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Cloud Custodian

No phone app

7.9No. 2 of 22
in Cloud Governance Software
  • Recognised40% of the score95
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score79
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
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Summary

Cloud Custodian is ranked #2 of 22 in cloud governance software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

Cloud Custodian plans and pricing

All plans
Cloud Custodian Free Free for everyone to use Open source · Apache 2.0 license cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on cloud governance software

Free plan
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Facts

Purpose
Cloud Custodian manages cloud resources by filtering and tagging them, then applying actions through policies written in a YAML domain specific language.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Security and cost
It supports security policy enforcement, compliance, tag policies, cleanup of unused resources, and cost management.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Cloud providers
The documentation describes policy support for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform resources.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Beta and alpha support
The homepage says Kubernetes, Tencent Cloud, and OpenStack support is in beta, while Terraform integration is currently in alpha.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Policy controls
Policies specify a resource type, filters to narrow resources, and actions to apply to matching resources.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Enforcement
Cloud Custodian integrates with provider serverless features to enforce policies in response to events, and can also run as a cron job on a server.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Policy preview
Users can validate policies and run them in dry-run mode to see matching resources without executing actions.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Metrics and records
Runs can produce policy metrics, structured resource records, and logs for cloud provider metrics, storage, and logging services.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Integration examples
Documented event integrations include AWS CloudWatch Events and Config Rules, Azure EventGrid, and GCP AuditLog and Pub/Sub.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Deployment options
The project documents installation on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and running through Docker or Kubernetes; its homepage also describes local, instance, and AWS Lambda execution.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Security reporting
The project asks people to report security vulnerabilities to its security team at [email protected] and says it will acknowledge reports by email.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Community support
The project points users to Slack, a mailing list, GitHub discussions, and community meetings that are open to users and developers of every skill level.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Notable execution limit
The AWS documentation says event-triggered policies can run only in the same region and account, while periodic policies may run in a different region and account.cloudcustodian.io · 29 Sept 2026
Maker and history
The site identifies the project as a community project and states that it was accepted to CNCF on June 25, 2020; it does not state a headquarters or founding date.cncf.io · 29 Sept 2026

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