OpenTofu is the Linux Foundation fork of Terraform 1.5 under MPL, drop-in compatible for most code, with distinct features such as native state encryption. Removed blocks and provider mocking also exist in Terraform. Portability survives by pinning version floors and testing both binaries in CI.
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Some teams moved to OpenTofu after the license change. What actually differs, and how do you stay portable?
OpenTofu is the Linux Foundation fork of Terraform 1.5 under MPL, drop-in compatible for most code, with distinct features such as native state encryption. Removed blocks and provider mocking also exist in Terraform. Portability survives by pinning version floors and testing both binaries in CI.
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