Comparison

KubeArmor vs Palo Alto Prisma Cloud

On the evidence we track, KubeArmor leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
KubeArmor57
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud43
Score
Vioscale score
KubeArmor57 / 100low · 38%
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud43 / 100low · 26%
Pricing
Free tier
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Model
KubeArmorcommercial
Palo Alto Prisma Cloudquote
Price level
KubeArmorfree
Palo Alto Prisma Cloudunknown
Transparent
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Integrations
Count
KubeArmor7
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud19
Security
Disclosure policy
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Gdpr
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Scorecard
KubeArmor8.8
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Reliability
Status page
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Adoption
Dependent repos
KubeArmor34
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Github stars
KubeArmor2,588
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Activity
Commits last 30d
KubeArmor8
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Release
Cadence days
KubeArmor8
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
History
KubeArmor20 items
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
License
Spdx
KubeArmorApache-2.0
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Language
Primary
KubeArmorGo
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
KubeArmor-
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
KubeArmor-
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud-
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
KubeArmor-
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Data
DSPM (data posture)
KubeArmor-
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud-
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
KubeArmor-
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Architecture
Agentless scanning
KubeArmor-
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Runtime
Runtime protection
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Coverage
Cloud coverage
KubeArmorKubernetes and containerized environments
Palo Alto Prisma CloudAWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (five large
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
KubeArmor-
Palo Alto Prisma CloudSupports more than 75 compliance standards
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud-

What each one is

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

KubeArmor

Leader

A system-level security platform that enforces granular access policies on Kubernetes pods, containers, and infrastructure to control process execution, file access, and network communications at runtime using kernel-level enforcement.

Independently observed

Palo Alto Prisma Cloud

A comprehensive cloud security platform that provides visibility into cloud assets, enforces compliance policies, detects and blocks threats in real time, and protects applications across their entire lifecycle from code development through production deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

KubeArmor

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Palo Alto Prisma Cloud

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Linux
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
CLI
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Self-hosted
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
On-premise
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Hybrid
KubeArmor
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud

Integrations

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

KubeArmor

Leader
6 total
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Kafka
  • ELK Stack
  • Cilium
Independently observed

Palo Alto Prisma Cloud

19 total
  • Black Duck
  • Coverity
  • Checkmarx
  • GitLab
  • HashiCorp
  • Semgrep
  • Snyk
  • Veracode
  • Cortex Cloud
  • Cortex XDR
  • Cortex XSOAR
  • Cortex XSIAM
  • Cortex Xpanse
  • Cortex XDS
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Independently observed

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