Comparison

Nirmata vs Rafay

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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Nirmata66
Rafay53
Score
Vioscale score
Nirmata66 / 100medium · 56%
Rafay53 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
Nirmata
Rafay
Model
Nirmatafreemium
Price level
Nirmatahigh
Rafayunknown
Starting price
Nirmata$1,250
Rafay
Transparent
Nirmata
Rafay
Integrations
Count
Nirmata14
Rafay14
Security
Gdpr
Nirmata
Rafay
Hipaa
Nirmata
Rafay
Iso27001
Nirmata
Rafay
Pci
Nirmata
Rafay
Soc2
Nirmata
Rafay

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Rafay

A comprehensive platform that enables organizations to expose GPU infrastructure and Kubernetes workloads as managed, self-service cloud services with built-in multi-tenant governance, automation, and visibility across hybrid and air-gapped 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.

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 ↗

Rafay

Subscription

Platform fee plus per-node/per-GPU usage fee with volume discounts. Enterprise Support (24x7x365) available at 20% of subscription cost.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Nirmata
Rafay
CLI
Nirmata
Rafay
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Nirmata
Rafay
Self-hosted
Nirmata
Rafay
On-premise
Nirmata
Rafay
Hybrid
Nirmata
Rafay
Air-gapped
Nirmata
Rafay

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • AWS
  • Terraform

Nirmata

Leader
14 total - 12 not shared
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Argo
  • Flux
  • Amazon EKS
  • Azure AKS
  • Google GKE
  • Rancher
  • OpenShift
  • Okta
  • Dockerfile
Independently observed

Rafay

20 total - 18 not shared
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • PagerDuty
  • Jira
  • ServiceNow
  • Datadog
  • Elasticsearch
  • Loki
  • Crossplane
  • GitHub Actions
  • AWS EKS
  • Microsoft Azure AKS
  • Google Cloud GKE
  • Oracle Cloud OKE
  • Argo CD
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud
Independently observed

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