Cloud Governance Software
Alternatives to Cloud Custodian
The tools Specifiction weighs against Cloud Custodian, from its list of cloud governance software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
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CGPulse It suits cloud security and compliance teams, GRC managers, DevOps and platform engineers, and CTOs or VPs of Engineering working with Azure or AWS.
From €99/mo Free plan Web · API9.1 Visit Specs - 02
AWS Control Tower It suits organizations managing multiple AWS accounts that need centralized governance and automated policy enforcement.
Free plan Web · API8.7 Visit Specs - 03 Google Cloud Organization Policy
It suits administrators setting organization-wide restrictions and project teams that need compliance guardrails.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.7 Visit Specs - 04
OmniGCloud OmniGCloud is aimed at individual evaluators and small pilots, as well as product, platform, and operations teams.
From $39/mo Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted8.7 Visit Specs - 05 Kyverno
Kyverno is designed for platform engineering teams using policy as code for security, compliance, automation and governance.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 06
Powerpipe Powerpipe suits cloud and security teams that want to inspect infrastructure, assess compliance, or manage dashboards as code.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.3 Visit Specs - 07
Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper It suits Kubernetes operators who need admission controls, mutation and recurring audits in self-hosted Linux environments.
Free plan Open source Linux · API · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 08
Firefly Firefly is aimed at enterprise cloud teams, including CIO and IT leadership, CloudOps, platform engineering, security, and governance groups.
From $2,499/mo Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs - 09 CloudBolt
CloudBolt is aimed at platform engineering, IT operations and finance teams managing cloud environments at scale.
Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted7.9 Visit Specs - 10 emma Governance
emma Governance is intended for security and SecOps, compliance and GRC, platform and infrastructure, and engineering and product teams.
Free trial Web · API7.8 Visit Specs - 11 Kion From $3,333.33/mo Web · API · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs
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ServiceNow Event Management It suits teams managing infrastructure events, service health, and alert workflows across varied monitoring sources.
Web · Windows · Linux · API7.6 Visit Specs - 13
Turbot Guardrails From $0.05/mo Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs - 14
AWS Config It fits security, governance, compliance, infrastructure, and administrative teams managing AWS configurations across accounts and Regions.
Web · API7.5 Visit Specs - 15 Kubewarden
Kubewarden suits Kubernetes operators who want to manage workload policies and audit enforcement.
Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted7.5 Visit Specs - 16 CoreStack Cloud Governance
It suits enterprises managing several cloud providers or hybrid infrastructure.
Web · API7.3 Visit Specs - 17 Jamcracker
Jamcracker suits MSPs, telcos, digital service providers, cloud resellers, distributors, system integrators, enterprises and IT teams managing hybrid clouds.
Web · API · Self-hosted7.2 Visit Specs - 18 Open Cluster Management Linux · API · Self-hosted · Browser extension7.1 Visit Specs
- 19 Google Cloud Secret Manager From $0.01/mo Free plan Web7.0 Visit Specs
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MacroCloud Governance Center Web6.8 Visit Specs - 21
PolicyCortex Web6.7 Visit Specs - 22 TMC Governance
TMC Governance is designed for enterprise teams managing complex multi-cloud environments.
Web · API6.5 Visit Specs - 23
Azure Policy Web5.9 Visit Specs - 24 Google Cloud Assured Workloads Web5.7 Visit Specs
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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes Web5.4 Visit Specs
Cloud Custodian, head to head
- Cloud Custodian vs CGPulse
- Cloud Custodian vs AWS Control Tower
- Cloud Custodian vs Google Cloud Organization Policy
- Cloud Custodian vs OmniGCloud
- Cloud Custodian vs Kyverno
- Cloud Custodian vs Powerpipe
- Cloud Custodian vs Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper
- Cloud Custodian vs Firefly
- Cloud Custodian vs CloudBolt
- Cloud Custodian vs emma Governance
- Cloud Custodian vs Kion
- Cloud Custodian vs ServiceNow Event Management