Best Amazon GuardDuty Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from cloud workload protection platforms ranked against Amazon GuardDuty on the same published basis.
- 1Amazon GuardDuty vs Calico Cloud
- 3Amazon GuardDuty vs Falco
- 4Amazon GuardDuty vs Qualys TotalCloud
- 5Amazon GuardDuty vs Tetragon
- 6Amazon GuardDuty vs Tracee
- 7Amazon GuardDuty vs Bitdefender Total Security
- 8Amazon GuardDuty vs Sysdig Secure
- 9Amazon GuardDuty vs FortiCNAPP
- 10Amazon GuardDuty vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security
- 11Amazon GuardDuty vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
- 12Amazon GuardDuty vs Sweet Security
- 13Amazon GuardDuty vs AccuKnox
- 14Amazon GuardDuty vs ARMO Platform
- 15Amazon GuardDuty vs Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines
- 16Amazon GuardDuty vs Carbon Black Workload
- 17Amazon GuardDuty vs Cortex Cloud
- 18Amazon GuardDuty vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
- 19Amazon GuardDuty vs SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security
- 20Amazon GuardDuty vs Sophos Cloud Workload Protection
- 21Amazon GuardDuty vs KubeArmor
Amazon GuardDuty alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calico Cloud | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Falco | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 4 | Qualys TotalCloud | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 5 | Tetragon | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 6 | Tracee | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 7 | Bitdefender Total Security | 5.7 | No | $5/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Sysdig Secure | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | FortiCNAPP | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Web |
| 11 | SUSE Multi-Linux Manager | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Sweet Security | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | AccuKnox | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | ARMO Platform | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Carbon Black Workload | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Cortex Cloud | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | CrowdStrike Falcon Surface | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security | 5.2 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 20 | Sophos Cloud Workload Protection | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | KubeArmor | 5.0 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Amazon GuardDuty alternatives
What is the best alternative to Amazon GuardDuty?
Calico Cloud, number 1 in cloud workload protection platforms with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Falco, Qualys TotalCloud, Tetragon and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Amazon GuardDuty?
Calico Cloud is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.