Instead of kube-score
kube-score alternatives
kube-score is a free, MIT-licensed tool for statically analyzing Kubernetes objects. It highlights security and resilience concerns such as missing container limits, probes, security contexts, NetworkPolicy targeting, PodDisruptionBudgets, anti-affinity, and unstable APIs. CI/CD support, configurable warning thresholds, multiple output formats, and integrations with Helm, Kustomize, Docker, static YAML, and clusters make it useful in delivery workflows. Prebuilt binaries, package options, and a browser demo that keeps submitted data in the browser support different ways to work.
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AWS CloudFormation
Free plan APIiPhoneLinux+3AWS infrastructure provisioning and multi-account deployments — CloudFormation provisions AWS and third-party resources, with templates, change previews, drift detection, and multi-account StackSets beyond kube-score's analysis.
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Conftest
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsPolicy tests across diverse configuration formats — Conftest uses Open Policy Agent Rego to test Kubernetes, Terraform, Dockerfiles, and other structured files, adding policy authoring beyond kube-score's built-in checks.
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cfn-lint
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1AWS CloudFormation template validation — cfn-lint validates CloudFormation templates against provider schemas, custom rules, and best practices, while kube-score focuses on Kubernetes objects.
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Chef InSpec
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2Compliance audits of live infrastructure — Chef InSpec tests actual systems against reusable compliance code across AWS, Azure, AliCloud, GCP, and local targets instead of statically reviewing Kubernetes definitions.
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Cinc Auditor
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsFree InSpec-compatible compliance workflows — Cinc Auditor distributes Chef InSpec compatibility for compliance and audit workflows, including drop-in container use, while kube-score analyzes Kubernetes manifests.
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KICS
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1Broad Infrastructure as Code security scanning — KICS scans many IaC technologies for vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and misconfigurations, with editable queries and extensive CI integrations beyond kube-score's Kubernetes scope.
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kubeconform
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1Fast Kubernetes schema validation — Kubeconform validates manifests against Kubernetes OpenAPI schemas, supports custom or offline schemas, and offers concurrent processing rather than kube-score's design recommendations.
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Kubescape
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DeepSource
Free plan APILinuxMac+3 - 10
cfn-nag
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Fairwinds Polaris
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Checkov
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KubeLinter
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Pulumi
Free plan APILinuxMac+3 - 15
TFLint
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Trivy
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 17
terraform-compliance
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AWS CDK Nag
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PSRule for Azure
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Safeguard IaC Security
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Snyk IaC
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AWS CloudFormation Guard
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Its scope remains Kubernetes object analysis, and results are strongest when applications in one namespace are analyzed together. If you need policy tests across many configuration formats, AWS provisioning, CloudFormation-specific validation, live infrastructure audits, or broader Infrastructure as Code scanning, another tool may fit better. Compare each alternative's inputs, rule model, deployment coverage, reporting, CI integrations, operating systems, and pricing. Also decide whether you need recommendations for Kubernetes design or validation and compliance checks aimed at different stages of your workflow.