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Comparison

Lacework 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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Lacework56
★Prowler75
Score
vioscaleAI score
Lacework56 / 100low · 27%
Prowler75 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Model
Laceworkcommercial
Prowlerfreemium
Price level
Lacework–
Prowlerhigh
Starting price
Lacework–
Prowler$99
Transparent
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Integrations
Count
Lacework–
Prowler10
Security
Certifications
Lacework–
ProwlerSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Fedramp
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Gdpr
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Hipaa
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Iso27001
Lacework✓
Prowler✓
Pci
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Soc2
Lacework✓
Prowler✓
Reliability
Status page
Lacework✓
Prowler✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Lacework–
Prowler7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Lacework

Not documented yet.

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.

Lacework

Pricing not documented yet.

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
Lacework–
Prowler✓
CLI
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Self-hosted
Lacework–
Prowler✓
On-premise
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Hybrid
Lacework–
Prowler✓
Air-gapped
Lacework–
Prowler✓

Integrations

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

Lacework

Not documented yet.

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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