# Cortex vs Kratix

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Kratix

| Attribute | Cortex | Kratix |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 35.5 (56% (medium)) | 60 (57% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 22 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 770 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform for building and managing AI software factories, with focus on production AI operations and governance. | A platform engineering framework that enables teams to define capabilities once, deliver them consistently through multiple interfaces, and manage their lifecycle and policies across distributed infrastructure and environments. |
| 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":"self","tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"scaffolding":true,"provisioning":true,"platform_shape":"orchestrator","software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Portals, APIs, CLIs, GitOps, MCPs, AI agents, ticketing systems, application orc","self_service_actions":true,"workload_abstraction":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Backstage"}]` | `[{"name":"Portals"},{"name":"APIs"},{"name":"CLIs"},{"name":"MCPs"},{"name":"AI agents"},{"name":"Application Orchestrators"},{"name":"Ticketing Systems"},{"name":"GitOps"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| 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":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kratix.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:44:37.591Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/latest","date":"2026-08-26T13:53:45Z","type":"stable","version":"latest"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.125.0","date":"2024-07-08T17:16:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.125.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.124.0","date":"2024-07-08T15:02:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.124.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.123.0","date":"2024-07-04T15:24:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.123.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.122.0","date":"2024-07-03T09:53:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.122.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.121.0","date":"2024-07-01T11:41:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.121.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.120.0","date":"2024-06-27T15:23:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.120.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.119.0","date":"2024-06-27T12:17:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.119.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.118.0","date":"2024-06-26T14:23:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.118.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.117.0","date":"2024-06-26T12:11:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.117.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.116.0","date":"2024-06-26T11:45:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.116.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.115.0","date":"2024-06-25T15:19:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.115.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.114.0","date":"2024-06-25T13:45:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.114.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.113.0","date":"2024-06-24T00:40:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.113.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.112.0","date":"2024-06-21T09:30:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.112.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.111.0","date":"2024-06-20T15:31:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.111.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.110.0","date":"2024-06-20T13:27:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.110.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.109.0","date":"2024-06-20T11:03:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.109.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.108.0","date":"2024-06-20T10:52:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.108.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.107.0","date":"2024-06-19T16:07:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.107.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsyntasso%2Fkratix&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Internal Developer Platforms)

| Capability | Cortex | Kratix |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Portals, APIs, CLIs, GitOps, MCPs, AI agents, ticketing systems, application orc |
| **Security** |  |  |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | - | - |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Integrated tech docs | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Self-hosted only |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:44:53.677Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*