# Jenkins vs Terraform — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/jenkins-vs-terraform
Author: Sandeep (https://trutool.co/authors/sandeep)

Compare Jenkins and Terraform by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Jenkins
Open-source build and automation server.
Best fit: Platform engineering and release teams considering Jenkins for this job: Open-source build and automation server.
- Open-source build and automation server
Before you choose: Test deployment repeatability, secrets handling, rollback, observability, and maintenance effort in the exact plan you intend to use.
Pricing: https://www.jenkins.io
- [Read Jenkins profile](https://trutool.co/tools/jenkins): Read Jenkins profile

### Terraform
Infrastructure provisioning as code.
Best fit: Platform engineering and release teams considering Terraform for this job: Infrastructure provisioning as code.
- Infrastructure provisioning as code
Before you choose: Test deployment repeatability, secrets handling, rollback, observability, and maintenance effort in the exact plan you intend to use.
Pricing: https://www.hashicorp.com/products/terraform
- [Read Terraform profile](https://trutool.co/tools/terraform): Read Terraform profile