Exploring Styra Alternatives with Nirmata

With the announcement of the core OPA team leaving Styra, the OPA maintainers and community are wondering:

  • What might this mean for OPA policy-as-code endeavors?
  • How to continue OPA policy-as-code projects?
  • Is there a Styra and OPA Gatekeeper alternative?

Kyverno by Nirmata is a Strong Fit for Styra / OPA Users

Kyverno by Nirmata is the CNCF-backed, Kubernetes-native alternative to Open Policy Agent (OPA) with active development and enterprise support. Nirmata is an enterprise-grade, AI-ready policy-as-code governance platform for cloud security and compliance. The following are reasons as to how Kyverno by Nirmata can help Styra / OPA Gatekeeper users:

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3-Step Migration from OPA to Kyverno Guide

Migrating from Strya with OPA to Nirmata with Kyverno doesn’t need to be complex. Nirmata provides a clear and straightforward path forward for those needing to migrate their Rego policies over to the YAML policies leveraged by Kyverno. Nirmata is able to map the validated baseline OPA policies over to Kyverno. An AI-agent is leveraged; however, to map any custom OPA policies beyond the standard library.

The following are all that is required for Nirmata to help Styra and OPA users move over to Kyverno:

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Feed OPA constraint templates and policies to the Nirmata PaC AI-agent
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Nirmata PaC AI-agent automatically converts Rego over to YAML policies
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Nirmata PaC AI-agent runs in test mode with generated test cases

Nirmata provides proven tools, best practices, and expert guidance to make the transition smooth, allowing your platform and infrastructure security teams to reduce complexity, improve compliance, and focus on innovation without worrying about vendor or project uncertainty.

Help & Support

We respect the investments you’ve made in OPA and the Styra community, and invite you to explore accessible, scalable alternative options that may feel easier to adopt.

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Migration Assistance
We can help you migrate or co-manage policies from Rego to Kyverno syntax.
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Proof-of-Concept Support
Let’s help you demonstrate how governance can work inside a single unified governance control hub
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Community Collaboration
We’re committed to open dialogue and shared learning, ensuring your voice guides the evolution of policy tooling.