CGPulse
7.3#2 in cloud governance softwareFrom €99 a monthFree planWebAPI
VisitCGPulse vs Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper
Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper
7.2#3 in kubernetes security softwareFree planFree planAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | CGPulse | Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation depth | Documentation includes setup, scanning, framework coverage, remediation, API/MCP guidance, FAQs and a versioned changelog. | The documentation includes installation, examples, audit, mutation, external data, debugging, metrics, performance, architecture, runtime flags, API reference, and contribution material. |
| Policy library | The product advertises 621 policy rules mapped across 19 compliance frameworks. | The project publishes an extensible policy library containing reusable constraint templates and sample constraints. |
| Purpose | CGPulse scans Azure and AWS resources for misconfigurations and tracks cloud compliance against policy rules and frameworks. | Gatekeeper is a validating and mutating Kubernetes webhook that enforces CRD-based policies evaluated by Open Policy Agent. |
| Rating on G2 | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews. | 4.5 out of 5 from 93 reviews, but the page identifies this as a vendor and contract lifecycle product rather than OPA Gatekeeper. |
| What it does | CGPulse scans Azure and AWS resource configurations against policy rules and compliance frameworks, then provides findings and remediation options. | Gatekeeper is a Kubernetes policy controller that enforces policy during admission and can audit running resources. |
CGPulse plans
- FreeFree
- Team€99 a month
- Business€299 a month
Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper plans
- GatekeeperFree
- Open-source GatekeeperFree
Pick CGPulse if…
CGPulse may suit cloud security engineers, compliance officers, GRC managers, DevOps and platform engineers, and technology leaders who manage Azure or AWS environments.
Pick Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper if…
Gatekeeper suits teams managing Kubernetes clusters that need policy enforcement, mutation or recurring audits of existing resources. It is self-hosted and requires cluster-admin permissions to install.