Comparison

Cloud Custodian vs Lacework

No leader: the top candidate Lacework has only 0.27 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Cloud Custodian53
Lacework60
Score
Vioscale score
Cloud Custodian53 / 100low · 41%updating
Lacework60 / 100low · 27%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Cloud Custodian
Lacework
Model
Cloud Custodianopen_source
Laceworkcommercial
Price level
Cloud Custodianfree
Lacework
Transparent
Cloud Custodian
Lacework
Integrations
Count
Cloud Custodian1
Lacework
Security
Iso27001
Cloud Custodian
Lacework
Scorecard
Cloud Custodian8.7
Lacework
Soc2
Cloud Custodian
Lacework
Reliability
Status page
Cloud Custodian
Lacework
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloud Custodian80
Lacework
Github stars
Cloud Custodian6,053
Lacework
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cloud Custodian45
Lacework
Release
Cadence days
Cloud Custodian54
Lacework
History
Cloud Custodian20 items
Lacework
License
Spdx
Cloud CustodianApache-2.0
Lacework
Language
Primary
Cloud CustodianPython
Lacework

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Cloud Custodian
Lacework-
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Cloud Custodian
Lacework-
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Cloud Custodian
Lacework-
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Cloud Custodian
Lacework-
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Cloud Custodian
Lacework-
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Cloud Custodian
Lacework-
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Cloud Custodian
Lacework-
Runtime
Runtime protection
Cloud Custodian
Lacework-
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Cloud CustodianAWS, Azure, GCP (primary); Kubernetes, Tencent Cloud, OpenStack (beta)
Lacework-
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Cloud Custodian-
Lacework-
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Cloud Custodian
Lacework-

What each one is

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

Cloud Custodian

Cloud Custodian enables management of cloud resources through filtering, tagging, and policy-driven actions using a YAML DSL. It supports real-time compliance enforcement and cost optimization across AWS, Azure, GCP, and other cloud platforms.

Independently observed

Lacework

Not documented yet.

Pricing

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

Cloud Custodian

Open source

Open source and free under Apache 2.0 license

as of verify ↗

Lacework

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Cloud Custodian
Lacework
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloud Custodian
Lacework
Self-hosted
Cloud Custodian
Lacework

Integrations

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

Cloud Custodian

1 total
  • Terraform
Independently observed

Lacework

Not documented yet.

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