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Is opentofu/opentofu the fork of hashicorp/terraform?

opentofu/opentofu subject · fork candidate fork of? hashicorp/terraform object · upstream base

opentofu-terraform · status observed

Data verified at: 2026-09-11T16:51:44Z (UTC)

Conclusion status

No confirmed conclusion exists for this pair. The evidence below is presented for transparency; a relationship conclusion requires a human review that has not happened, or a previous decision no longer matches the current evidence.

No directional succession or fork claim was found; the current evidence does not establish the researched relationship.

Seed context: Research question: is OpenTofu a fork of Terraform? License change context, 2023.

Observed repository facts

As of the last verified collection. These are facts about the snapshots, not activity verdicts — a low number is not a claim that a project is inactive.

EndpointRepoStarsLast pushForkArchived
opentofu/opentofu opentofu/opentofu 30156 2026-09-10T08:05:47Z no no
hashicorp/terraform hashicorp/terraform 49639 2026-09-11T16:49:33Z no no

Versions & deployment facts

Official release and package declarations, compared independently of the relationship verdict. These are not installation tests or a migration guarantee. Missing declarations mean unknown.

opentofu/opentofu

GitHub release · v1.12.6

Official source

GitHub latest published non-prerelease (not a semantic-version ranking). Verified: 2026-09-16T11:13:53.818Z (UTC).

Listed release assets only. Asset names do not prove platform support or successful execution.

Runtime declarations
Not declared / unknown
Operating systems
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CPU architectures
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C libraries
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Direct dependency declarations
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Published artifacts (100)

Partial list: source exceeds the 100-file display limit.

Provenance

Parser: software-1

First observed: 2026-09-16T11:13:53.818Z (UTC)

Last checked: 2026-09-16T11:13:53.818Z (UTC)

Source response SHA-256: fc90b32f92dd16c874d0f5ba819b70730325c92f54b7f47c022e4048a63bddd8

hashicorp/terraform

GitHub release · v1.16.2

Official source

GitHub latest published non-prerelease (not a semantic-version ranking). Verified: 2026-09-16T11:10:38.085Z (UTC).

Listed release assets only. Asset names do not prove platform support or successful execution.

Runtime declarations
Not declared / unknown
Operating systems
Not declared / unknown
CPU architectures
Not declared / unknown
C libraries
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Direct dependency declarations
Not declared / unknown
Published artifacts (0)
    Provenance

    Parser: software-1

    First observed: 2026-09-16T11:10:38.085Z (UTC)

    Last checked: 2026-09-16T11:10:38.085Z (UTC)

    Source response SHA-256: 04cd1cda533e991e458aafd4763e3343bd400b5ec240de48f4bd1a504d089707

    Timeline

    “Event time” is an upstream timestamp when the source provides one; “first observed” is when this project saw it. They are deliberately separate columns.

    EventEvent timeFirst observedSource
    opentofu/opentofu metadata first observed — 2026-09-11T16:51:40Z link
    recent commit activity of opentofu/opentofu observed (5 commits in sampled window) 2026-09-08T10:09:48Z 2026-09-11T16:51:42Z link
    hashicorp/terraform metadata first observed — 2026-09-11T16:51:44Z link
    recent commit activity of hashicorp/terraform observed (5 commits in sampled window) 2026-09-10T16:07:50Z 2026-09-11T16:51:46Z link
    automatic evaluation -> insufficient_data — 2026-09-11T16:53:25Z —
    automatic evaluation -> insufficient_data — 2026-09-11T16:58:19Z —
    automatic evaluation -> insufficient_data — 2026-09-12T02:55:35Z —
    automatic evaluation -> insufficient_data — 2026-09-12T02:57:05Z —
    automatic evaluation -> insufficient_data — 2026-09-12T02:59:28Z —

    Decision and dispute history

    Review decisions are recorded privately with reasons that stay internal; this public history shows what happened and when, not why.

    KindWhen (UTC)
    automatic evaluation → insufficient_data2026-09-11T16:53:25Z
    automatic evaluation → insufficient_data2026-09-11T16:58:19Z
    automatic evaluation → insufficient_data2026-09-12T02:55:35Z
    automatic evaluation → insufficient_data2026-09-12T02:57:05Z
    automatic evaluation → insufficient_data2026-09-12T02:59:28Z

    To question this report, use the feedback form, select “data error”, and include pair ID opentofu-terraform. Feedback is reviewed privately and does not change a report automatically.

    Snapshot taken at 2026-09-16T13:11:39.533Z (UTC).