Comparison

Falco 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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Falco58

★Prowler80

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Falco	ProwlerLeader
Vioscale score	58 / 100low · 38%updating	80 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	50	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.3	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=cloudnativeapp%2Ffalco&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	9,305	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	11	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Falco58 / 100low · 38%updating

Prowler80 / 100medium · 73%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Falco✓

Prowler✓

Model

Falcocommercial

Prowlerfreemium

Price level

Falcofree

Prowlerlow

Transparent

Falco✓

Prowler✓

Integrations

Count

Falco50

Prowler10

Security

Disclosure policy

Falco–

Prowler✓

Fedramp

Falco–

Prowler✓

Gdpr

Falco–

Prowler✓

Hipaa

Falco–

Prowler✓

Iso27001

Falco–

Prowler✓

Pci

Falco–

Prowler✓

Scorecard

Falco7.3

Prowler–

Soc2

Falco–

Prowler✓

Vulnerabilities

FalcoCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=cloudnativeapp%2Ffalco&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Prowler–

Reliability

Status page

Falco–

Prowler✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Falco0

Prowler–

Github stars

Falco9,305

Prowler–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Falco11

Prowler–

Release

Cadence days

Falco4

Prowler–

History

Falco20 items

Prowler–

License

Spdx

FalcoApache-2.0

Prowler–

Language

Primary

FalcoC++

Prowler–

Market

Availability

Falco–

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	Falco	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	Multi-cloud: hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments	AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed	Rule-based detection for regulatory compliance violations	CIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Licensing
Open-core scanner available	✓	✓

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

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.

Falco

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

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

Platforms

Web

Falco✗

Prowler✓

Linux

Falco✓

Prowler✗

CLI

Falco✓

Prowler✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Falco✓

Prowler✓

Self-hosted

Falco✓

Prowler✓

On-premise

Falco✓

Prowler✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)

Kubernetes
GitHub

Falco

11 total - 9 not shared

AWS EKS
Docker
AWS CloudTrail
Okta
Nomad
Fluent Bit
Elasticsearch
S3
Slack

Independently observed

Prowler

Leader

10 total - 8 not shared

AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
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.