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Best Cortex Cloud Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from cloud security posture management software ranked against Cortex Cloud on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Aikido CSPM Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $300/mo6.6
    Cortex Cloud vs Aikido CSPM
  2. 2
    Mondoo CSPM Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    Cortex Cloud vs Mondoo CSPM
  3. 3
    Powerpipe Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.6
    Cortex Cloud vs Powerpipe
  4. 4
    Prowler Cloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $99/mo6.5
    Cortex Cloud vs Prowler Cloud
  5. 5
    Cavirin Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Cortex Cloud vs Cavirin
  6. 6
    CloudSploit Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Cortex Cloud vs CloudSploit
  7. 7
    Scout Suite Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.4
    Cortex Cloud vs Scout Suite
  8. 8
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Cortex Cloud vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  9. 9
    Qualys TotalCloud Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Cortex Cloud vs Qualys TotalCloud
  10. 10
    Bitdefender Total Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo5.7
    Cortex Cloud vs Bitdefender Total Security
  11. 11
    Sysdig Secure apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    Cortex Cloud vs Sysdig Secure
  12. 12
    FortiCNAPP LinuxWebWin 5.5
    Cortex Cloud vs FortiCNAPP
  13. 13
    Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security apiLinuxWeb 5.5
    Cortex Cloud vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security
  14. 14
    AccuKnox Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Cortex Cloud vs AccuKnox
  15. 15
    Prisma Cloud SCA Free trial apiWeb 5.4
    Cortex Cloud vs Prisma Cloud SCA
  16. 16
    Saner Cloud CSPM Free trial Web 5.4
    Cortex Cloud vs Saner Cloud CSPM
  17. 17
    Upwind Cloud Security apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Cortex Cloud vs Upwind Cloud Security
  18. 18
    Alibaba Cloud Security Center Web $1/mo5.3
    Cortex Cloud vs Alibaba Cloud Security Center
  19. 19
    Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF)Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Webapi 5.2
    Cortex Cloud vs Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF)
  20. 20
    Cloudaware CSPM Free trial apiWeb 5.2
    Cortex Cloud vs Cloudaware CSPM

Cortex Cloud alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Aikido CSPM6.6Free plan$300/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Mondoo CSPM6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Powerpipe6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Prowler Cloud6.5Free plan$99/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Cavirin6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6CloudSploit6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
7Scout Suite6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
8Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
9Qualys TotalCloud6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
10Bitdefender Total Security5.7$5/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
11Sysdig Secure5.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12FortiCNAPP5.5Linux, Web, Windows
13Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security5.5API, Linux, Web
14AccuKnox5.4Linux, self-hosted, Web
15Prisma Cloud SCA5.4API, Web
16Saner Cloud CSPM5.4Web
17Upwind Cloud Security5.4API, self-hosted, Web
18Alibaba Cloud Security Center5.3$1/moWeb
19Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF)5.2Web, API
20Cloudaware CSPM5.2API, Web
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Questions about Cortex Cloud alternatives

What is the best alternative to Cortex Cloud?

Aikido CSPM, number 1 in cloud security posture management software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Mondoo CSPM, Powerpipe, Prowler Cloud and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Cortex Cloud?

Aikido CSPM is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.