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FlowBeacon vs. Traditional Solutions
Full Feature Comparison
See exactly how FlowBeacon's governance layer differs from infrastructure monitoring and manual review.
| CAPABILITY | FlowBeacon Governance Layer | APM Tools Datadog, New Relic | Platform-Native Make/Zapier Analytics | Manual Review Spreadsheets & Scripts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Approach | Proactive Prevention | Reactive Monitoring | Reactive Monitoring | Periodic Review |
| Workflow Logic Awareness | Deep Semantic Understanding | Blind (Generic API calls only) | Deep (Single Platform Only) | Human Review Only |
| Cross-Platform Visibility | Unified Control Plane | Siloed / Partial | Siloed (Platform locked) | Fragmented |
| Pre-Deployment Safety | Pre-deployment validation gates | None (Detects after failure) | None (Test in prod) | Manual Checklist |
| Deployment Blocking | Blocks bad deployments | Alerts only | No control | Manual bottleneck |
| AI-Powered Analysis | Agentic AI agents (50+ policies) | Generic alerts only | Basic analytics | Human reviewers |
| Scales to 1,000+ Workflows | Linear scaling (1,000s as easy as 10) | Scales for monitoring | Per-platform scaling only | Human bottleneck |
| Setup Effort | Instant (OAuth Connect) | High (Custom Instrumentation) | Low (Built-in) | High (Maintenance Heavy) |