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Comparison

Prowler vs Sysdig Secure

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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★Prowler75
Sysdig Secure43
Score
vioscaleAI score
Prowler75 / 100medium · 71%
Sysdig Secure43 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure–
Model
Prowlerfreemium
Sysdig Securecommercial
Price level
Prowlerhigh
Sysdig Secureunknown
Starting price
Prowler$99
Sysdig Secure–
Transparent
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✗
Integrations
Count
Prowler10
Sysdig Secure9
Security
Certifications
ProwlerSOC 2 Type II
Sysdig Secure–
Disclosure policy
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure–
Fedramp
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure–
Gdpr
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure–
Hipaa
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure–
Iso27001
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure–
Pci
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure–
Soc2
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Reliability
Status page
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Prowler7 items
Sysdig Secure6 items

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Prowler-
Sysdig Secure✓
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Prowler-
Sysdig Secure✓
Runtime
Runtime protection
Prowler-
Sysdig Secure✓
Coverage
Cloud coverage
ProwlerAWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Sysdig SecureAWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
ProwlerCIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Sysdig SecureNIST 800-53, NIS2, DORA
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓

What each one is

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

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

Sysdig Secure

An AI-driven cloud security platform that automates threat investigation, prioritization, and remediation using specialized AI agents powered by detailed runtime visibility across cloud workloads and containers.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

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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Sysdig Secure

Subscription
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓
CLI
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Self-hosted
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✗
On-premise
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✗
Hybrid
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✗
Air-gapped
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure✗

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud

Prowler

Leader
26 total - 23 not shared
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft 365
  • 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
  • Google
  • Claude Code
Independently observed

Sysdig Secure

10 total - 7 not shared
  • Amazon Web Services
  • IBM Cloud
  • Anthropic
  • Checkmarx
  • Semgrep
  • Snyk
  • Grafana
Independently observed
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