Side by side

Firefly vs Kubewarden

Both stand on cloud governance software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Firefly

Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb

Firefly brings IaC automation, cloud visibility and recovery features together for cloud teams. The trial offers broad access, while Essential has an asset ceiling and Enterprise pricing requires a custom quote.

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Kubewarden

Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1

Kubewarden provides Kubernetes policy controls alongside components for image vulnerabilities, runtime behavior, and network activity. Its component maturity varies: the Admission Controller is stable, two components are beta, and the Network Enforcer is experimental.

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The facts

	Firefly	Kubewarden
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Self-hosted, Web	Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Essential: $2,499 a month	Not published
Plans published	3	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	firefly.ai	kubewarden.io
On cloud governance software	#12 of 26	#8 of 26

Firefly: what it does well

Scans for unmanaged resources, drift and misconfigurations.
Can rebuild environments or roll them back.
Trial includes full access and unlimited users and accounts.
Offers more than 600 built-in policies.

What to know first

Essential supports up to 20,000 assets.
Essential is $2,499 a month, billed annually.
Enterprise pricing is custom.

Kubewarden: what it does well

Stable Admission Controller blocks unsafe workloads before entry.
Policies can use Rust, Go, CEL, or Rego.
Existing OPA and Gatekeeper policies can be reused.
Components can be deployed together or independently.
Policy audit reports are supported.

What to know first

SBOM Scanner is beta.
Runtime Enforcer is beta.
Network Enforcer is experimental.
Network Enforcer requires Kubernetes 1.30 or newer.

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