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Side-by-side comparison of Kubescape, Tetragon
Product	Kubescape by ARMO View product	Tetragon by Isovalent View product
Overview
What it is	Kubescape by ARMO: GitOps integration. Ideal for Kubernetes compliance validation. Deployment: self-hosted. See how it compares with top Kubernetes Security alternatives.	Tetragon offers synchronous kernel-level enforcement and real-time process tracing. Use it for real-time container runtime defense. See Kubernetes Security alternatives.
Product type	Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening Tool	eBPF-Based Real-Time Security Observability & Runtime Enforcement
Best for	DevOps, Site Reliability Engineers, Security Teams	Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Telecommunications, Defense
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	On-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	CLI; Kubernetes Operator; Self-Hosted; CLI Utility; Helm Chart Operator; VS Code Plugin	Cloud; On-premises; Self-hosted; Self-hosted DaemonSet; Isovalent Enterprise platform
Data residency	Local / Open Source	Customer-controlled local infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	Kubernetes security posture scanning NSA-CISA compliance audits RBAC risk evaluation Image vulnerability checks GitOps integration Kubernetes compliance validation RBAC risk discovery CI/CD container configuration scanning	Synchronous kernel-level enforcement Real-time process tracing Kubernetes-aware threat detection Container breakout prevention Low-overhead eBPF hooks Structured JSON audit logs Real-time container runtime defense Privilege escalation prevention
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	KubernetesHelmKustomizeDockerMicroservices	KubernetesOpenShiftBare-metal LinuxCloud container runtimes
Compliance	Open Source (Apache 2.0)MITRE ATT&CK Containers	CNCF ProjectSOC 2 compatibleISO 27001 ready
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	KubernetesArgoCDFluxGitLabGitHub Actions	KubernetesCiliumPrometheusFluentdSplunkElasticFalco ecosystem
Industries	DevOpsSite Reliability EngineersSecurity Teams	TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTelecommunicationsDefense
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	ARMO	Isovalent
Headquarters	Tel Aviv, Israel	Mountain View, California, USA
Company size	51-200	201-500
Founded	2019	2017

Kubescape

by ARMO

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Tetragon

by Isovalent

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Overview

What it is

Kubescape

Kubescape by ARMO: GitOps integration. Ideal for Kubernetes compliance validation. Deployment: self-hosted. See how it compares with top Kubernetes Security alternatives.

Tetragon

Tetragon offers synchronous kernel-level enforcement and real-time process tracing. Use it for real-time container runtime defense. See Kubernetes Security alternatives.

Product type

Kubescape

Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening Tool

Tetragon

eBPF-Based Real-Time Security Observability & Runtime Enforcement

Best for

Kubescape

DevOps, Site Reliability Engineers, Security Teams

Tetragon

Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Telecommunications, Defense

Pricing

Pricing model

Kubescape

Contact Vendor

Tetragon

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Kubescape

Tetragon

Deployment

Deployment options

Kubescape

On-Premise

Tetragon

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Kubescape

CLI; Kubernetes Operator; Self-Hosted; CLI Utility; Helm Chart Operator; VS Code Plugin

Tetragon

Cloud; On-premises; Self-hosted; Self-hosted DaemonSet; Isovalent Enterprise platform

Data residency

Kubescape

Local / Open Source

Tetragon

Customer-controlled local infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

Kubescape

Kubernetes security posture scanning
NSA-CISA compliance audits
RBAC risk evaluation
Image vulnerability checks
GitOps integration
Kubernetes compliance validation
RBAC risk discovery
CI/CD container configuration scanning

Tetragon

Synchronous kernel-level enforcement
Real-time process tracing
Kubernetes-aware threat detection
Container breakout prevention
Low-overhead eBPF hooks
Structured JSON audit logs
Real-time container runtime defense
Privilege escalation prevention

Platform & access

API access

Kubescape

Tetragon

Single sign-on (SSO)

Kubescape

Tetragon

Role-based access (RBAC)

Kubescape

Tetragon

Multi-tenant

Kubescape

Tetragon

Mobile app

Kubescape

Tetragon

Supported platforms

Kubescape

KubernetesHelmKustomizeDockerMicroservices

Tetragon

KubernetesOpenShiftBare-metal LinuxCloud container runtimes

Compliance

Kubescape

Open Source (Apache 2.0)MITRE ATT&CK Containers

Tetragon

CNCF ProjectSOC 2 compatibleISO 27001 ready

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Kubescape

KubernetesArgoCDFluxGitLabGitHub Actions

Tetragon

KubernetesCiliumPrometheusFluentdSplunkElasticFalco ecosystem

Industries

Kubescape

DevOpsSite Reliability EngineersSecurity Teams

Tetragon

TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTelecommunicationsDefense

Regions

Kubescape

Global

Tetragon

Global

Vendor

Company

Kubescape

ARMO

Tetragon

Isovalent

Headquarters

Kubescape

Tel Aviv, Israel

Tetragon

Mountain View, California, USA

Company size

Kubescape

51-200

Tetragon

201-500

Founded

Kubescape

2019

Tetragon

2017