cloudformation-guard
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What is cloudformation-guard?
A domain-specific language for writing policy-as-code rules to validate structured data like JSON and YAML. It provides a lightweight Rust-based CLI to enforce compliance across CloudFormation, Terraform, and Kubernetes manifests.
Tech Stack
RustInfrastructure & Cloud
Why cloudformation-guard?
- • Blazing fast execution
- • Generic data validation
- • Lightweight binary
Limitations
- • New DSL to learn
- • Limited pre-built rules
- • No native GUI
3/5/2026
Last Update
195
Forks
50
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Checkov)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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