Kion
Kion: Kion brings governed provisioning, compliance, cost controls, and automation to multi-cloud operations. Ranked #8 of 31 in Cloud Automation Software by our editors (8.4/10); pricing: Paid; best for governed enterprise cloud operations.
At a glance
- Editor score8.4 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forGoverned enterprise cloud operations
- Free planNo
- Cloud coverageMulti-cloud
- Founded2018 · Columbia, Maryland, United States
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Automates multi-cloud provisioning with guardrails and policy controls
- Combines compliance monitoring, remediation, budgeting, and spend guardrails
- Supports approvals, identity controls, and broad enterprise integrations
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- Self-hosted delivery may not suit teams seeking vendor-hosted software
- Its broad governance scope may exceed simple automation requirements
Our verdict on Kion
Kion is a self-hosted cloud automation and governance platform for regulated enterprises, government agencies, higher education, and organizations managing complex multi-cloud environments. It supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, bringing account provisioning, policy enforcement, cost visibility, identity and access management, compliance monitoring, remediation, and workflow controls into one platform. Unlimited users and unlimited cloud accounts are included in the published Kion plan, along with support and product upgrades. Pricing is based on cloud footprint, with specific requirements handled through a pricing request.
Its strongest fit is an organization that needs governance to be part of everyday cloud operations rather than a separate review step. Kion can provision accounts with guardrails, enforce policy-as-code workflows, schedule operational automation and remediation, monitor compliance continuously, and apply budgeting and spend controls. Least-privilege identity controls and human-in-the-loop approvals add structure for environments where access and operational changes require oversight. These capabilities make Kion broader than a narrowly focused provisioning or cost-management tool, particularly for teams standardizing controls across multiple cloud accounts and resources.
Kion also fits established enterprise ecosystems through integrations with ServiceNow, Jira, Terraform Cloud, Terraform, Splunk, Slack, AWS Security Hub, AWS Control Tower, Azure Active Directory, Okta, OneLogin, Keycloak, New Relic, Jenkins, and Puppet. It is available through web, API, and self-hosted deployment options. Choose Kion when centralized governance, multi-cloud management, compliance automation, and approval workflows are central requirements. Teams looking only for lightweight scheduled scripts, a single-purpose cost dashboard, or a fully vendor-hosted service may find its scope and delivery model less suitable.
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Kion pricing
Kion fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Cloud coverage | Multi-cloud |
| Workflow builder | Yes |
| Policy governance | Yes |
| Scheduled automation | Yes |
| Self-hosted option | Yes |
| Approval controls | Yes |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA |
| Support | Email, Phone, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 18 integrations: ServiceNow, Jira, Terraform Cloud, Terraform, Splunk, Slack … See all → |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | kion.io |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Kion integrations
Kion lists 18 integrations on its own site.
- ServiceNow
- Jira
- Terraform Cloud
- Terraform
- Splunk
- Slack
- AWS Security Hub
- AWS Control Tower
- Azure Active Directory
- Okta
- OneLogin
- Keycloak
- New Relic
- Jenkins
- Puppet
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
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