Best CFRipper Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from infrastructure as code security software ranked against CFRipper on the same published basis.
- 1CFRipper vs Snyk Open Source
- 2CFRipper vs Aikido CSPM
- 3CFRipper vs AWS CloudFormation
- 4CFRipper vs Conftest
- 5CFRipper vs KloudSec IaC Security
- 6CFRipper vs Trivy
- 7CFRipper vs Checkov
- 8CFRipper vs Kubescape
- 9CFRipper vs Kyverno
- 10CFRipper vs audytx
- 11CFRipper vs cfn-nag
- 12CFRipper vs Gomboc AI Code Security Platform
- 13CFRipper vs KubeLinter
- 14CFRipper vs c7n-left
- 15CFRipper vs kube-score
- 16CFRipper vs KICS
- 17CFRipper vs Fairwinds Polaris
- 18CFRipper vs Safeguard DAST
- 19CFRipper vs DryRun Security IaC Security
- 21CFRipper vs TigerGate Code Quality
CFRipper alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snyk Open Source | 6.7 | Free plan | $25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Aikido CSPM | 6.6 | Free plan | $300/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | AWS CloudFormation | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Conftest | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | KloudSec IaC Security | 6.6 | Free plan | $79/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Trivy | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Checkov | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 8 | Kubescape | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Kyverno | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | audytx | 6.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 11 | cfn-nag | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 12 | Gomboc AI Code Security Platform | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Web |
| 13 | KubeLinter | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 14 | c7n-left | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | kube-score | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | KICS | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Fairwinds Polaris | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Safeguard DAST | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | DryRun Security IaC Security | 5.2 | No | — | API, Web |
| 21 | TigerGate Code Quality | 4.8 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about CFRipper alternatives
What is the best alternative to CFRipper?
Snyk Open Source, number 1 in infrastructure as code security software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Aikido CSPM, AWS CloudFormation, Conftest and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CFRipper?
Snyk Open Source is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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. Paid placements never change a rank.