[ Calico Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/calico-2025-10-31/reviews) [ Calico Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/calico-2025-10-31/reviews) # Calico Features ##### ## Management (3) Dashboards and Reports Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards. Workflow Management Creates new or streamlines existing workflows to better handle IT support tickets and service. Administration Console Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks Show More ##### ## Operations (3) Governance Allows users to create, edit, and relinquish user access privileges. Logging and Reporting Provides required reports to manage business. Provides adequate logging to troubleshoot and support auditing. API / Integrations Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications. Show More ##### ## Security Controls (3) Anomaly Detection Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns. Security Auditing Analyzes data associated with security configurations and infrastructure to provide vulnerability insights and best practices. Cloud Gap Analytics Analyzes data associated with denied entries and policy enforcement, giving information of better authentication and security protocols. Show More ##### ## Administration (17) Risk Scoring Provides risk scoring for suspicious activity, vulnerabilities, and other threats. Security Auditing Analyzes data associated with security configurations and infrastructure to provide vulnerability insights and best practices. Configuration Management Monitors configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures and document changes to maintain compliance. Metadata Management Collect and maintain structured information that describes data or content Policy Management Create, manage, and track policies and procedures within an organization Incident Management Manage and track all disruptions and incidents Vulnerability Management Detect (and block) vulnerabilities and threats in your applications based on vulnerability information Compliance Management Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier User Management Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks Deployment Management Manage the processes involved when making the application ready for use Audit Management Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws Patch Management Install software updates and bug fixes remotely Application Security Identify and respond to security threats to developed applications Runtime Container Security Continuously vetting activities within the container application environment including hosts, open ports, protocols and payloads. Policy Enforcement Allows administrators to set policies for security and data governance. Auditing Analyzes data associated with web traffic and site performance to provide vulnerability insights and best practices. Workflow Management Creates new or streamlines existing workflows to better handle IT support tickets and service. Show More ##### ## Monitoring (5) Continuous Image Assurance Provides image verification features to establish container approval requirements and continuously monitor for policy violations to identify containers with known vulnerabilities, malware, and other threats. Behavior Monitoring Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns and fraud indicators. Observability Generate insights across IT systems utilizing event metrics, logging, traces, and metadata. Continuous Monitoring Conduct tracking and assessment of application and device behavior without breaks or interruptions Real-Time Monitoring Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks Show More ##### ## Protection (6) Dynamic Image Scanning Scans application and image source code for security flaws without executing it in a live environment Runtime Protection Monitors container activities and detects threats across containers, networks, and cloud service providers. Workload Protection Protects compute resources across a networks and cloud service providers. Serves as Firewall and prompts additional authentication for suspicious users. Network Segmentation Allows administrative control over network components, mapping, and segmentation. Container Scanning Scans pods/images deployed to production for vulnerabilities or compliance issues Vulnerability Scanning Discover patch statuses and vulnerabilities Show More ##### ## Security (4) Compliance Monitoring Monitors data quality and sends alerts based on violations or misuse. Anomoly Detection Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns. Data Loss Prevention Stores data securely either on premise or in an adjacent cloud database to prevent loss of data at rest. Cloud Gap Analytics Analyzes data associated with denied entries and policy enforcement, giving information of better authentication and security protocols. Show More ##### ## Compliance (3) Governance Allows users to create, edit, and relinquish user access privileges. Data Governance Ensures user access management, data lineage, and data encryption. Sensitive Data Compliance Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards. Show More ##### ## Configuration (4) Configuration Monitoring Monitors configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures and document changes to maintain compliance. Unified Policy Management Allows users to track and control security policies across cloud services and providers. Adaptive Access Control Provides a risk-based approach to determining trust within the network. API / Integrations Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications. Show More ##### ## Visibility (1) Multicloud Visibility Provides all-encompassing display and analysis of environments, resources, traffic, and activity across networks. Show More ##### ## Vulnerability Management (4) Threat Hunting Facilitates the proactive search for emerging threats as they target servers, endpoints, and networks. Vulnerability Scanning Analyzes your existing cloud, network, and IT infrastructure to outline access points that can be easily compromised. Vulnerability Intelligence Stores information related to new and common vulnerabilities and how to resolve them once incidents occur. Risk-Prioritization Allows for vulnerability ranking by customized risk and threat priorities. Show More ##### ## Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) (4) Workload and container security Scans containers, workloads, and kubernetes clusters for any misconfigurations or vulnerabilities. Threat detection and response Monitor live environments for anomalies, risks and threats to ensure rapid response. DevSecOps Integrations Integrates with CI/CD pipelines to detect security risks early in the development life cycle. Unified Visibility Consolidate all security data across the tech and cloud stacks into one dashboard. Show More ##### ## Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) (3) Intelligent remediations and suggestions Offers an AI-powered engine to provide remediation guidance to the user based on the type of threat. Risk prioritization Uses context-aware analysis to identify critical and non-critical risks across vulnerabilities. Anomaly detection using machine learning Help detect anomalies across cloud workloads which could help present a potential breach. Show More ##### ## Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) (2) Multi-cloud visibility Offers a unified view of all cloud assets across multi-cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP etc. Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Continuously scans cloud environments for any misconfigurations, and provide benchmarks and guided remediation. Show More ##### ## Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) (2) Autonomous Task Execution Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input Adaptive Learning Improves performance based on feedback and experience Show More ##### ## Additional Functionality (27) Two-Factor Authentication Extra layer of security that requires not only a password and username but also something specific to that user Third-Party Integrations Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Intrusion Detection System Identify and alert about security breaches by third parties Continuous Integration A process to automatically integrate code changes from multiple contributors into a shared repository Customizable Reports Alter the layout and content of reports Continuous Delivery Process of building and deploying software from the build to the production environment Activity Dashboard Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Security Testing Uncovers vulnerabilities of the system and determines whether system data and resources are protected from possible intruders Audit Trail A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc. Risk Alerts Notifying as a warning or reminder of a potential or imminent hazard Access Controls/Permissions Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems API Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases AI Copilot A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users Continuous Deployment A process to automatically release code changes from repository to production environment Threat Response Identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security issues and taking appropriate action to protect systems and data from potential harm Reporting & Statistics Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns Authentication Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access Encryption Convert data into a code for security Threat Intelligence Information to prevent, understand and identify cyber threats Risk Analysis Analyze potential risks across the organization For DevSecOps For development, security, and operations teams Generative AI Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc. Reporting/Analytics View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Container Isolation Isolating applications from their host and from each other to protect against vulnerabilities Risk Assessment Initiate collection and analysis of known risks Search/Filter Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization Classify levels of threat and organize actions based on priorities Show More ## 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