# Cortex vs OpsLevel

| Attribute | Cortex | OpsLevel |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 35.5 (56% (medium)) | 31.3 (58% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | A platform for building and managing AI software factories, with focus on production AI operations and governance. | An internal developer portal that consolidates software catalog information, enforces standardization through automated checks, and provides teams with self-service actions and service templates to move faster while maintaining quality standards. |
| 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":"cloud","tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"scorecards":true,"scaffolding":true,"platform_shape":"portal","software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Git repos, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, container orchestrators, vulnerabi","self_service_actions":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Backstage"}]` | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"}]` |
| platform.support | `{"web":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":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","features":["Up to 50 Users","Unlimited Cataloged Components","AI-Powered Catalog Engine","AI-Generated Component Descriptions","AI-Generated Doc Summaries","Automated Catalog enrichment","Campaigns","Scorecards","Global Rubric","Turnkey push-and-pull Integrations","Repo Checks","Slack and MS Teams integration","SSO (multiple providers)"],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"50","cataloged_components":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Unlimited Users","Unlimited Cataloged Components","Custom integrations","Customizable UI for bespoke dashboards","On-prem and single tenancy options","Personalized onboarding","Prioritized support","Dedicated Customer Success Manager","Dedicated Support Architect","Access to beta features","Prioritized roadmap inputs"],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","cataloged_components":"Unlimited"}}],"summary":"Per-developer pricing. Standard plan up to 50 users, Enterprise unlimited users. Volume discounts available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.opslevel.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:19:45.327Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | quote | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Internal Developer Platforms)

| Capability | Cortex | OpsLevel |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Portal vs orchestrator | Portal | Portal |
| 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 | Git repos, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, container orchestrators, vulnerabi |
| **Security** |  |  |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | - | - |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Integrated tech docs | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:00:43.945Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*