CGPulse vs Google Cloud Organization Policy
CGPulse
cloudgovernancepulse.comGoogle Cloud Organization Policy
cloud.google.comSide by side
| Figure | CGPulse | Google Cloud Organization Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €99/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Cloud Governance Software | 9.1 (#1) | 8.7 (#3) |
| API | A REST API under /api/v1/ covers scans, compliance, policies, initiatives, evaluations, schedules, resolutions and remediation, using API keys. | The Organization Policy API is exposed at orgpolicy.googleapis.com with REST v2 resources for folders, organizations, and projects. |
| Documentation depth | Documentation includes setup, scanning, framework coverage, remediation, API/MCP guidance, FAQs and a versioned changelog. | Documentation includes guides, quickstarts, constraint references, code samples, training, release notes, and quota guidance. |
| Intended users | The documentation presents workflows for cloud security engineers, compliance officers, GRC managers, DevOps and platform engineers, and CTOs or VPs of Engineering. | The documentation describes organization policy administrators as configuring organization-wide constraints and project owners and teams as benefiting from compliance guardrails. |
| Purpose | CGPulse scans Azure and AWS resources for misconfigurations and tracks cloud compliance against policy rules and frameworks. | The service gives administrators centralized and programmatic control over Google Cloud resources by configuring constraints across a resource hierarchy. |
| Security controls | The privacy policy states that CGPulse uses TLS 1.2 or newer, encryption at rest, tenant isolation, role-based access control and regular security reviews. | Service-account constraints can disable account creation, external key creation, key upload, cross-project attachment, and automatic Editor grants. |
| Support | The documentation says vulnerability reports sent to [email protected] receive a response commitment within 48 hours. | Basic Support is included for Google Cloud customers and provides documentation, community support, and Cloud Billing issue support; paid technical support tiers are also available. |
| What it does | CGPulse scans Azure and AWS resource configurations against policy rules and compliance frameworks, then provides findings and remediation options. | The service centrally and programmatically governs Google Cloud resources across an organization hierarchy. |
Plans
CGPulse
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Team€99 a month
- Team€99 a month
- Business€299 a month
- Business€299 a month
Google Cloud Organization Policy
- Organization Policy Service APIFree
In their own words
CGPulse
CGPulse scans Azure and AWS resources for misconfigurations and tracks cloud compliance against policy rules and frameworks. Its coverage lists 621 rules across 19 frameworks, including Azure, AWS and cross-cloud policies. Scanning uses read-only access and does not modify cloud resources. Users can review supported fixes before applying them; fixes marked dangerous require a warning and confirmation. The service can generate Terraform, Bicep and CLI remediation templates, while a YAML editor lets users create custom rules. It also provides a REST API and an MCP server for AI assistants including Claude and Copilot. CGPulse is available on the web and through an API, with Free, Team and Business plans. Free costs nothing and allows two cloud accounts and 10 scans monthly; Team costs €99 a month and Business costs €299 a month. Team and Business list a 7-day free trial. CGPulse describes itself as a posture assessment tool, not a certified compliance audit.
Google Cloud Organization Policy
Google Cloud Organization Policy lets administrators set constraints on Google Cloud resources across organizations, folders, and projects. Descendant resources inherit policies by default, so teams can establish restrictions across a resource hierarchy. Examples include limiting resource sharing by domain, restricting IAM service account use, and limiting where new resources may be created. Organizations can define custom constraints for resource creation and updates. Policies can be managed in the Google Cloud console, CLI, or REST API; the API exposes policy and constraint resources at organization, folder, and project levels. Dry-run policies record violations in audit logs without blocking the action, while Policy Intelligence tools can test proposed changes, identify non-compliant resources, monitor workflow impact, and show policy coverage. The service is free, with the Organization Policy Service API listed at free. Policies use YAML and JSON. Changes can take up to 15 minutes to take effect, and most enforcement is not retroactive. Basic Support is included for Google Cloud customers; paid technical support tiers are also available.