terraform-plugin-testing

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Runs on Linux, Mac.

terraform-plugin-testing is ranked #14 of 27 in infrastructure testing tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS. There is a free plan.

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Open source Free Terraform provider testing Go module github.com · 3 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
IaC support: Terraform
Provisioning tests: Yes
Deployed checks: Yes
Execution model: ci_cd
Cloud support: AWS

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Purpose: terraform-plugin-testing is a Go helper module for testing Terraform providers.
Acceptance tests: Acceptance tests run real Terraform plan, apply, refresh, and destroy operations and let developers assert their outcomes.
Unit tests: Unit tests can test plugin code in isolated units without network connections.
Test modes: Acceptance tests support Lifecycle, Import, Refresh, and Query modes.
Plan checks: The plancheck package includes checks for empty or non-empty plans and for resource or data source values and actions.
State checks: The statecheck package includes checks for known values, sensitive values, and comparisons between resource or data source attributes.
Terraform integration: The framework uses a local Terraform binary and standard Go testing features including go test and the testing package.
CI use: Acceptance tests can run in any environment capable of running go test, including a continuous integration runner such as GitHub Actions.
Infrastructure costs: Acceptance tests can create and destroy real infrastructure, which may incur expenses and consume quotas.
Acceptance prerequisites: Acceptance tests require a recent stable Go version, Terraform CLI 0.12.26 or later, access to the provider and tested resources, and TF_ACC set to a value.
Go compatibility: The repository states that the two latest major Go releases are supported and currently requires Go 1.25 or later as a dependency.
License: The project is licensed under Mozilla Public License v2.0.
Security reporting: The repository asks vulnerability reporters to email [email protected] and include reproduction steps, relevant tools and versions, and tool output.
Price from: Free

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github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-testing· checked 3 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/testing· checked 3 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/testing/acceptance-tes· checked 3 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/testing/acceptance-tes· checked 3 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/testing/acceptance-tes· checked 3 Oct 2026
developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/testing/acceptance-tes· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-testing/secu· checked 3 Oct 2026