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Comparison

Palo Alto Prisma Cloud 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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Palo Alto Prisma Cloud43
★Prowler80
Score
Vioscale score
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud43 / 100low · 26%
Prowler80 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud–
Prowler✓
Model
Palo Alto Prisma Cloudquote
Prowlerfreemium
Price level
Palo Alto Prisma Cloudunknown
Prowlerlow
Transparent
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✗
Prowler✓
Integrations
Count
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud19
Prowler10
Security
Disclosure policy
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud–
Prowler✓
Fedramp
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud–
Prowler✓
Gdpr
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
Hipaa
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud–
Prowler✓
Iso27001
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud–
Prowler✓
Pci
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud–
Prowler✓
Soc2
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud–
Prowler✓
Reliability
Status page
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud-
Prowler✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud-
Prowler-
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler-
Runtime
Runtime protection
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler-
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Palo Alto Prisma CloudAWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (five large
ProwlerAWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Palo Alto Prisma CloudSupports more than 75 compliance standards
ProwlerCIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud-
Prowler✓

What each one is

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

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

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.

Palo Alto Prisma Cloud

Quote-based
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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
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
CLI
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
Self-hosted
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
On-premise
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✓
Hybrid
Palo Alto Prisma Cloud✓
Prowler✗

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud

Palo Alto Prisma Cloud

19 total - 16 not shared
  • Black Duck
  • Coverity
  • Checkmarx
  • GitLab
  • HashiCorp
  • Semgrep
  • Snyk
  • Veracode
  • Cortex Cloud
  • Cortex XDR
  • Cortex XSOAR
  • Cortex XSIAM
  • Cortex Xpanse
  • Cortex XDS
  • Azure
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Independently observed

Prowler

Leader
10 total - 7 not shared
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft 365
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Cloudflare
  • OpenStack
Independently observed

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