Checkov vs Falco
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.
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.
Checkov
LeaderCheckov scans infrastructure-as-code configurations across Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, Dockerfile, and other IaC formats to detect security vulnerabilities and compliance violations before deployment.
Falco
Cloud-native runtime security tool that monitors hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments for abnormal behavior and security threats using eBPF and kernel events.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
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.
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GitHub
Checkov
Leader- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Azure
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Dockerfile
- Git
- Helm
- Kustomize
- Serverless
Falco
- AWS EKS
- AWS CloudTrail
- Okta
- Nomad
- Fluent Bit
- Elasticsearch
- S3
- Slack
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.