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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security by CrowdStrike View product | Open Policy Agent by CNCF View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is a cloud native application protection platform for cloud breach prevention. See features and Cloud Security alternatives. | Open Policy Agent is a cloud-native policy as code engine for Kubernetes admission control and API authorization. See features and Compliance Management alternatives. |
| Product type | Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) | Cloud-Native Policy as Code Engine |
| Best for | Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Enterprise, Cross-industry, Cloud-First Enterprise, Finance | Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Cloud Native, FinTech, Telecommunications, Enterprise IT |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Multi-cloud Architecture; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Lightweight Sensor | Self-hosted; Microservices Sidecar; Kubernetes; Embedded library (Go); Sidecar container; Standalone daemon |
| Data residency | Global cloud regions; US GovCloud | Self-hosted / Local Host |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: no |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | AWSAzureGCPKubernetesDockerOpenShiftCloud VMs | KubernetesAPI GatewaysMicroservicesCloud Infrastructure |
| Compliance | CIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIHIPAAFedRAMP | CNCF GraduatedApache 2.0 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesDockerGitHubTerraform | KubernetesEnvoyTerraformDockerIstioSpinnaker |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareEnterpriseCross-industry+2 more | Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesCloud NativeFinTechTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | GlobalMulti-region cloud | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | CrowdStrike | CNCF |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2011 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is a cloud native application protection platform for cloud breach prevention. See features and Cloud Security alternatives.Open Policy Agent
Open Policy Agent is a cloud-native policy as code engine for Kubernetes admission control and API authorization. See features and Compliance Management alternatives.Product type
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Open Policy Agent
Cloud-Native Policy as Code EngineBest for
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Enterprise, Cross-industry, Cloud-First Enterprise, FinanceOpen Policy Agent
Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Cloud Native, FinTech, Telecommunications, Enterprise ITPricing
Pricing model
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Contact VendorOpen Policy Agent
Contact VendorFree trial
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Free trial: yesOpen Policy Agent
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Open Policy Agent
Deployment details
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Cloud SaaS / Multi-cloud Architecture; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Lightweight SensorOpen Policy Agent
Self-hosted; Microservices Sidecar; Kubernetes; Embedded library (Go); Sidecar container; Standalone daemonData residency
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Global cloud regions; US GovCloudOpen Policy Agent
Self-hosted / Local HostKey features
What it offers
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
- Agentless CSPM
- Container runtime defense
- Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
- IaC security scanning
- Kubernetes security
- Cloud Detection & Response
- Cloud breach prevention
- Kubernetes container security
Open Policy Agent
- Declarative Rego policy engine
- Kubernetes admission control via Gatekeeper
- Microsecond latency
- Audit logging
- Policy unit testing
- Kubernetes admission control
- API authorization
- Cloud infrastructure compliance as code
Platform & access
API access
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
API access: yesOpen Policy Agent
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
SSO: yesOpen Policy Agent
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
RBAC: yesOpen Policy Agent
RBAC: noMulti-tenant
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Multi-tenant: yesOpen Policy Agent
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Mobile app: noOpen Policy Agent
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Open Policy Agent
Compliance
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Open Policy Agent
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Open Policy Agent
Industries
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Open Policy Agent
Regions
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Open Policy Agent
Vendor
Company
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
CrowdStrikeOpen Policy Agent
CNCFHeadquarters
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Austin, Texas, USAOpen Policy Agent
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
5,000+Open Policy Agent
51-200Founded
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
2011Open Policy Agent
2015