# Cloud Custodian vs ScoutSuite **Leader by Vioscale score:** Cloud Custodian | Attribute | Cloud Custodian | ScoutSuite | |---|---|---| | **Vioscale score** | 52.9 (41% (low)) | 42.7 (42% (low)) | | activity.commits_last_30d | 45 | 0 | | adoption.dependent_repos | 80 | 4 | | adoption.github_stars | 6,053 | 7,800 | | deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` | | description.long | Cloud Custodian enables management of cloud resources through filtering, tagging, and policy-driven actions using a YAML DSL. It supports real-time compliance enforcement and cost optimization across AWS, Azure, GCP, and other cloud platforms. | - | | features.capabilities | `{"ciem":false,"cspm":true,"cwpp":false,"dspm":false,"kspm":true,"iac_scanning":true,"cloud_coverage":"AWS, Azure, GCP (primary); Kubernetes, Tencent Cloud, OpenStack (beta)","open_core_scanner":true,"agentless_scanning":true,"runtime_protection":false}` | `{"cspm":true,"kspm":true,"cloud_coverage":"AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud (alpha), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (alpha), Kub","open_core_scanner":true,"agentless_scanning":true}` | | integrations.count | 1 | - | | integrations.list | `[{"name":"Terraform"}]` | - | | language.primary | Python | Python | | license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | GPL-2.0 | | platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true}` | | pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source and free under Apache 2.0 license","sourceUrl":"https://cloudcustodian.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:47:00.704Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:49:41.152Z"}` | | pricing.free_tier | yes | yes | | pricing.model | open_source | commercial | | pricing.price_level | free | free | | pricing.transparent | yes | - | | release.cadence_days | 54 | 49 | | release.history | 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| | reliability.status_page | yes | yes | | security.disclosure_policy | - | yes | | security.scorecard | 8.7 | 4 | | security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=c7n&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=scoutsuite&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | ## Capabilities (Cloud Security Software) | Capability | Cloud Custodian | ScoutSuite | |---|:--:|:--:| | **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, Azure, GCP (primary); Kubernetes, Tencent Cloud, OpenStack (beta) | AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud (alpha), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (alpha), Kub | | **Compliance** | | | | Compliance frameworks assessed | - | - | | **Licensing** | | | | Open-core scanner available | ✓ | ✓ | *Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:10:30.535Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*