrastructure provisioning first)
• *Datadog (to monitor the infrastructure that Spacelift builds and maintains)

The Catch

• !Everything is quote-based pricing with no public numbers - expect $5k-$50k+ per year for mid-sized teams
• !Private workers cost extra beyond your tier limits, and overages hit fast when you scale up
• !Learning curve is 2-4 weeks even for Terraform pros - the nested workflows are powerful but complex

Bottom Line

Turns infrastructure chaos into assembly line precision, but you'll pay enterprise prices even if you're not enterprise-sized.