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Comparison

Falco 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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Falco53
★Prowler75
Score
vioscaleAI score
Falco53 / 100low · 41%
Prowler75 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Falco✓
Prowler✓
Model
Price level
Falcofree
Prowlerhigh
Starting price
Falco–
Prowler$99
Transparent
Falco✓
Prowler✓
Integrations
Count
Falco50
Prowler10
Security
Certifications
Falco–
ProwlerSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Falco–
Prowler✓
Fedramp
Falco–
Prowler✓
Gdpr
Falco–
Prowler✓
Hipaa
Falco–
Prowler✓
Iso27001
Falco–
Prowler✓
Pci
Falco–
Prowler✓
Scorecard
Falco7.5
Prowler–
Soc2
Falco–
Prowler✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Falco–
Prowler✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Falco0
Prowler–
Github stars
Falco9,478
Prowler–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Falco26
Prowler–
Release
Cadence days
Falco4
Prowler–
History
Falco20 items
Prowler–
License
Spdx
FalcoApache-2.0
Prowler–
Language
Primary
FalcoC++
Prowler–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Falco6 items
Prowler7 items

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Falco-
Prowler✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Falco✓
Prowler✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Falco✓
Prowler✓
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Falco-
Prowler✓
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Falco-
Prowler-
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Falco-
Prowler✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Falco✗
Prowler-
Runtime
Runtime protection
Falco✓
Prowler-
Coverage
Cloud coverage
FalcoMulti-cloud: hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments
ProwlerAWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
FalcoRule-based detection for regulatory compliance violations
ProwlerCIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Falco✓
Prowler✓

What each one is

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

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.

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.

Falco

Open source
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
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Falco✗
Prowler✓
Linux
Falco✓
Prowler✗
CLI
Falco✓
Prowler✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Falco✗
Prowler✓
Self-hosted
Falco✓
Prowler✓
On-premise
Falco✗
Prowler✓
Hybrid
Falco✗
Prowler✓
Air-gapped
Falco✗
Prowler✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub
  • Slack

Falco

12 total - 9 not shared
  • AWS EKS
  • Docker
  • AWS CloudTrail
  • Okta
  • Nomad
  • Fluent Bit
  • Elasticsearch
  • S3
  • Redis
Independently observed

Prowler

Leader
26 total - 23 not shared
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft 365
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Cloudflare
  • OpenStack
  • AWS Security Hub
  • Jira
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • AWS Security Lake
  • Censys
  • GitHub Code Scanning
  • Terraform
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Email
  • Custom SIEM
  • Power BI
  • GitHub Actions
  • Vercel
  • Google
  • Claude Code
Independently observed
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