AWS CloudFormation
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Open Policy Agent
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| Fact | AWS CloudFormation | Open Policy Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | CloudFormation models, provisions, and manages related AWS and third-party resources as infrastructure as code. | OPA is an open-source, general-purpose policy engine that unifies policy enforcement across software systems. |
AWS CloudFormation plans
- AWS CloudFormationFree
- CloudFormation serviceFree
- Third-party resource providersFree
Open Policy Agent plans
- Open Policy AgentFree
Pick AWS CloudFormation if…
It suits teams managing AWS infrastructure as code, from individual instances to complex multi-Region applications, and automating infrastructure templates in CI/CD workflows. It can also suit users who need cross-account deployments or previews of proposed stack changes.
Pick Open Policy Agent if…
OPA suits teams that need policy decisions across services, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines or API gateways, and can work with Rego and its evaluation interfaces. Those exposing its API should account for the fact that authentication and authorization are off by default.