Comparison

Cloud Custodian vs Uptycs

On the evidence we track, Uptycs leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. 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
Uptycs61
Score
Vioscale score
Cloud Custodian53 / 100low · 41%
Uptycs61 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Model
Cloud Custodianopen_source
Price level
Cloud Custodianfree
Uptycslow
Transparent
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Integrations
Count
Cloud Custodian1
Uptycs3
Security
Iso27001
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Scorecard
Cloud Custodian8.7
Uptycs
Soc2
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Reliability
Status page
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloud Custodian80
Uptycs
Github stars
Cloud Custodian6,053
Uptycs
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cloud Custodian45
Uptycs
Release
Cadence days
Cloud Custodian54
Uptycs
History
Cloud Custodian20 items
Uptycs
License
Spdx
Cloud CustodianApache-2.0
Uptycs
Language
Primary
Cloud CustodianPython
Uptycs
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
Uptycs
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Runtime
Runtime protection
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Cloud CustodianAWS, Azure, GCP (primary); Kubernetes, Tencent Cloud, OpenStack (beta)
UptycsAWS, IBM Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Cloud Custodian-
UptycsISO 27001
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs

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

Uptycs

Leader

Cloud security platform providing unified workload protection, threat detection, and compliance management across cloud, container, and Kubernetes 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 ↗

Uptycs

Leader
from $3/moSubscription

From $3/month (billed annually). Minimum $12K/year. Multi-year and volume discounts available.

  • Discover$3/month billed annually
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
CLI
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs
Self-hosted
Cloud Custodian
Uptycs

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

Uptycs

Leader
3 total
  • PagerDuty
  • Amazon Security Lake
  • Microsoft Security Copilot
Independently observed

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