Comparison

Humanitec vs Kratix

On the evidence we track, Humanitec leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Humanitec60
Kratix50
Score
vioscaleAI score
Humanitec60 / 100medium · 74%
Kratix50 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tier
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Model
Humanitecfreemium
Price level
Humanitechigh
Kratixfree
Transparent
Humanitec✓
Kratix✓
Integrations
Count
Humanitec14
Kratix8
Reliability
Status page
Humanitec✓
Kratix–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Humanitec–
Kratix1
Github stars
Humanitec–
Kratix779
Activity
Commits last 30d
Humanitec–
Kratix24
Release
Cadence days
Humanitec–
Kratix1
History
Humanitec–
Kratix20 items
License
Spdx
Humanitec–
Language
Primary
Humanitec–
KratixGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Humanitec6 items
Kratix6 items

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

Leader

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 framework for platform creation that combines development flexibility with cloud infrastructure and self-service capabilities.

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

Leader
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 source
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

Leader
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
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