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ARMO Platform

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Overview

What it is

ARMO Platform

Evaluating ARMO Platform? See how this Kubernetes Security tool handles RBAC visualizer and CI/CD policy gates, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Cilium

Looking for Kubernetes Security software? Cilium by Isovalent provides BGP routing and multi-cluster mesh for layer 7 API filtering. Compare features and alternatives.

Product type

ARMO Platform

Enterprise Kubernetes Posture & Runtime Security Platform

Cilium

eBPF-Powered Kubernetes Networking, Observability & Security Engine

Best for

ARMO Platform

Cloud-Native Startups, Fintech, Enterprise DevSecOps

Cilium

Technology, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Healthcare, E-commerce, Media, Retail

Pricing

Pricing model

ARMO Platform

Contact Vendor

Cilium

Contact Vendor

Free trial

ARMO Platform

Free trial: yes

Cilium

Free trial: yes

Deployment

Deployment options

ARMO Platform

SaaSCloudHybrid

Cilium

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

ARMO Platform

Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cluster In-Tree Operator; Cloud SaaS + In-Cluster Helm Operator

Cilium

Cloud; On-premises; Self-hosted; Self-hosted software; Kubernetes CNI; Isovalent Enterprise

Data residency

ARMO Platform

United States; European Union

Cilium

Customer-managed infrastructure (on-premises or cloud)

Key features

What it offers

ARMO Platform

  • Directed acyclic graph (DAG) risk engine
  • Kubernetes hardening guidance
  • eBPF runtime monitoring
  • RBAC visualizer
  • CI/CD policy gates
  • Kubernetes security posture management
  • DAG attack graph analysis
  • eBPF runtime protection

Cilium

  • eBPF kernel networking
  • Layer 3 to Layer 7 security policies
  • API-aware network filtering
  • Transparent WireGuard/IPsec encryption
  • Multi-cluster mesh
  • BGP routing
  • Kubernetes CNI networking
  • Container microsegmentation

Platform & access

API access

ARMO Platform

API access: yes

Cilium

API access: yes

Single sign-on (SSO)

ARMO Platform

SSO: yes

Cilium

SSO: no

Role-based access (RBAC)

ARMO Platform

RBAC: yes

Cilium

RBAC: yes

Multi-tenant

ARMO Platform

Multi-tenant: yes

Cilium

Multi-tenant: yes

Mobile app

ARMO Platform

Mobile app: no

Cilium

Mobile app: no

Supported platforms

ARMO Platform

KubernetesOpenShiftManaged Cloud K8s (EKS, GKE, AKS)

Cilium

KubernetesOpenShiftAWS EKSAzure AKSGoogle GKEBare-metal Linux

Compliance

ARMO Platform

SOC 2 Type IINSA-CISA HardeningCIS Benchmarks

Cilium

CNCF Graduated ProjectSOC 2 Type II readyFIPS compliant options

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

ARMO Platform

KubernetesHelmGitHub ActionsSlackJiraPrometheus

Cilium

KubernetesOpenShiftPrometheusGrafanaEnvoyHubbleHashiCorp Nomad

Industries

ARMO Platform

Cloud-Native StartupsFintechEnterprise DevSecOps

Cilium

TechnologyFinancial ServicesTelecommunicationsHealthcareE-commerceMedia+1 more

Regions

ARMO Platform

Global

Cilium

Global

Vendor

Company

ARMO Platform

ARMO

Cilium

Isovalent

Headquarters

ARMO Platform

Tel Aviv, Israel

Cilium

Mountain View, California, USA

Company size

ARMO Platform

51-200

Cilium

201-500

Founded

ARMO Platform

2019

Cilium

2017

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