Additional Outposts.

An Outpost is a saved scan target in Vanguard that is not yet attached to a full system. You can scan a repository, container, or endpoint repeatedly, track findings over time, and analyze trends, all without committing the target to full compliance tracking in Garrison. Think of an Outpost as a staging ground: a place to evaluate whether something belongs in your compliance scope before you promote it to a full system.

Each tier includes a baseline Outpost allocation: 10 on Developer, 10 on Guardian, 25 on Team, 50 on Business, unlimited on Enterprise. Additional Outposts expand that baseline at the flat $9 per Outpost per month rate. The rate does not vary by tier because the resource cost of running Outpost scans is consistent regardless of which tier they live on.

Outposts can be scanned on demand or on a schedule, and findings persist over time for trend analysis. When you decide an Outpost should become a full system (meaning you want continuous compliance tracking, evidence collection, and framework scoring against it), you can promote it to a full system at any time. The Outpost's scan history carries forward into the new system's assessment workspace, so you do not lose the evaluation context when you commit.

Outposts added mid-cycle are prorated to the end of the current billing period. Outposts removed mid-cycle continue until the end of the current billing period. No annual commitment on Outpost expansion.

Enterprise tier includes unlimited Outposts as part of the base subscription. The additional Outpost add-on does not apply to Enterprise because there is no limit to expand. This is a practical outcome of the Enterprise tier supporting unlimited systems and unlimited scan breadth.