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Comparison

Humanitec vs Kratix

No clear leader: Kratix (60.0) and Humanitec (59.9) 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.

Humanitec full profile →Kratix full profile →
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Humanitec60
Kratix60
Score
Vioscale score
Humanitec60 / 100medium · 74%
Kratix60 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Model
Humanitecfreemium
Kratixcommercial
Price level
Humanitechigh
Kratixfree
Transparent
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Integrations
Count
Humanitec14
Kratix8
Security
Gdpr
Humanitec✓
Kratix–
Soc2
Humanitec✓
Kratix–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Humanitec✓
Kratix–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Humanitec–
Kratix1
Github stars
Humanitec–
Kratix770
Activity
Commits last 30d
Humanitec–
Kratix22
Release
Cadence days
Humanitec–
Kratix1
History
Humanitec–
Kratix20 items
License
Spdx
Humanitec–
KratixApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Humanitec–
KratixGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for internal developer platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Portal vs orchestrator
HumanitecOrchestrator
KratixOrchestrator
Software / service catalog
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Self-service actions / golden paths
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Templated service scaffolding
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Governance
Production-readiness scorecards
Humanitec-
Kratix-
Orchestration
Workload spec / infra abstraction
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Drives infra provisioning
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Extensibility
Plugin / extension ecosystem
Humanitec-
Kratix-
Public API / webhooks
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Integration
Cloud/CI/K8s/observability breadth
HumanitecKubernetes, serverless, VMs; multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure); CI/CD; Terraform/IaC
KratixPortals, APIs, CLIs, GitOps, MCPs, AI agents, ticketing systems, application orc
Security
RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM
Humanitec✓
Kratix-
Docs
Integrated tech docs
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Deployment
Hosting
HumanitecCloud + self-hosted
KratixSelf-hosted only

What each one is

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

Humanitec

An orchestration platform that allows developers and AI agents to request and deploy infrastructure automatically within organization-defined policies and compliance rules, bypassing manual approval queues while maintaining security and governance.

Independently observed

Kratix

A platform engineering framework that enables teams to define capabilities once, deliver them consistently through multiple interfaces, and manage their lifecycle and policies across distributed infrastructure and 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.

Humanitec

from €1999/moSubscriptionFree tier

From €1,999/month (Teams) to €4,999/month (Pro). Free trial available; custom pricing for Enterprise and Self-hosted.

  • Teams€1,999/month
    • 5 users included
    • Email support
    • Public office hours
    • 1–2 projects maximum
    • 5 environments per project maximum
  • Pro€4,999/month
    • 50 users included
    • Standard support
    • Monthly office hours with platform architect
    • RBAC
    • Sandbox organization
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited users, projects, and environments
    • Premium support
    • Weekly office hours with dedicated platform architect
    • SAML
    • Audit logs
  • Self-hostedContact sales
    • Full control and compliance
    • Installation support and onboarding
    • Weekly office hours with dedicated platform architect
    • Ideal for regulated industries or private-cloud deployments
as of verify ↗

Kratix

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
CLI
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Humanitec✓
Kratix✗
Self-hosted
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
On-premise
Humanitec✓
Kratix✗

Integrations

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

Humanitec

14 total
  • Terraform
  • OpenTofu
  • Helm
  • Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS)
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure
  • Serverless (ECS)
  • Backstage
  • Port
  • Cortex
  • Datadog
  • ArgoCD
  • Crossplane
Independently observed

Kratix

8 total
  • Portals
  • APIs
  • CLIs
  • MCPs
  • AI agents
  • Application Orchestrators
  • Ticketing Systems
  • GitOps
Independently observed

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