SweetOps

The Open Source DevOps Framework for AWS.

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Overview

SweetOps is an open-source DevOps methodology and framework developed by Cloud Posse. It provides a toolset, a library of reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules, and opinionated patterns to help bootstrap robust cloud-native architectures on AWS. It is built on top of Cloud Posse's extensive library of Terraform modules and their Atmos tool, promoting a comprehensive, security-focused, and community-driven approach to infrastructure management.

✨ Key Features

  • Open-source DevOps framework based on Apache 2.0 license
  • Comprehensive toolset including Atmos and Geodesic
  • Library of over 160 reusable Terraform modules
  • Opinionated patterns for security, Kubernetes, and CI/CD
  • Community-focused with a large Slack user base and weekly office hours
  • Enables complex patterns like multi-account Landing Zones and microservice architectures

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • 100% open-source framework
  • Highly comprehensive, covering not just Terraform but the entire DevOps workflow
  • Strong and active community support system

Unique Value: SweetOps provides a complete, open-source, and community-driven framework for AWS, enabling teams to build secure and scalable cloud platforms without reinventing the wheel or getting locked into a proprietary solution.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Implementing AWS multi-account Landing Zones Building multi-region, disaster-recovery-capable application environments Establishing secure, compliance-ready infrastructure Deploying scalable microservice architectures on Kubernetes

✅ Best For

  • Bootstrapping robust cloud-native architectures on AWS
  • Implementing complex architectural patterns with ease

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Teams looking for a simple, non-opinionated set of modules
  • Organizations not using AWS or not wanting to adopt the full framework

🏆 Alternatives

Gruntwork Reference Architecture AWS Control Tower

Unlike proprietary solutions like AWS Control Tower, SweetOps is fully open-source and customizable. Compared to just using individual Terraform modules, it provides a complete, opinionated framework that ties everything together for a more streamlined DevOps experience.

💻 Platforms

API

🔌 Integrations

AWS Terraform Atmos Kubernetes Docker GitHub Actions

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Live Chat

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ Provides patterns to build compliance-ready infrastructure

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: The SweetOps framework and all associated open-source tools and modules are free to use.

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