Comparison

Checkov vs Datadog Cloud Security Management

On the evidence we track, Checkov leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Checkov64

Datadog Cloud Security Management50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CheckovLeader	Datadog Cloud Security Management
Vioscale score	64 / 100low · 47%	50 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=checkov&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	138	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	8,973	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	4,830,339	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	17	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-

Score

Vioscale score

Checkov64 / 100low · 47%

Datadog Cloud Security Management50 / 100low · 48%

Pricing

Free tier

Checkov✓

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Model

Checkovopen_source

Datadog Cloud Security Managementcommercial

Price level

Checkovfree

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Integrations

Count

Checkov13

Datadog Cloud Security Management9

Security

Disclosure policy

Checkov–

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

Gdpr

Checkov–

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

Scorecard

Checkov7

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Soc2

Checkov–

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

Vulnerabilities

CheckovCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=checkov&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Reliability

Status page

Checkov–

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Checkov138

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Github stars

Checkov8,973

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Package downloads weekly

Checkov4,830,339

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Checkov17

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Release

Cadence days

Checkov4

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

History

Checkov20 items

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

License

Spdx

CheckovApache-2.0

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Language

Primary

CheckovPython

Datadog Cloud Security Management–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Cloud Security Software
Capability	Checkov	Datadog Cloud Security Management
Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)	✓	✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)	✓	✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)	-	✓
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)	-	✓
Data
DSPM (data posture)	-	✗
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning	✓	✗
Architecture
Agentless scanning	✓	✓
Runtime
Runtime protection	-	✗
Coverage
Cloud coverage	AWS, Google Cloud, Azure	Cloud accounts, hosts, containers, and Kubernetes deployments
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed	-	Compliance violations and gaps detection
Licensing
Open-core scanner available	✓	✗

Posture

CSPM (posture / misconfig)

Checkov✓

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

KSPM (Kubernetes posture)

Checkov✓

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

Workload

CWPP (workload protection)

Checkov-

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

Entitlements

CIEM (entitlements)

Checkov-

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

Data

DSPM (data posture)

Checkov-

Datadog Cloud Security Management✗

Pipeline

IaC / pipeline scanning

Checkov✓

Datadog Cloud Security Management✗

Architecture

Agentless scanning

Checkov✓

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

Runtime

Runtime protection

Checkov-

Datadog Cloud Security Management✗

Coverage

Cloud coverage

CheckovAWS, Google Cloud, Azure

Datadog Cloud Security ManagementCloud accounts, hosts, containers, and Kubernetes deployments

Compliance

Compliance frameworks assessed

Checkov-

Datadog Cloud Security ManagementCompliance violations and gaps detection

Licensing

Open-core scanner available

Checkov✓

Datadog Cloud Security Management✗

What each one is

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

Checkov

Leader

Checkov scans infrastructure-as-code configurations across Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, Dockerfile, and other IaC formats to detect security vulnerabilities and compliance violations before deployment.

Independently observed

Datadog Cloud Security Management

Cloud security platform providing posture management, entitlement management, threat detection, workload protection, and compliance monitoring with integrated observability.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Checkov

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Datadog Cloud Security Management

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Checkov	Datadog Cloud Security Management
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Checkov✗

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

CLI

Checkov✓

Datadog Cloud Security Management✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Checkov✓

Datadog Cloud Security Management✓

Self-hosted

Checkov✓

Datadog Cloud Security Management✗

Integrations

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

In common (4)

AWS
Google Cloud
Azure
Kubernetes

Checkov

Leader

13 total - 9 not shared

Docker
Terraform
CloudFormation
Dockerfile
Git
GitHub
Helm
Kustomize
Serverless

Independently observed

Datadog Cloud Security Management

9 total - 5 not shared

Oracle Cloud
Red Hat OpenShift
OpenAI
SAP
OpenTelemetry

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.