Comparison

Orca Security 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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Orca Security50
★Prowler75
Score
vioscaleAI score
Orca Security50 / 100low · 32%
Prowler75 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Orca Security–
Prowler✓
Model
Orca Securitycommercial
Prowlerfreemium
Price level
Orca Security–
Prowlerhigh
Starting price
Orca Security–
Prowler$99
Transparent
Orca Security–
Prowler✓
Integrations
Count
Orca Security12
Prowler10
Security
Certifications
Orca Security–
Disclosure policy
Orca Security✓
Prowler✓
Fedramp
Orca Security–
Prowler✓
Gdpr
Orca Security–
Prowler✓
Hipaa
Orca Security–
Prowler✓
Iso27001
Orca Security–
Prowler✓
Pci
Orca Security–
Prowler✓
Soc2
Orca Security✓
Prowler✓
Reliability
Status page
Orca Security–
Prowler✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Orca Security3 items
Prowler7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Orca Security

Cloud security platform that scans infrastructure, code, and runtimes to identify risks and misconfigurations, using AI to prioritize findings by actual business impact.

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.

Orca Security

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
Orca Security✓
Prowler✓
CLI
Orca Security✗
Prowler✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Orca Security✓
Prowler✓
Self-hosted
Orca Security✗
Prowler✓
On-premise
Orca Security✗
Prowler✓
Hybrid
Orca Security✗
Prowler✓
Air-gapped
Orca Security✗
Prowler✓

Integrations

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

In common (6)
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Jira
  • Slack

Orca Security

15 total - 9 not shared
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Tencent Cloud
  • Chainguard
  • ServiceNow
  • Snowflake
  • Splunk
  • Zscaler
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
Independently observed

Prowler

Leader
26 total - 20 not shared
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft 365
  • Cloudflare
  • OpenStack
  • AWS Security Hub
  • 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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