Comparison

Check Point CloudGuard vs Prowler

On the evidence we track, Prowler leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Check Point CloudGuard51
★Prowler75
Score
vioscaleAI score
Check Point CloudGuard51 / 100low · 11%
Prowler75 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Model
Check Point CloudGuardcommercial
Prowlerfreemium
Price level
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowlerhigh
Starting price
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler$99
Transparent
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Integrations
Count
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler10
Security
Certifications
Check Point CloudGuard–
Disclosure policy
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Fedramp
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Gdpr
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Hipaa
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Iso27001
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Pci
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Soc2
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Reliability
Status page
Check Point CloudGuard✓
Prowler✓
Market
Content
Faq
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Check Point CloudGuard✓
Prowler✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Check Point CloudGuard-
Prowler✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Check Point CloudGuard✓
Prowler✓
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Check Point CloudGuard-
Prowler✓
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Check Point CloudGuard-
Prowler-
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Check Point CloudGuard-
Prowler✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Check Point CloudGuard-
Prowler-
Runtime
Runtime protection
Check Point CloudGuard✓
Prowler-
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Check Point CloudGuardMulti-cloud
ProwlerAWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Check Point CloudGuard-
ProwlerCIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Check Point CloudGuard-
Prowler✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Check Point CloudGuard

Check Point Cloud Firewall protects cloud assets, workloads, and applications across multiple cloud providers with integrated threat prevention, vulnerability management, and compliance controls. It offers visibility and automated enforcement across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and other environments.

Independently observed

Prowler

Leader

An open-source and managed platform that automatically scans cloud environments for security misconfigurations and compliance violations. Offers multiple deployment options—cloud-hosted, self-hosted, or air-gapped—with 2,500+ checks, customizable compliance frameworks, remediation guidance, and integrations with security and workflow tools.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Check Point CloudGuard

Pricing not documented yet.

Prowler

Leader
from $99/cloud account/moHybridFree tier15-day trial

Free trial and open-source options. Managed SaaS from $99/cloud account/month. Private Cloud pricing available on quote.

  • Free TrialFree
    • All checks and compliance frameworks
    • Cloud infrastructure posture scanning
    • Access to Prowler Hub
    • SOC 2 Type 2 assurance
  • Prowler Cloud$99/cloud account/month; 20% discount with annual billing
    • Continuous compliance across 70+ frameworks
    • Onboard whole AWS Organizations, Azure Management Groups, GCP Organizations
    • Jira, Slack and email alerts
    • SAML SSO and API access
    • Enterprise support
    • +5 more
  • Prowler Private CloudContact sales
    • Deployment in customer's cloud, data center or air-gapped environment
    • Data residency of choice and unlimited resources
    • Private Registry for custom providers, checks and frameworks
    • AWS Security Lake (Parquet) and custom SIEM integration
    • White glove onboarding
    • +3 more
  • Open SourceFree
    • 2,500+ checks across all cloud providers
    • Run from terminal, CI/CD pipeline or Kubernetes
    • All public compliance frameworks
    • Custom checks and frameworks support
    • Optional integration with Prowler Cloud
    • +1 more
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
CLI
Check Point CloudGuard–
Prowler✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Check Point CloudGuard✓
Prowler✓
Self-hosted
Check Point CloudGuard✗
Prowler✓
On-premise
Check Point CloudGuard✗
Prowler✓
Hybrid
Check Point CloudGuard✗
Prowler✓
Air-gapped
Check Point CloudGuard✗
Prowler✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Check Point CloudGuard

Not documented yet.

Prowler

Leader
26 total
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft 365
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Cloudflare
  • OpenStack
  • AWS Security Hub
  • Jira
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • AWS Security Lake
  • Censys
  • GitHub Code Scanning
  • Terraform
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Email
  • Custom SIEM
  • Power BI
  • GitHub Actions
  • Vercel
  • +2 more
Independently observed
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Check Point CloudGuard or Prowler: which one depends on you

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