Google Cloud Organization Policy
7.1#5 in cloud governance softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitGoogle Cloud Organization Policy vs Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper
Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper
7.2#3 in kubernetes security softwareFree planFree planAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Google Cloud Organization Policy | Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation depth | Documentation includes guides, quickstarts, constraint references, code samples, training, release notes, and quota guidance. | The documentation includes installation, examples, audit, mutation, external data, debugging, metrics, performance, architecture, runtime flags, API reference, and contribution material. |
| Purpose | The service gives administrators centralized and programmatic control over Google Cloud resources by configuring constraints across a resource hierarchy. | Gatekeeper is a validating and mutating Kubernetes webhook that enforces CRD-based policies evaluated by Open Policy Agent. |
Google Cloud Organization Policy plans
- Organization Policy Service APIFree
Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper plans
- GatekeeperFree
- Open-source GatekeeperFree
Pick Google Cloud Organization Policy if…
Organization Policy suits administrators configuring organization-wide constraints, as well as project owners and teams that need compliance guardrails across Google Cloud resources.
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.