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Comparison

Prowler vs Sysdig Secure

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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★Prowler80
Sysdig Secure48
Score
Vioscale score
Prowler80 / 100medium · 73%
Sysdig Secure48 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure–
Model
Prowlerfreemium
Sysdig Securecommercial
Price level
Prowlerlow
Sysdig Secure–
Transparent
Prowler✓
Sysdig Secure–
Integrations
Count
Prowler10
Sysdig Secure10
Security
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

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

World's most widely adopted, open cloud security platform that detects vulnerabilities, prioritizes risk, accelerates remediation, and ensures continuous compliance.

Independently observed

Sysdig Secure

Unified cloud security platform providing real-time detection and response to protect cloud, containers, and workloads across posture management, vulnerability assessment, and threat detection.

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 $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 verify ↗

Sysdig Secure

Pricing not documented yet.

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✓

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
10 total - 7 not shared
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft 365
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Cloudflare
  • OpenStack
Independently observed

Sysdig Secure

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

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

Prowler vs Sysdig Secure: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale