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What is Drift Detection?

What does 'Drift Detection' mean?

Cloud environments defined as code can quietly diverge from that definition when someone changes a resource by hand, a script misfires, or a service updates itself. Drift detection compares the declared configuration against what is actually running and flags the differences, so teams can either correct the environment or update the code to match.

List of software with Drift Detection functionality

About the reviewer

Rajat Gupta is the founder of Spotsaas. Over the past two years, he has reviewed 2,000+ tools across CRM, HR, AI, and finance — applying hands-on product research and a background in commerce and the CFA program to evaluate software through a business and ROI lens. His goal: help teams make software decisions they won't regret.

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