Comparison

KubeArmor vs Uptycs

On the evidence we track, Uptycs leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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KubeArmor52
★Uptycs65
Score
vioscaleAI score
KubeArmor52 / 100low · 41%
Uptycs65 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✗
Model
KubeArmoropen_source
Price level
KubeArmorfree
Uptycslow
Starting price
KubeArmor–
Uptycs$3
Transparent
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✓
Integrations
Count
KubeArmor8
Uptycs8
Security
Certifications
KubeArmor–
Disclosure policy
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs–
Gdpr
KubeArmor–
Uptycs✓
Iso27001
KubeArmor–
Uptycs✓
Scorecard
KubeArmor9.3
Uptycs–
Soc2
KubeArmor–
Uptycs✓
Reliability
Status page
KubeArmor–
Uptycs✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
KubeArmor34
Uptycs–
Github stars
KubeArmor2,627
Uptycs–
Activity
Commits last 30d
KubeArmor19
Uptycs–
Release
Cadence days
KubeArmor8
Uptycs–
History
KubeArmor20 items
Uptycs–
License
Spdx
KubeArmorApache-2.0
Uptycs–
Language
Primary
KubeArmorGo
Uptycs–
Content
Faq
KubeArmor6 items
Uptycs7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
KubeArmor-
Uptycs✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
KubeArmor-
Uptycs✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✓
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
KubeArmor-
Uptycs✓
Data
DSPM (data posture)
KubeArmor-
Uptycs✗
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
KubeArmor-
Uptycs✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning
KubeArmor-
Uptycs✓
Runtime
Runtime protection
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✓
Coverage
Cloud coverage
KubeArmorKubernetes and containerized environments
UptycsAWS, IBM Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
KubeArmor-
UptycsISO 27001
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✗

What each one is

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

KubeArmor

A system-level security platform that enforces granular access policies on Kubernetes pods, containers, and infrastructure to control process execution, file access, and network communications at runtime using kernel-level enforcement.

Independently observed

Uptycs

Leader

Cloud security platform providing threat detection, workload protection, compliance management, and infrastructure scanning across cloud environments with AWS integration.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

KubeArmor

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Uptycs

Leader
from $3/workload/moSubscription

From $3/workload/month, billed annually. Minimum annual commitment of $12,000.

  • Discover$3/workload/month billed annually
    • Full asset inventory across hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, and endpoints
    • Unified management of users, policies, and roles
    • Tool integrations (SOAR, SIEM, Slack, JIRA)
  • Audit$6/workload/month billed annually
    • Everything from Discover plus deep security posture evaluation
    • Compliance and vulnerability scanning with continuous monitoring
    • Attack path analysis and exposure management
    • Cloud identity entitlements for cloud and Kubernetes
    • Vulnerability management across hosts, VMs, containers, and serverless
    • +2 more
  • SecureContact sales
    • Everything from Audit plus runtime protection
    • Real-time threat detection and forensics
    • Cloud detection and response
    • File monitoring and unauthorized change alerts
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
KubeArmor✗
Uptycs✓
Linux
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✗
CLI
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✓
Self-hosted
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✗
Hybrid
KubeArmor✓
Uptycs✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

KubeArmor

12 total - 11 not shared
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Kafka
  • ELK Stack
  • Cilium
  • Rancher
  • GitHub Actions
  • Elasticsearch
  • Oracle Kubernetes Engine
  • Oracle Linux
Independently observed

Uptycs

Leader
11 total - 10 not shared
  • PagerDuty
  • Amazon Security Lake
  • Microsoft Security Copilot
  • AWS
  • AWS Security Lake
  • AWS Systems Manager
  • Slack
  • JIRA
  • Okta
  • Azure AD
Independently observed
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