# Cortex vs Humanitec

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Humanitec

| Attribute | Cortex | Humanitec |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 35.5 (56% (medium)) | 59.9 (74% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform for building and managing AI software factories, with focus on production AI operations and governance. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","scorecards":true,"scaffolding":true,"platform_shape":"portal","software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Cloud platforms, CI/CD, security tools, observability platforms, ticketing syste","self_service_actions":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","rbac_sso":true,"tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"scaffolding":true,"provisioning":true,"platform_shape":"orchestrator","software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Kubernetes, serverless, VMs; multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure); CI/CD; Terraform/IaC","self_service_actions":true,"workload_abstraction":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 14 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Backstage"}]` | `[{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"OpenTofu"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS)"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Serverless (ECS)"},{"name":"Backstage"},{"name":"Port"},{"name":"Cortex"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"ArgoCD"},{"name":"Crossplane"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Custom quote required","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cortex.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T09:38:27.300Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Teams","summary":"€1,999/month","features":["5 users included","Email support","Public office hours","1–2 projects maximum","5 environments per project maximum"],"minSeats":5,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1999,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For small teams wanting to orchestrate a single application","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","projects":"1-2","environments_per_project":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"€4,999/month","features":["50 users included","Standard support","Monthly office hours with platform architect","RBAC","Sandbox organization","Up to 10 projects","Unlimited environments per project"],"minSeats":50,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4999,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For growing teams orchestrating multiple applications","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"50","projects":"10","environments":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Unlimited users, projects, and environments","Premium support","Weekly office hours with dedicated platform architect","SAML","Audit logs"],"description":"For large teams with complex needs and compliance requirements","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","projects":"unlimited","environments":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Self-hosted","features":["Full control and compliance","Installation support and onboarding","Weekly office hours with dedicated platform architect","Ideal for regulated industries or private-cloud deployments"],"description":"Self-hosted deployment for full control and compliance","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","projects":"unlimited","environments":"unlimited"}}],"summary":"From €1,999/month (Teams) to €4,999/month (Pro). Free trial available; custom pricing for Enterprise and Self-hosted.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://humanitec.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:36:28.094Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1999,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | high |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Internal Developer Platforms)

| Capability | Cortex | Humanitec |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Portal vs orchestrator | Portal | Orchestrator |
| Software / service catalog | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-service actions / golden paths | ✓ | ✓ |
| Templated service scaffolding | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Production-readiness scorecards | ✓ | - |
| **Orchestration** |  |  |
| Workload spec / infra abstraction | - | ✓ |
| Drives infra provisioning | - | ✓ |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Plugin / extension ecosystem | - | - |
| Public API / webhooks | - | ✓ |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Cloud/CI/K8s/observability breadth | Cloud platforms, CI/CD, security tools, observability platforms, ticketing syste | Kubernetes, serverless, VMs; multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure); CI/CD; Terraform/IaC |
| **Security** |  |  |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | - | ✓ |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Integrated tech docs | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:42:46.918Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*