Aqua Security vs Prowler
On the evidence we track, Prowler leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Aqua Security
Aqua Security is the pioneer in cloud native security, offering a Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) that secures containerized applications from development to production. The platform integrates agent and agentless technology to prevent attacks through pre-deployment enforcement and real-time runtime protection.
Prowler
LeaderWorld's most widely adopted, open cloud security platform that detects vulnerabilities, prioritizes risk, accelerates remediation, and ensures continuous compliance.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Aqua Security
Usage-based pricing for code repositories and workloads. Contact sales for pricing details.
- Dev SecurityContact sales
- Code repo discovery and code scanning
- Vulnerability and risk scanning of container images
- Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA)
- Open source health scoring
- Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) scanning
- +5 more
- Cloud SecurityContact sales
- Auto-discovery, inventory and risk assessment across cloud accounts
- Agentless cloud workload scanning
- Support of AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle and Alibaba Cloud
- Configuration checks across compute, database, storage and identity
- Out-of-the-box compliance reporting
- +5 more
Prowler
LeaderFrom $79/account/mo (annual) or $99/account/mo (monthly). Free trial available.
- Prowler Cloud$99/account/mo (monthly) or $79/account/mo (annual, 20% savings)
- Scanning for all providers
- All checks and compliance frameworks
- Lighthouse AI agentic assistant
- MCP Server for Agentic Workflows
- SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
- +1 more
- Prowler Private CloudContact sales
- Custom providers, checks and compliance policies
- Custom SIEM integrations
- AWS Security Lake integration
- Data residency of choice
- White glove onboarding
- +1 more
- Prowler for MSPs/MSSPsContact sales
- Multi-tenant environment
- Consolidated billing and invoicing
- Deal registration and co-marketing
- Enterprise support
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- AWS
- Oracle Cloud
- Alibaba Cloud
- Kubernetes
- GitHub
Aqua Security
- Orca
- EC2
- ECS
- EKS
- Fargate
- Lambda
- ECR
- Azure
- GCP
- Red Hat OpenShift
- IBM Z
- LinuxONE
Prowler
Leader- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
- Microsoft 365
- Cloudflare
- OpenStack
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.