CloudStack Canvas vs Brainboard
Affordable team design vs per-seat pricing
Brainboard is an architecture design and IaC platform focused on Terraform generation. Both CSC and Brainboard let you design AWS infrastructure and export code. The key difference: pricing model, export format support, and target audience.
Free (2 projects), Pro $39/mo (solo), Team $129/mo flat (≤10 seats)
CSC Team tier is fixed price for entire team. Brainboard scales by team size.
CloudFormation (JSON/YAML) + Terraform + Git/PR sync (coming soon)
44 AWS services with full support + Terraform
Full — validated with cfn-lint
Pro: limited, Team: up to 5 concurrent editors per project
Teams preferring CloudFormation, cost-sensitive organizations, or wanting both CFN + TF options
The verdict
Choose CloudStack Canvas if you want affordable team-based design with CloudFormation support. Choose Brainboard if your team exclusively uses Terraform and prefers built-in collaboration at all tiers. CSC's flat Team pricing is better for larger teams; Brainboard is better if you're a small, Terraform-only shop.
No credit card. Free tier includes 2 projects and 25 exports per month.