Comparison

Cloud Custodian vs Orca Security

No clear leader: Cloud Custodian (52.9) and Orca Security (50.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. 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
Orca Security51
Score
Vioscale score
Cloud Custodian53 / 100low · 41%
Orca Security51 / 100low · 31%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Model
Cloud Custodianopen_source
Orca Securitycommercial
Price level
Cloud Custodianfree
Orca Security
Transparent
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Integrations
Count
Cloud Custodian1
Orca Security12
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Scorecard
Cloud Custodian8.7
Orca Security
Soc2
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Reliability
Status page
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloud Custodian80
Orca Security
Github stars
Cloud Custodian6,053
Orca Security
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cloud Custodian45
Orca Security
Release
Cadence days
Cloud Custodian54
Orca Security
History
Cloud Custodian20 items
Orca Security
License
Spdx
Cloud CustodianApache-2.0
Orca Security
Language
Primary
Cloud CustodianPython
Orca Security

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Runtime
Runtime protection
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Cloud CustodianAWS, Azure, GCP (primary); Kubernetes, Tencent Cloud, OpenStack (beta)
Orca SecurityAWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Tencent Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Cloud Custodian-
Orca SecurityIndustry standards and custom checks
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security-

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

Orca Security

Unified cloud security platform providing agentless scanning, vulnerability management, workload protection, identity security, compliance management, and real-time threat detection across multi-cloud environments.

Independently observed

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 ↗

Orca Security

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
Orca Security
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security
Self-hosted
Cloud Custodian
Orca Security

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

Orca Security

12 total
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Tencent Cloud
  • Chainguard
  • Jira
  • ServiceNow
  • Snowflake
  • Splunk
  • Zscaler
Independently observed

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

Cloud Custodian vs Orca Security: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale