Comparison

Checkov 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.

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Checkov64

★Prowler80

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Checkov	ProwlerLeader
Vioscale score	64 / 100low · 47%	80 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
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	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Checkov64 / 100low · 47%

Prowler80 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Checkov✓

Prowler✓

Model

Checkovopen_source

Prowlerfreemium

Price level

Checkovfree

Prowlerlow

Transparent

Checkov–

Prowler✓

Integrations

Count

Checkov13

Prowler10

Security

Disclosure policy

Checkov–

Prowler✓

Fedramp

Checkov–

Prowler✓

Gdpr

Checkov–

Prowler✓

Hipaa

Checkov–

Prowler✓

Iso27001

Checkov–

Prowler✓

Pci

Checkov–

Prowler✓

Scorecard

Checkov7

Prowler–

Soc2

Checkov–

Prowler✓

Vulnerabilities

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

Prowler–

Reliability

Status page

Checkov–

Prowler✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Checkov138

Prowler–

Github stars

Checkov8,973

Prowler–

Package downloads weekly

Checkov4,830,339

Prowler–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Checkov17

Prowler–

Release

Cadence days

Checkov4

Prowler–

History

Checkov20 items

Prowler–

License

Spdx

CheckovApache-2.0

Prowler–

Language

Primary

CheckovPython

Prowler–

Market

Availability

Checkov–

ProwlerAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

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	Prowler
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	AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed	-	CIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Licensing
Open-core scanner available	✓	✓

Posture

CSPM (posture / misconfig)

Checkov✓

Prowler✓

KSPM (Kubernetes posture)

Checkov✓

Prowler✓

Workload

CWPP (workload protection)

Checkov-

Prowler✓

Entitlements

CIEM (entitlements)

Checkov-

Prowler✓

Data

DSPM (data posture)

Checkov-

Prowler-

Pipeline

IaC / pipeline scanning

Checkov✓

Prowler✓

Architecture

Agentless scanning

Checkov✓

Prowler-

Runtime

Runtime protection

Checkov-

Prowler-

Coverage

Cloud coverage

CheckovAWS, Google Cloud, Azure

ProwlerAWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl

Compliance

Compliance frameworks assessed

Checkov-

ProwlerCIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,

Licensing

Open-core scanner available

Checkov✓

Prowler✓

What each one is

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

Checkov

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

Prowler

Leader

World's most widely adopted, open cloud security platform that detects vulnerabilities, prioritizes risk, accelerates remediation, and ensures continuous compliance.

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

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Prowler

Leader

from $0.30/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $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

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

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	Prowler
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Checkov✗

Prowler✓

CLI

Checkov✓

Prowler✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Checkov✓

Prowler✓

Self-hosted

Checkov✓

Prowler✓

On-premise

Checkov✗

Prowler✓

Integrations

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

In common (4)

AWS
Google Cloud
Kubernetes
GitHub

Checkov

13 total - 9 not shared

Azure
Docker
Terraform
CloudFormation
Dockerfile
Git
Helm
Kustomize
Serverless

Independently observed

Prowler

Leader

10 total - 6 not shared

Microsoft Azure
Microsoft 365
Oracle Cloud
Alibaba Cloud
Cloudflare
OpenStack

Independently observed

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