Comparison

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security 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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CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security55
★Prowler75
Score
vioscaleAI score
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security55 / 100low · 33%
Prowler75 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✗
Prowler✓
Model
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Securitycommercial
Prowlerfreemium
Price level
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Securitylow
Prowlerhigh
Starting price
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security$7.99
Prowler$99
Transparent
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✓
Integrations
Count
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security4
Prowler10
Security
Certifications
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security–
Disclosure policy
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✓
Fedramp
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security–
Prowler✓
Gdpr
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✓
Hipaa
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security–
Prowler✓
Iso27001
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security–
Prowler✓
Pci
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security–
Prowler✓
Soc2
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security–
Prowler✓
Reliability
Status page
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✓
Market
Availability
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud SecurityAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security7 items
Prowler7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

A cloud security solution that merges infrastructure-level monitoring without agents with agent-based runtime protection. It delivers real-time threat detection and automated response across multi-cloud environments, correlating detections with known adversary patterns to help security teams identify and respond to threats faster.

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.

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

from $7.99/device/moSubscription15-day trial

From $7.99/device/month. 15-day free trial. Monthly and annual billing available.

  • Falcon Go$7.99/device/month or $59.99/device/year
    • Next-Gen Antivirus
    • Device Control
    • Mobile Device Protection
    • Firewall Management
    • Endpoint Detection and Response
    • +5 more
  • Falcon Pro$14.99/device/month or $99.99/device/year
  • Falcon Enterprise$19.99/device/month or $184.99/device/year
  • Falcon Complete MDRContact sales
as of verify ↗

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
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✓
macOS
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✗
Windows
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✗
Linux
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✗
CLI
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✗
Prowler✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✓
Self-hosted
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✓
Prowler✓
On-premise
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✗
Prowler✓
Hybrid
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✗
Prowler✓
Air-gapped
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security✗
Prowler✓

Integrations

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

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

4 total
  • OpenAI
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Vertex AI
Independently observed

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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