Cloud Custodian
Cloud Security and Governance as Code.
Overview
Cloud Custodian is an open-source rules engine that allows you to define policies to manage your public cloud resources. It helps organizations ensure compliance, enforce security best practices, and optimize costs by automating the process of identifying and remediating policy violations.
✨ Key Features
- Open-source and community-driven
- Policy-as-code using simple YAML DSL
- Real-time enforcement of policies
- Support for AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Cost optimization policies (e.g., off-hours, rightsizing)
- Security and compliance policies
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Focus on cloud resource management
- Simple, human-readable YAML policies
- Stateless and serverless-friendly architecture
Unique Value: Provides a powerful and flexible way to automate cloud governance, enabling organizations to manage their cloud environments at scale.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Automatically stopping non-compliant resources
- Enforcing tagging policies
- Scheduling off-hours for development resources
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Organizations looking for a graphical user interface for policy management
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a more cloud-native and resource-focused approach to policy enforcement compared to general-purpose policy engines.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Fully open-source and free
📊 Market Info
Customers: NA
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