Comparison

Akuity vs Kargo

On the evidence we track, Akuity leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Akuity full profile →Kargo full profile →

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★Akuity76

Kargo43

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AkuityLeader	Kargo
Vioscale score	76 / 100medium · 55%updating	43 / 100low · 28%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$495	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	2
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fakuity%2Fkargo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	3,602
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	73
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	4
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Akuity76 / 100medium · 55%updating

Kargo43 / 100low · 28%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Akuity✓

Kargo✓

Model

Akuityfreemium

Kargocommercial

Price level

Akuityhigh

Kargolow

Starting price

Akuity$495

Kargo–

Transparent

Akuity✓

Kargo✗

Integrations

Count

Akuity12

Kargo2

Security

Gdpr

Akuity✓

Kargo–

Hipaa

Akuity✓

Kargo–

Iso27001

Akuity✓

Kargo–

Pci

Akuity✓

Kargo–

Soc2

Akuity✓

Kargo–

Vulnerabilities

Akuity–

KargoCount: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fakuity%2Fkargo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

Akuity–

Kargo0

Github stars

Akuity–

Kargo3,602

Activity

Commits last 30d

Akuity–

Kargo73

Release

Cadence days

Akuity–

Kargo4

History

Akuity–

Kargo20 items

License

Spdx

Akuity–

KargoApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Akuity–

KargoGo

Market

Availability

AkuityAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Kargo–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for gitops. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Gitops
Capability	Akuity	Kargo
Capabilities
Deployment model	Saas	-
Pull based sync	✓	-
Helm chart support	✓	-
Kustomize support	✓	-
Sops vault secrets decryption	✓	-
Canary blue green rollouts	✓	-
Multi cluster sync	✓	-
UI dashboard included	✓	-
Drift detection healing	✓	-
SSO SAML RBAC	✓	-
Cncf graduated incubating	-	-
SOC2 type ii	✓	-
Pricing model	User seat	-

Capabilities

Deployment model

AkuitySaas

Kargo-

Pull based sync

Akuity✓

Kargo-

Helm chart support

Akuity✓

Kargo-

Kustomize support

Akuity✓

Kargo-

Sops vault secrets decryption

Akuity✓

Kargo-

Canary blue green rollouts

Akuity✓

Kargo-

Multi cluster sync

Akuity✓

Kargo-

UI dashboard included

Akuity✓

Kargo-

Drift detection healing

Akuity✓

Kargo-

SSO SAML RBAC

Akuity✓

Kargo-

Cncf graduated incubating

Akuity-

Kargo-

SOC2 type ii

Akuity✓

Kargo-

Pricing model

AkuityUser seat

Kargo-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Akuity

Leader

Akuity provides enterprise-ready continuous deployment and environment promotion built on open-source Argo CD and Kargo. It combines automated artifact progression across environments with AI-powered monitoring and incident management, helping teams deploy applications faster with built-in safety and auditability.

Independently observed

Kargo

A continuous promotion orchestration platform that manages the deployment of applications through multiple stages and environments while adhering to GitOps principles and integrating with Kubernetes infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Akuity

Leader

from $495/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $495/month. Free 14-day trial. Contact sales for Enterprise pricing.

Pro$495/month, includes 1 control plane, 50 applications, 3 users, 25M AI tokens
- 1 Argo CD Control Plane
- 50 Argo CD Applications
- 1 Kargo Control Plane
- 50 Kargo Stages
- Unlimited Target Clusters
- +16 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom number of Argo CD Control Planes
- Custom number of Argo CD Applications
- Custom number of Kargo Stages
- Unlimited Target Clusters
- Self-hosted and on-premises deployment options
- +15 more

as of 2026-08-25verify ↗

Kargo

HybridFree tier

Free tier available; enterprise hosting available by inquiry

EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Akuity	Kargo
WebPlatforms	✓	-
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Akuity✓

Kargo–

CLI

Akuity✓

Kargo–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Akuity✓

Kargo✓

Self-hosted

Akuity✓

Kargo✗

On-premise

Akuity✓

Kargo✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)

Argo CD
Helm

Akuity

Leader

14 total - 12 not shared

Kargo
Kubernetes
Slack
GitHub
GitLab
Git
OCI Registry
Terraform
AWS EKS
Kustomize
External Secrets Operator (ESO)
Crossplane

Independently observed

Kargo

2 total - 0 not shared

Argo CD
Helm

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.