KICS vs Open Policy Agent
| KICS | Open Policy Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Policy language | OPA Rego | Rego |
| IaC formats | Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Helm, Google Deployment Manager, AWS SAM, Microsoft ARM, Azure Blueprints, OpenAPI, Pulumi, Crossplane, Knative, Serverless Framework | Terraform plan JSON, JSON, YAML |
| Policy testing | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | Yes |
| Policy reporting | Yes | Yes |
| Admission control | — | Yes |
| Runtime enforcement | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Infrastructure Policy as Code Tools. On The Geeks Club, Open Policy Agent scores higher on our published basis.