# Checkov vs KubeArmor

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Checkov

| Attribute | Checkov | KubeArmor |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 64 (47% (low)) | 57.2 (38% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 17 | 8 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 138 | 34 |
| adoption.github_stars | 8,973 | 2,588 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 4,830,339 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Checkov scans infrastructure-as-code configurations across Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, Dockerfile, and other IaC formats to detect security vulnerabilities and compliance violations before deployment. | A system-level security platform that enforces granular access policies on Kubernetes pods, containers, and infrastructure to control process execution, file access, and network communications at runtime using kernel-level enforcement. |
| features.capabilities | `{"cspm":true,"kspm":true,"iac_scanning":true,"cloud_coverage":"AWS, Google Cloud, Azure","open_core_scanner":true,"agentless_scanning":true}` | `{"cwpp":true,"cloud_coverage":"Kubernetes and containerized environments","open_core_scanner":true,"runtime_protection":true}` |
| integrations.count | 13 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"CloudFormation"},{"name":"Dockerfile"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Kustomize"},{"name":"Serverless"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"ELK Stack"},{"name":"Cilium"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.checkov.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:10:26.082Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kubearmor.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:34:28.996Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 8 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 8.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=checkov&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkubearmor%2FKubeArmor%2Fprotobuf&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Cloud Security Software)

| Capability | Checkov | KubeArmor |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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, Azure | Kubernetes and containerized environments |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance frameworks assessed | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core scanner available | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:16:42.439Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*