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Prowler

Prowler · Cloud Security Posture

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Prowler runs hundreds of checks mapped to CIS, NIST, PCI and other frameworks, with a managed Prowler Cloud offering.

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What it does2 capabilities · 1 at full coverage

1 of 2 at full coverage.

Cloud Security Posture ManagementFullCLOUD · level 2 · 15 providers
Continuous Compliance MonitoringPartialGRC · level 3 · 9 providers

What it proves12 controls across 8 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

CSF 2.04 / 106GV.OV-03 ID.IM-01 ID.RA-01 PR.PS-01
CIS Benchmarks2 / 6CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark
AICM1 / 18A&A
ASVS 5.01 / 17V13
CIS Controls1 / 18CIS 4
CNAS Top 101 / 10CNAS-1
OWASP Top 101 / 10A02:2025
SAMM 2.01 / 90G-PC-3-B

What it stops2 techniques · 2 risks

2 techniques countered, 2 of them common

Cloud Misconfiguration ExploitationVery Common
Data from Cloud StorageT1530Common

2 risks reduced

Exposed and over-privileged cloud resources go unnoticedHigh
Control failures and framework non-compliance go unnoticedMedium

Where it runs2 phases · 2 ways to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Operate2
Monitor2

How it is delivered

CLI toolSaaS

What it unlocks3 activities · reaches level 5

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 5. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 1

Assess cloud accounts against benchmarksLow effort

Level 4

Continuous compliance with automated evidenceMedium effort

Level 5

Preventive cloud guardrails make misconfiguration impossibleHigh effort

How it holds up

Not assessed yet: no strengths, limits or evaluation scores. 47 of 340 products carry an assessment and 29 are scored.

What it costsOpen core or freemium · free tier

LicensingOpen core or freemium

Priced perfree tier plus paid tiers

BillingSubscription

Scales withFeature tier, users or usage beyond the free tier

Total cost

Start free; enterprise needs such as SSO, audit logs and policy often require the paid tier.

What it takes to run

No staffing, rollout time or operational commitment recorded.

What it works with

No supported language, standard, integration or named feature recorded.

What else to look at

No alternative, competitor or family sibling is modeled for it.

What backs this up

No measurement, incident or pipeline using it.

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