Best Kyverno Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from infrastructure policy as code tools ranked against Kyverno on the same published basis.
- 1Kyverno vs Terraform
- 2Kyverno vs Conftest
- 3Kyverno vs Google Cloud Terraform Policy Validation
- 4Kyverno vs Open Policy Agent
- 5Kyverno vs AWS CloudFormation
- 6Kyverno vs cfn-lint
- 7Kyverno vs Cloud Custodian
- 8Kyverno vs KICS
- 10Kyverno vs Checkov
- 11Kyverno vs Google Config Sync
- 12Kyverno vs terraform-compliance
- 13Kyverno vs Chef Infra
- 14Kyverno vs HashiCorp Nomad
- 15Kyverno vs Kubewarden
- 16Kyverno vs Fairwinds Polaris
- 17Kyverno vs KubeLinter
- 18Kyverno vs Google Cloud Organization Policy
- 19Kyverno vs Tirith
- 20Kyverno vs PolicyForge
- 21Kyverno vs Terraform Test Framework
Kyverno alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terraform | 6.7 | Free plan | $0.10/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Conftest | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Google Cloud Terraform Policy Validation | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Open Policy Agent | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | AWS CloudFormation | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | cfn-lint | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Cloud Custodian | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | KICS | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Checkov | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 11 | Google Config Sync | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | terraform-compliance | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Chef Infra | 5.6 | No | $4.92/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | HashiCorp Nomad | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Kubewarden | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | Fairwinds Polaris | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | KubeLinter | 5.3 | No | — | Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Google Cloud Organization Policy | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Tirith | 5.2 | No | — | — |
| 20 | PolicyForge | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Terraform Test Framework | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Kyverno alternatives
What is the best alternative to Kyverno?
Terraform, number 1 in infrastructure policy as code tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Conftest, Google Cloud Terraform Policy Validation, Open Policy Agent and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Kyverno?
Terraform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.