Comparison

Cloud Custodian vs Sysdig Secure

On the evidence we track, Cloud Custodian leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Cloud Custodian53
Sysdig Secure48
Score
Vioscale score
Cloud Custodian53 / 100low · 41%
Sysdig Secure48 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Model
Cloud Custodianopen_source
Sysdig Securecommercial
Price level
Cloud Custodianfree
Sysdig Secure
Transparent
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Integrations
Count
Cloud Custodian1
Sysdig Secure10
Security
Scorecard
Cloud Custodian8.7
Sysdig Secure
Soc2
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Reliability
Status page
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloud Custodian80
Sysdig Secure
Github stars
Cloud Custodian6,053
Sysdig Secure
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cloud Custodian45
Sysdig Secure
Release
Cadence days
Cloud Custodian54
Sysdig Secure
History
Cloud Custodian20 items
Sysdig Secure
License
Spdx
Cloud CustodianApache-2.0
Sysdig Secure
Language
Primary
Cloud CustodianPython
Sysdig Secure
Market
Availability
Cloud Custodian

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure-
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Runtime
Runtime protection
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Cloud CustodianAWS, Azure, GCP (primary); Kubernetes, Tencent Cloud, OpenStack (beta)
Sysdig SecureAWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Cloud Custodian-
Sysdig SecureNIST 800-53, NIS2, DORA
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure

What each one is

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

Cloud Custodian

Leader

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

Sysdig Secure

Unified cloud security platform providing real-time detection and response to protect cloud, containers, and workloads across posture management, vulnerability assessment, and threat detection.

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

Leader
Open source

Open source and free under Apache 2.0 license

as of verify ↗

Sysdig Secure

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
CLI
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Self-hosted
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
On-premise
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure
Hybrid
Cloud Custodian
Sysdig Secure

Integrations

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

Cloud Custodian

Leader
1 total
  • Terraform
Independently observed

Sysdig Secure

10 total
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • IBM Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Anthropic
  • Checkmarx
  • Semgrep
  • Snyk
  • Grafana
Independently observed

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