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Comparison

Headlamp vs Nirmata

On the evidence we track, Nirmata leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Headlamp full profile →Nirmata full profile →
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Headlamp59
★Nirmata66
Score
Vioscale score
Headlamp59 / 100low · 21%
Nirmata66 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
Headlamp✓
Nirmata✓
Model
Headlampopen_source
Nirmatafreemium
Price level
Headlampfree
Nirmatahigh
Starting price
Headlamp–
Nirmata$1,250
Transparent
Headlamp✓
Nirmata✓
Integrations
Count
Headlamp–
Nirmata14
Security
Iso27001
Headlamp–
Nirmata✓
Scorecard
Headlamp7.9
Nirmata–
Soc2
Headlamp–
Nirmata✓
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Headlamp0
Nirmata–
Github stars
Headlamp7,152
Nirmata–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Headlamp100
Nirmata–
Release
Cadence days
Headlamp5
Nirmata–
History
Headlamp20 items
Nirmata–
License
Spdx
HeadlampApache-2.0
Nirmata–
Language
Primary
HeadlampTypeScript
Nirmata–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for kubernetes management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Headlamp-
NirmataSaas
Eks gke aks lifecycle
Headlamp-
Nirmata✓
Bare metal vsphere provisioning
Headlamp-
Nirmata✗
Centralized SSO RBAC
Headlamp-
Nirmata✓
Multi cluster config sync
Headlamp-
Nirmata✓
Bundled observability stack
Headlamp-
Nirmata✗
Bundled service mesh
Headlamp-
Nirmata✗
Edge iot scale capable
Headlamp-
Nirmata✗
Cost management module
Headlamp-
Nirmata✗
CLI shell access
Headlamp-
Nirmata✓
SOC2 type ii
Headlamp-
Nirmata✓
ISO 27001
Headlamp-
Nirmata✓
Pricing model
Headlamp-
Nirmata-

What each one is

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

Headlamp

A Kubernetes management dashboard combining core resource viewing and administration features with extensibility for customization.

Independently observed

Nirmata

Leader

Platform that provides centralized visibility, policy enforcement, and automated remediation across Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud resources. Built on top of the open-source Kyverno policy engine, it uses AI agents to detect misconfigurations and automatically generate fixes for compliance and security standards.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Headlamp

Open sourceFree tier

Open source, free to use

as of verify ↗

Nirmata

Leader
from $1250/moSubscriptionFree tier15-day trial

From $1,800/month. 15-day free trial. All plans include 20 clusters or 250 nodes; additional resources billed on consumption.

  • Essentials$1,800/month, includes 20 clusters or 250 nodes
    • Centralized Reporting
    • Kyverno Engine Health
    • Shift-Left Enforcement
    • AI Platform Assistant
  • Advanced$4,500/month, includes 20 clusters or 250 nodes
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Centralized Policy Sets
    • Automated Violation Assignment
    • Self-Service Exceptions
    • Compliance Automation
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Advanced
    • Remediation Service Agent
    • GitHub / GitLab integration
    • Auto identity management (SCIM)
    • Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) AI
    • +1 more
  • Enterprise Kyverno$1,250/month for managed Kyverno distribution
    • 0-CVE images
    • 18 month patch support
    • Long term version compatibility
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Headlamp✓
Nirmata✓
Windows
Headlamp✓
Nirmata✗
Linux
Headlamp✓
Nirmata✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Headlamp✓
Nirmata✓
Self-hosted
Headlamp✓
Nirmata✓
On-premise
Headlamp✗
Nirmata✓
Hybrid
Headlamp✗
Nirmata✓

Integrations

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

Headlamp

Not documented yet.

Nirmata

Leader
14 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Argo
  • Flux
  • Amazon EKS
  • Azure AKS
  • Google GKE
  • Rancher
  • OpenShift
  • AWS
  • Okta
  • Terraform
  • Dockerfile
Independently observed

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