# Cortex vs OpsLevel

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Cortex

| Attribute | Cortex | OpsLevel |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.1 (56% (medium)) | 40.2 (55% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A platform for building and managing AI software factories, with focus on production AI operations and governance. It is indexed under Internal Developer Platforms.","source":"https://www.cortex.io","question":"What is Cortex?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cortex does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.cortex.io/pricing","question":"How much does Cortex cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Cortex. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.cortex.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Cortex support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cortex, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.cortex.io/pricing","question":"Can Cortex be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Cortex. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cortex not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.cortex.io/security","question":"What security certifications does Cortex have?","confidence":0.48}]` | `[{"answer":"An internal developer portal that consolidates software catalog information, enforces standardization through automated checks, and provides teams with self-service actions and service templates to move faster while maintaining quality standards. It is indexed under Internal Developer Platforms.","source":"https://www.opslevel.com/pricing-thank-you","question":"What is OpsLevel?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OpsLevel does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Standard and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.opslevel.com","question":"How much does OpsLevel cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to OpsLevel. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.opslevel.com/pricing-thank-you","question":"What platforms does OpsLevel support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OpsLevel can be deployed cloud / SaaS and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.opslevel.com","question":"Can OpsLevel be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for OpsLevel, including Kubernetes, Slack, GitHub, New Relic, Datadog, AWS, Google Cloud and Azure, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.opslevel.com/pricing-thank-you","question":"What does OpsLevel integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for OpsLevel. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as OpsLevel not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.opslevel.com/security-dpa-updates","question":"What security certifications does OpsLevel have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | Platform that helps engineering teams manage AI agents, enforce development standards, maintain compliance, and provide self-service golden paths for developers and automated systems to ship faster with less risk | An internal developer portal that centralizes microservice metadata, enables teams to create new services from templates, and automates critical operational tasks. It tracks service ownership, dependencies, and quality metrics to improve consistency across engineering organizations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","rbac_sso":true,"api_access":true,"scorecards":true,"scaffolding":true,"provisioning":true,"platform_shape":"portal","plugin_ecosystem":true,"software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Cloud platforms, CI/CD, security tools, observability platforms, ticketing syste","self_service_actions":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"scorecards":true,"scaffolding":true,"platform_shape":"portal","plugin_ecosystem":true,"software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Git repos, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, container orchestrators, vulnerabi","self_service_actions":true}` |
| integrations.count | 50 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Backstage"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"New Relic"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"ArgoCD"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Snyk"},{"name":"Semgrep"},{"name":"SonarQube"},{"name":"Azure Active Directory"},{"name":"Entra ID"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Checkmarx"},{"name":"Veracode"},{"name":"Wiz"},{"name":"FireHydrant"},{"name":"Incident.io"},{"name":"OpsGenie"},{"name":"Rootly"},{"name":"Azure Resources"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Humanitec"},{"name":"Coralogix"},{"name":"Dynatrace"},{"name":"Instana"},{"name":"Rollbar"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"Splunk Observability Cloud"},{"name":"Sumo Logic"},{"name":"BambooHR"},{"name":"ClickUp"},{"name":"Workday"},{"name":"LaunchDarkly"},{"name":"Apiiro"},{"name":"Codecov"},{"name":"Mend"},{"name":"ServiceNow Cloud Observability"},{"name":"Syntasso Kratix Enterprise"},{"name":"Google Observability Cloud"}]` | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"scm"},{"name":"New Relic","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud"},{"name":"Google Cloud","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud"},{"name":"FireHydrant","native":true,"category":"incident"},{"name":"Rootly","native":true,"category":"incident"},{"name":"Incident.io","native":true,"category":"incident"},{"name":"GitHub Advanced Security","native":true,"category":"security"},{"name":"Snyk","native":true,"category":"security"}]` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Custom per-seat pricing. Contact sales for a quote.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cortex.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07T13:53:28.352Z"}` | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","features":["Up to 50 Users","Unlimited Cataloged Components","AI-Powered Catalog Engine","AI-Generated Component Descriptions","AI-Generated Doc Summaries","Automated Catalog enrichment","Campaigns","Scorecards","Global Rubric","Turnkey push-and-pull Integrations","Repo Checks","Slack and MS Teams integration","SSO (multiple providers)"],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"50","cataloged_components":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Unlimited Users","Unlimited Cataloged Components","Custom integrations","Customizable UI for bespoke dashboards","On-prem and single tenancy options","Personalized onboarding","Prioritized support","Dedicated Customer Success Manager","Dedicated Support Architect","Access to beta features","Prioritized roadmap inputs"],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","cataloged_components":"Unlimited"}}],"summary":"Per-developer pricing. Standard plan up to 50 users, Enterprise unlimited users. Volume discounts available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.opslevel.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:19:45.327Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | quote | quote |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001:2022","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.cortex.io/solutions/compliance-audits | https://www.opslevel.com/security-dpa-updates |

## Capabilities (Internal Developer Platforms)

| Capability | Cortex | OpsLevel |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Portal vs orchestrator | Portal | Portal |
| Software / service catalog | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-service actions / golden paths | ✓ | ✓ |
| Templated service scaffolding | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Production-readiness scorecards | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Orchestration** |  |  |
| Workload spec / infra abstraction | - | - |
| Drives infra provisioning | ✓ | - |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Plugin / extension ecosystem | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API / webhooks | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Cloud/CI/K8s/observability breadth | Cloud platforms, CI/CD, security tools, observability platforms, ticketing syste | Git repos, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, container orchestrators, vulnerabi |
| **Security** |  |  |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | ✓ | - |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Integrated tech docs | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:03:54.963Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*