# Akuity vs PipeCD

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Akuity

| Attribute | Akuity | PipeCD |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 76.4 (55% (medium)) | 48.4 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 1,346 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Akuity provides enterprise-ready continuous deployment and environment promotion built on open-source Argo CD and Kargo. It combines automated artifact progression across environments with AI-powered monitoring and incident management, helping teams deploy applications faster with built-in safety and auditability. | - |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"user_seat","sso_saml_rbac":true,"pull_based_sync":true,"deployment_model":"saas","kustomize_support":true,"helm_chart_support":true,"multi_cluster_sync":true,"ui_dashboard_included":true,"drift_detection_healing":true,"canary_blue_green_rollouts":true,"sops_vault_secrets_decryption":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 12 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"Kargo"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"OCI Registry"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"Kustomize"},{"name":"External Secrets Operator (ESO)"},{"name":"Crossplane"}]` | `[{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Stackdriver"},{"name":"Slack"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$495/month, includes 1 control plane, 50 applications, 3 users, 25M AI tokens","features":["1 Argo CD Control Plane","50 Argo CD Applications","1 Kargo Control Plane","50 Kargo Stages","Unlimited Target Clusters","3 Users included","25 million AI tokens/month","Akuity Intelligence with Insights, Dashboards, and Agents","System Accounts (Login or API)","Argo CD Notifications","Custom Subdomain","Custom Roles","Scoped API Keys","Argo CD SSO","HA Control Plane","Akuity Extensions (Rollouts, Sync History, ApplicationSet)","Audit Records (searchable, 6-month retention)","Insights Dashboards","On-Call Agent / Runbooks","Promotion Advisor","Deployment Advisor"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":495,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"GitOps for businesses scaling with Kubernetes","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"kargo_stages":"50","target_clusters":"unlimited","ai_tokens_per_month":"25 million","argo_cd_applications":"50","kargo_control_planes":"1","argo_cd_control_planes":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. 6 months free for qualifying startups and early-stage companies","features":["Custom number of Argo CD Control Planes","Custom number of Argo CD Applications","Custom number of Kargo Stages","Unlimited Target Clusters","Self-hosted and on-premises deployment options","Premium Support with real-time support channel","Dedicated Account Manager","Dedicated Customer Success Manager","CVE notifications with SLA on resolution","Bring your own Encryption Keys","Custom Domain (argocd.acme.com)","Custom Styles","Flexible Architecture","Agent State Customization","Config Management Rights","Enterprise SSO","Audit Records with 1-year searchable retention + 2-year archive export","Volume Pricing","Fast track feature option","Optional Subject Matter Expert Support"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Enterprise-grade GitOps for Kubernetes with custom configurations","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Application and Stage Capacity","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $495/month. Free 14-day trial. Contact sales for Enterprise pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://akuity.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:08:00.895Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":495,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | - |
| pricing.price_level | high | - |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":495,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 3 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.58.0","date":"2026-08-23T03:22:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.58.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.4.0","date":"2026-08-14T04:48:34Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.57.0","date":"2026-06-25T13:29:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.57.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/ecs/v0.1.0","date":"2026-06-24T08:12:28Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/ecs/v0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.56.0","date":"2026-05-13T06:35:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.56.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.55.1-rc1","date":"2025-11-07T03:34:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.55.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.55.1-rc0","date":"2025-10-29T02:48:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.55.1-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-alpha1","date":"2025-10-20T02:26:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-alpha1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/wait/v0.1.1","date":"2025-10-09T08:23:49Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/wait/v0.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.1","date":"2025-10-09T08:27:39Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc6","date":"2025-10-09T08:20:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc6"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.55.0","date":"2025-10-08T08:12:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.55.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/waitapproval/v0.2.0","date":"2025-10-09T08:15:15Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/waitapproval/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc5","date":"2025-09-30T00:56:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc5"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.54.2","date":"2025-09-24T07:01:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.54.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.0","date":"2025-09-24T04:17:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.3.0","date":"2025-09-26T06:03:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.1.0","date":"2025-09-19T06:53:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.2.0","date":"2025-09-18T08:48:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.54.1","date":"2025-09-17T09:50:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.54.1"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.7 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fpipe-cd%2Fpipecd&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Gitops)

| Capability | Akuity | PipeCD |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Saas | - |
| Pull based sync | ✓ | - |
| Helm chart support | ✓ | - |
| Kustomize support | ✓ | - |
| Sops vault secrets decryption | ✓ | - |
| Canary blue green rollouts | ✓ | - |
| Multi cluster sync | ✓ | - |
| UI dashboard included | ✓ | - |
| Drift detection healing | ✓ | - |
| SSO SAML RBAC | ✓ | - |
| Cncf graduated incubating | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | User seat | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:55:57.154Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*