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Firecracker vs OPA Gatekeeper

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FirecrackerContainerization & Orchestration
Free / Open SourcePublished price
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OPA GatekeeperContainerization
Free / Open SourcePublished price
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Firecracker
Containerization & Orchestration

Secure and fast microVMs for serverless computing

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OPA Gatekeeper
Containerization

Kubernetes admission controller using Open Policy Agent for enforcing policies on Kubernetes resources with Rego language.

Overview
CategoryContainerization & OrchestrationContainerization
What it isOpen-source microVM virtualization technology from AWS providing fast and secure startup of lightweight virtual machines for containers.Kubernetes admission controller using Open Policy Agent for enforcing policies on Kubernetes resources with Rego language.
Pricing
Published priceFree / Open Source
Open-source (Apache 2.0) virtualization technology from AWS. No paid tier and no license fee; the software is free to run. Costs, if any, come from the underlying cloud/compute yo…
Free / Open Source
Open-source (Apache 2.0) admission-controller and policy engine for Kubernetes, maintained under the CNCF Open Policy Agent project. No paid tier or commercial license from the pr…
Pricing modelFreeFree
Free optionsFree plan · No free trialFree plan · Free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20182018
Team size10001+ employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersSeattle, WACNCF Project

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