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Best Open Policy Agent Alternatives in 2026

Updated

19 apps from infrastructure policy as code tools ranked against Open Policy Agent on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Terraform Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.10/mo8.3
    Open Policy Agent vs Terraform
  2. 3
    Cloud Custodian Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.9
    Open Policy Agent vs Cloud Custodian
  3. 4
    Checkov Free plan LinuxMac Free7.7
    Open Policy Agent vs Checkov
  4. 5
    KICS Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.5
    Open Policy Agent vs KICS
  5. 6
    Conftest Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Open Policy Agent vs Conftest
  6. 7
    AWS CloudFormation Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free7.2
    Open Policy Agent vs AWS CloudFormation
  7. 8
    Kubewarden LinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.0
    Open Policy Agent vs Kubewarden
  8. 9
    Kyverno Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Open Policy Agent vs Kyverno
  9. 10
    Google Cloud Terraform Policy Validation Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Open Policy Agent vs Google Cloud Terraform Policy Validation
  10. 11
    Firefly Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $2,499/mo6.8
    Open Policy Agent vs Firefly
  11. 12
    terraform-compliance Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.5
    Open Policy Agent vs terraform-compliance
  12. 13
    Nirmata Enterprise for Kyverno Linux 5.8
    Open Policy Agent vs Nirmata Enterprise for Kyverno
  13. 14
    Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper 5.5
    Open Policy Agent vs Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper
  14. 15
    Fairwinds Polaris LinuxMacWin 5.5
    Open Policy Agent vs Fairwinds Polaris
  15. 16
    Tirith 5.5
    Open Policy Agent vs Tirith
  16. 17
    PolicyForge Web 5.2
    Open Policy Agent vs PolicyForge
  17. 18
    KubeLinter MacLinux 5.2
    Open Policy Agent vs KubeLinter
  18. 19
    Terraform Test Framework 5.1
    Open Policy Agent vs Terraform Test Framework
  19. 20
    Google Cloud Organization Policy Web 5.0
    Open Policy Agent vs Google Cloud Organization Policy

Open Policy Agent alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Terraform8.3Free plan$0.10/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Cloud Custodian7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Checkov7.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac
5KICS7.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Conftest7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7AWS CloudFormation7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Kubewarden7.0No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Kyverno7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Google Cloud Terraform Policy Validation7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Firefly6.8No$2,499/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
12terraform-compliance6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
13Nirmata Enterprise for Kyverno5.8No—Linux
14Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper5.5No——
15Fairwinds Polaris5.5No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16Tirith5.5No——
17PolicyForge5.2No—Web
18KubeLinter5.2No—Mac, Linux
19Terraform Test Framework5.1No——
20Google Cloud Organization Policy5.0No—Web
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Questions about Open Policy Agent alternatives

What is the best alternative to Open Policy Agent?

Terraform, number 1 in infrastructure policy as code tools with a score of 8.3 out of 10. The others here: Cloud Custodian, Checkov, KICS and 15 more.

What is the best free alternative to Open Policy Agent?

Terraform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 19 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.