# Cloud Custodian: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 4 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cloud-custodian

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 0% | 3 |
| [Cloud cost management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-cost-management/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 0% | 2 |
| [Cloud-native application protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-native-application-protection/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 0% | 1 |
| [IT financial management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/it-financial-management/index.md) | 0% | 64 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Pairing these native tools with Cloud Custodian ... gives enterprise-grade cleanup without paying a dime" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, FinOps)
- "Consider open-source alternatives like Cloud Custodian or Infracost for lighter-weight needs" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, IT financial mgmt)
- "Prowler + Kubescape + Checkov + Cloud Custodian for multi-cloud at $0 license" (Muse Glimmer 30B, CNAPP)
- "An OSS stack of Prowler + Kubescape + Checkov + Cloud Custodian" (Muse Glimmer 30B, CSPM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cloud Custodian, from 11 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- csoonline.com: 6
- g2.com: 6
- github.com: 4
- immuniweb.com: 4
- intruder.io: 4
- safeguard.sh: 4
- microsoft.com: 3
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 3
- underdefense.com: 3
- acecloudhosting.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://csoonline.com/article/657138/how-to-choose-the-best-cloud-security-posture-management-tools.html: 5
- https://immuniweb.com/resources/best-cloud-security-scanning-tools: 4
- https://intruder.io/blog/8-best-cspm-tools: 4
- https://safeguard.sh/resources/blog/best-cspm-tools-open-source-and-cloud-native-compared: 3
- https://underdefense.com/blog/cspm-tools: 3
- https://acecloudhosting.com/blog/cloud-security-posture-management-guide: 2
- https://cloudquell.com/compare/vantage-pricing: 2
- https://costanalyst.ai/blog/vantage-pricing: 2

## In its own words

What Cloud Custodian's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Customers named: Junior Einstein

## What it publishes

Every page cloud.nl exposes, read 2026-09-29: 134 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-12
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-26
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-26
- Recent: 2026-05-12 comparison: Public ai vs private inference https://cloud.nl/en/knowledge-base/ai/public-ai-vs-private-inference
- Recent: 2026-03-26 comparison: Managed hosting vs cloud en https://cloud.nl/en/knowledge-base/cloud-migration/managed-hosting-vs-cloud-en
- Recent: 2026-03-26 template or tool: Hosting comparison checklist https://cloud.nl/en/knowledge-base/platform-hosting/hosting-comparison-checklist
- Recent: 2026-03-26 glossary or explainer: What is an uptime guarantee https://cloud.nl/en/knowledge-base/security/what-is-an-uptime-guarantee
- Recent: 2026-03-23 comparison: Managed hosting vs cloud https://cloud.nl/kennisbank/cloud-migratie/managed-hosting-vs-cloud
- Recent: 2026-03-23 template or tool: Hosting vergelijken checklist https://cloud.nl/kennisbank/platform-hosting/hosting-vergelijken-checklist

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.