Comparison

Cloud Custodian vs ScoutSuite

On the evidence we track, Cloud Custodian leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Cloud Custodian53

ScoutSuite43

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cloud CustodianLeader	ScoutSuite
Vioscale score	53 / 100low · 41%	43 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	8.7	4
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=c7n&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=scoutsuite&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	80	4
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,053	7,800
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	45	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	54	49
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	GPL-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Python

Score

Vioscale score

Cloud Custodian53 / 100low · 41%

ScoutSuite43 / 100low · 42%

Pricing

Free tier

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite✓

Model

Cloud Custodianopen_source

ScoutSuitecommercial

Price level

Cloud Custodianfree

ScoutSuitefree

Transparent

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite–

Integrations

Count

Cloud Custodian1

ScoutSuite–

Security

Disclosure policy

Cloud Custodian–

ScoutSuite✓

Scorecard

Cloud Custodian8.7

ScoutSuite4

Vulnerabilities

Cloud CustodianCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=c7n&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

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

Reliability

Status page

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cloud Custodian80

ScoutSuite4

Github stars

Cloud Custodian6,053

ScoutSuite7,800

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cloud Custodian45

ScoutSuite0

Release

Cadence days

Cloud Custodian54

ScoutSuite49

History

Cloud Custodian20 items

ScoutSuite20 items

License

Spdx

Cloud CustodianApache-2.0

ScoutSuiteGPL-2.0

Language

Primary

Cloud CustodianPython

ScoutSuitePython

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Cloud Security Software
Capability	Cloud Custodian	ScoutSuite
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, Azure, GCP (primary); Kubernetes, Tencent Cloud, OpenStack (beta)	AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud (alpha), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (alpha), Kub
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed	-	-
Licensing
Open-core scanner available	✓	✓

Posture

CSPM (posture / misconfig)

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite✓

KSPM (Kubernetes posture)

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite✓

Workload

CWPP (workload protection)

Cloud Custodian✗

ScoutSuite-

Entitlements

CIEM (entitlements)

Cloud Custodian✗

ScoutSuite-

Data

DSPM (data posture)

Cloud Custodian✗

ScoutSuite-

Pipeline

IaC / pipeline scanning

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite-

Architecture

Agentless scanning

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite✓

Runtime

Runtime protection

Cloud Custodian✗

ScoutSuite-

Coverage

Cloud coverage

Cloud CustodianAWS, Azure, GCP (primary); Kubernetes, Tencent Cloud, OpenStack (beta)

ScoutSuiteAWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud (alpha), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (alpha), Kub

Compliance

Compliance frameworks assessed

Cloud Custodian-

ScoutSuite-

Licensing

Open-core scanner available

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite✓

What each one is

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

Cloud Custodian

Leader

Cloud Custodian enables management of cloud resources through filtering, tagging, and policy-driven actions using a YAML DSL. It supports real-time compliance enforcement and cost optimization across AWS, Azure, GCP, and other cloud platforms.

Independently observed

ScoutSuite

Not documented yet.

Pricing

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

Cloud Custodian

Leader

Open source

Open source and free under Apache 2.0 license

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

ScoutSuite

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Cloud Custodian	ScoutSuite
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite✗

Self-hosted

Cloud Custodian✓

ScoutSuite✓

Integrations

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

Cloud Custodian

Leader

1 total

Terraform

Independently observed

ScoutSuite

Not documented yet.

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