Comparison

KubeArmor 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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KubeArmor57

★Prowler80

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	KubeArmor	ProwlerLeader
Vioscale score	57 / 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	7	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	8.8	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkubearmor%2FKubeArmor%2Fprotobuf&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	34	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	2,588	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	8	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	8	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

KubeArmor57 / 100low · 38%updating

Prowler80 / 100medium · 73%updating

Pricing

Free tier

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✓

Model

KubeArmorcommercial

Prowlerfreemium

Price level

KubeArmorfree

Prowlerlow

Transparent

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✓

Integrations

Count

KubeArmor7

Prowler10

Security

Disclosure policy

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✓

Fedramp

KubeArmor–

Prowler✓

Gdpr

KubeArmor–

Prowler✓

Hipaa

KubeArmor–

Prowler✓

Iso27001

KubeArmor–

Prowler✓

Pci

KubeArmor–

Prowler✓

Scorecard

KubeArmor8.8

Prowler–

Soc2

KubeArmor–

Prowler✓

Vulnerabilities

KubeArmorCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkubearmor%2FKubeArmor%2Fprotobuf&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Prowler–

Reliability

Status page

KubeArmor–

Prowler✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

KubeArmor34

Prowler–

Github stars

KubeArmor2,588

Prowler–

Activity

Commits last 30d

KubeArmor8

Prowler–

Release

Cadence days

KubeArmor8

Prowler–

History

KubeArmor20 items

Prowler–

License

Spdx

KubeArmorApache-2.0

Prowler–

Language

Primary

KubeArmorGo

Prowler–

Market

Availability

KubeArmorAvailable worldwide

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	KubeArmor	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	Kubernetes and containerized environments	AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed	-	CIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Licensing
Open-core scanner available	✓	✓

Posture

CSPM (posture / misconfig)

KubeArmor-

Prowler✓

KSPM (Kubernetes posture)

KubeArmor-

Prowler✓

Workload

CWPP (workload protection)

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✓

Entitlements

CIEM (entitlements)

KubeArmor-

Prowler✓

Data

DSPM (data posture)

KubeArmor-

Prowler-

Pipeline

IaC / pipeline scanning

KubeArmor-

Prowler✓

Architecture

Agentless scanning

KubeArmor-

Prowler-

Runtime

Runtime protection

KubeArmor✓

Prowler-

Coverage

Cloud coverage

KubeArmorKubernetes and containerized environments

ProwlerAWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl

Compliance

Compliance frameworks assessed

KubeArmor-

ProwlerCIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,

Licensing

Open-core scanner available

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✓

What each one is

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

KubeArmor

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

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.

KubeArmor

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

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

Platforms

Web

KubeArmor✗

Prowler✓

Linux

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✗

CLI

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✓

Self-hosted

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✓

On-premise

KubeArmor✓

Prowler✓

Integrations

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

KubeArmor

6 total

OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
Grafana
Kafka
ELK Stack
Cilium

Independently observed

Prowler

Leader

10 total

AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Kubernetes
GitHub
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.