Comparison

Orca Security 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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Orca Security51

★Prowler80

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Orca Security	ProwlerLeader
Vioscale score	51 / 100low · 31%	80 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Orca Security51 / 100low · 31%

Prowler80 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Orca Security–

Prowler✓

Model

Orca Securitycommercial

Prowlerfreemium

Price level

Orca Security–

Prowlerlow

Transparent

Orca Security–

Prowler✓

Integrations

Count

Orca Security12

Prowler10

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

Orca Security–

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	Orca Security	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	AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Tencent Cloud	AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed	Industry standards and custom checks	CIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Licensing
Open-core scanner available	-	✓

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

Unified cloud security platform providing agentless scanning, vulnerability management, workload protection, identity security, compliance management, and real-time threat detection across multi-cloud environments.

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.

Orca Security

Pricing not documented yet.

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	Orca Security	Prowler
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓
On-premiseDeployment	-	✓

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✓

Integrations

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

In common (4)

Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Alibaba Cloud
Oracle Cloud

Orca Security

12 total - 8 not shared

Amazon Web Services
Tencent Cloud
Chainguard
Jira
ServiceNow
Snowflake
Splunk
Zscaler

Independently observed

Prowler

Leader

10 total - 6 not shared

AWS
Kubernetes
GitHub
Microsoft 365
Cloudflare
OpenStack

Independently observed

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