# Falco vs KubeArmor

| Attribute | Falco | KubeArmor |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58.3 (38% (low)) | 57.2 (38% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 11 | 8 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 34 |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,305 | 2,588 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Cloud-native runtime security tool that monitors hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments for abnormal behavior and security threats using eBPF and kernel events. | 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 | `{"cwpp":true,"kspm":true,"cloud_coverage":"Multi-cloud: hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments","open_core_scanner":true,"agentless_scanning":false,"runtime_protection":true,"compliance_frameworks":"Rule-based detection for regulatory compliance violations"}` | `{"cwpp":true,"cloud_coverage":"Kubernetes and containerized environments","open_core_scanner":true,"runtime_protection":true}` |
| integrations.count | 50 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"AWS CloudTrail"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Nomad"},{"name":"Fluent Bit"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Slack"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"ELK Stack"},{"name":"Cilium"}]` |
| language.primary | C++ | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://falco.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T17:01:04.261Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kubearmor.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:34:28.996Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 8 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.44.1","date":"2026-06-11T07:53:06Z","type":"stable","version":"0.44.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.44.1-rc1","date":"2026-06-10T09:02:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.44.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.44.0","date":"2026-05-26T14:29:36Z","type":"stable","version":"0.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.44.0-rc2","date":"2026-05-25T18:36:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.44.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.44.0-rc1","date":"2026-05-21T11:06:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.44.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.43.1","date":"2026-04-09T09:48:08Z","type":"stable","version":"0.43.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.43.0","date":"2026-01-28T13:49:28Z","type":"stable","version":"0.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.43.0-rc3","date":"2026-01-23T15:59:21Z","type":"stable","version":"0.43.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.43.0-rc2","date":"2026-01-22T12:28:19Z","type":"stable","version":"0.43.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.43.0-rc1","date":"2026-01-14T14:41:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.43.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.42.1","date":"2025-11-06T10:19:14Z","type":"stable","version":"0.42.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.42.0","date":"2025-10-22T10:42:42Z","type":"stable","version":"0.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.42.0-rc4","date":"2025-10-22T09:16:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.42.0-rc4"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.42.0-rc3","date":"2025-10-20T13:27:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.42.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.42.0-rc2","date":"2025-10-17T14:37:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.42.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.42.0-rc1","date":"2025-10-14T12:43:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.42.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.41.3","date":"2025-07-01T09:54:42Z","type":"stable","version":"0.41.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.41.2","date":"2025-06-17T10:42:37Z","type":"stable","version":"0.41.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.41.1","date":"2025-06-05T07:40:03Z","type":"stable","version":"0.41.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases/tag/0.41.1-rc1","date":"2025-06-04T08:40:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.41.1-rc1"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.7.5-rc1","date":"2026-07-13T08:55:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.5-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.7.4","date":"2026-07-03T09:28:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.7.4-rc3","date":"2026-07-01T13:49:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.7.4-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.7.4-rc2","date":"2026-06-23T11:39:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.7.4-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.7.4-rc1","date":"2026-06-08T10:30:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.7.4-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.7.3","date":"2026-05-29T10:40:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.7.2","date":"2026-05-26T14:28:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2026-05-15T06:51:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2026-05-08T03:08:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.19","date":"2026-05-07T12:48:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.18","date":"2026-04-17T13:00:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.17","date":"2026-04-16T12:12:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.16","date":"2026-04-02T10:00:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.15","date":"2026-03-23T03:31:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.14","date":"2026-03-12T06:13:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.13","date":"2026-03-06T11:33:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.12","date":"2026-02-25T22:50:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.6.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.11","date":"2026-02-25T20:25:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.10","date":"2026-02-25T16:31:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.6.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/releases/tag/v1.6.9","date":"2026-02-20T11:15:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.9"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.3 | 8.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=cloudnativeapp%2Ffalco&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 | Falco | 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 | Multi-cloud: hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments | Kubernetes and containerized environments |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance frameworks assessed | Rule-based detection for regulatory compliance violations | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core scanner available | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:17:49.963Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*