Prowler

Open-source cloud security platform for automated compliance and security assessments

Also known as
prowler

Available worldwide · Popular in: US

What is Prowler?

Automates security and compliance monitoring across cloud environments with thousands of built-in checks, compliance frameworks, real-time dashboards, and cloud provider integrations.

Independently observed

Prowler pricing

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from $79/moHybridFree tier

From $79/month (annual) or $99/month (monthly). Free open-source tier available.

Cloud - Monthly

$99/month. Includes 50,000 resources per scan; $0.30/resource overage.
monthly

Managed SaaS for growing teams with scale, SSO, and premier support

resources
50,000 per scan
  • Scanning for all providers
  • All checks and compliance frameworks
  • Lighthouse AI agentic assistant
  • MCP Server for agentic workflows
  • SOC 2 Type II compliant
  • Enterprise support

Cloud - Annual

$79/month billed annually (20% savings). Includes 50,000 resources per scan; $0.24/resource overage.
annual

Managed SaaS for growing teams with scale, SSO, and premier support

resources
50,000 per scan
  • Scanning for all providers
  • All checks and compliance frameworks
  • Lighthouse AI agentic assistant
  • MCP Server for agentic workflows
  • SOC 2 Type II compliant
  • Enterprise support

Private Cloud

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For large organizations requiring unlimited resources and dedicated support

  • Everything in Cloud, plus:
  • Custom providers, checks, and compliance policies
  • Custom SIEM integrations
  • AWS Security Lake integration in Parquet format
  • Air-gapped environments
  • Data residency of your choice
  • White glove onboarding
  • Dedicated technical account manager

MSP/MSSP

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Multi-tenant platform for managed service providers

  • Multi-tenant customer provisioning and management
  • Consolidated billing and invoicing
  • Partner-friendly pricing
  • Deal registration and co-marketing support

What Prowler does

The capabilities that matter for cloud security software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

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, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
CIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
  • Linux
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (21)

Independently observed
security
  • AWS Security Hub
  • AWS Security Lake
ticketing
  • Jira
chat
  • Slack
analytics
  • Microsoft Power BI
threat_intel
  • Censys
vcs
  • GitHub Code Scanning
iac
  • Terraform
  • AWS CloudFormation
notifications
  • Email
siem
  • Custom SIEM
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft 365
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Cloudflare
  • OpenStack

Security & compliance

Independently observed
  • SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive

Prowler FAQ

Common questions about Prowler, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Prowler?

Automates security and compliance monitoring across cloud environments with thousands of built-in checks, compliance frameworks, real-time dashboards, and cloud provider integrations. It is indexed under Cloud Security Software.

Source: https://prowler.com/

Is Prowler free to use?

Prowler is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $0.24. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://prowler.com/pricing

What platforms does Prowler support?

Prowler supports the web, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://prowler.com/

Can Prowler be self-hosted?

Yes. Prowler can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://prowler.com/

What does Prowler integrate with?

We have confirmed 17 integrations for Prowler, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cloud and Alibaba Cloud, plus 9 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://prowler.com/pricing

What security certifications does Prowler have?

We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Prowler. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Prowler not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://prowler.com/pricing

Where is Prowler available?

Prowler is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.

Source: https://prowler.com/pricing

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Balanced composite 69 / 100
low · 30%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Security posture1000.2120.9
Capabilities810.065.1
Integrations330.062.1
Stars00.030.0-
Dependent projects00.060.0-
Development activity00.090.0-
Release cadence00.050.0-
Package downloads00.140.0-
Security score00.040.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.060.0-

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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 59%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesCiem: Yes · Cspm: Yes · Cwpp: Yes · Kspm: Yes · Iac scanning: Yes · Cloud coverage: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Clmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count13mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 50%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Modelopen_sourcemediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60%
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60%
Starting priceAmount: 79 · Currency: USDmediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%
FedrampYeshighsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%
PciYeshighsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%
Soc2Yesmediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60%
CertificationsSOC 2 Type IImediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60%
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