Security

OPA

Open-source policy engine for authorization and compliance

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The Falcoscan Intel Panel/OPA · Security
Live market data
Opportunity
42
Moderate/ 100
Saturation
45
Contested/ 100
Wrapper Risk
15
Open/ 100
Signal
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · Falcoscan rating
The Brief

What OPA does

OPA decouples policy from application logic — writing authorization rules in Rego that enforce consistently across Kubernetes, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines.

Builder’s Brief

OPA is a security tool on Falcoscan. Open-source policy engine for authorization and compliance. Falcoscan rates OPA with an Opportunity score of 42/100, a Saturation score of 45/100, and a Wrapper-risk score of 15/100. Market signal: rising. OPA is founded in 2016, currently at Bootstrapped stage. Pricing: Free. Falcoscan rating 4.5/5.

Market position · Security

How OPA compares in Security

OPA's opportunity score of 42 ranks #246 of 257 live Security tools on Falcoscan, 26.2 points below the category average of 68.2. Its saturation score is 45/100, against a category average of 32.6. 120 of the 257 live Security tools carry a hot signal, and Falcoscan has recorded 7 shutdowns in the category.

OPA compared with top-rated Security tools
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingSignal
OPA4245FreeRising
Linear Security6752FreemiumHot
Burp Suite2258FreemiumStable
Protect AI8610FreemiumStable
1Password Secrets7840FreemiumHot
Trivy8130FreeHot
What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities OPA exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Policy GenerationCompliance Checking
Industry Verticals
EnterpriseTechnology
Tagged

OPA shows up when builders search for these

policy-as-codeauthorizationopen-sourcekubernetes
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Questions

OPA: common questions

Is OPA free?

Yes. Falcoscan lists OPA as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to OPA?

The top-rated live Security tools on Falcoscan, other than OPA, are Linear Security, Burp Suite, Protect AI, 1Password Secrets, and Trivy.

Does OPA have an API?

Yes. OPA offers an API.

Who is OPA for?

OPA is built for platform engineers and security teams.

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