The Best Terraform Static Analysis Tools (Linters/Formatters)

We rank 5 Terraform linters, code analyzers, formatters, and more. Find and compare tools like Mega-Linter, Semgrep, trunk, and more. Please rate and review tools that you've used. This helps others find the best tools for their projects.

1 Terraform Tools

shisho

A lightweight static code analyzer designed for developers and security teams. It allows you to analyze and transform source code with an intuitive DSL similar to sed, but for code.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedGo
  • MaintainedcliMaintainedservice
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 75% upvoted

4 Multi-Language Tools

Mega-Linter

Mega-Linter can handle any type of project thanks to its 70+ embedded Linters, its advanced reporting, runnable on any CI system or locally, with assisted installation and configuration, able to apply formatting and fixes

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 68% upvoted

Semgrep

Sponsor

A fast, open-source, static analysis tool for finding bugs and enforcing code standards at editor, commit, and CI time. Its rules look like the code you already write; no abstract syntax trees or regex wrestling. Supports 17+ languages.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • MaintainedcliMaintainedservice
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 80% upvoted

trunk

Modern repositories include many technologies, each with its own set of linters. With 30+ linters and counting, Trunk makes it dead-simple to identify, install, configure, and run the right linters, static analyzers, and formatters for all your repos.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • MaintainedlinterMaintainedformatter
  • 82% upvoted

kics

Find security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and infrastructure misconfigurations in your infrastructure-as-code. Supports Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS CloudFormation and Ansible

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 100% upvoted

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Terraform tools?

What are the best Terraform static analysis tools and linters?

The most popular Terraform tools ranked by user votes are: Mega-Linter, Semgrep, trunk, kics, shisho.

Which Terraform tools are free to use?

Tools with a free plan include trunk. On top of that, there are also a number of open source like Mega-Linter, Semgrep, trunk, kics, shisho.

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