No. 7 of 35 ·Cloud Security Posture Management Software

Powerpipe

Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Three barsScore 5.6

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Powerpipe is ranked #7 of 35 in cloud security posture management software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

Powerpipe plans and pricing

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Open-source Powerpipe CLI Free Open-source tool; install locally, use a prebuilt container, or build from source powerpipe.io · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on cloud security posture management software

Multi-cloud support: Yes
Cloud asset inventory: Yes
Compliance frameworks: CIS, GDPR, NIST, PCI, SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP
IaC scanning: Yes
Identity risk analysis: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Powerpipe is an open-source tool from Turbot for visualizing cloud infrastructure, running security and compliance benchmarks, and creating dashboards and benchmarks.
Prebuilt dashboards: Prebuilt dashboards cover AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and more, showing resource quantity, cost, usage, and relationships.
Benchmarks: Prebuilt benchmarks assess cloud environments against frameworks including CIS, GDPR, NIST, PCI, and SOC 2.
Custom dashboards: Users can build dashboards and benchmarks with HCL or compose them from prebuilt dashboards and benchmarks.
Database support: Powerpipe can work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, or DuckDB and does not require Steampipe.
Dashboard interface: Powerpipe serves a locally hosted web UI for filtering and grouping benchmark data.
CLI: The CLI can list and run benchmarks and controls, and export benchmark results in formats including CSV, HTML, JSON, Markdown, and ASFF.
Code and collaboration: Dashboards are code that can be version controlled, composed, shared, and edited, and the site describes managing them with standard Git tooling.
Available content: Powerpipe Hub offers hundreds of dashboards, benchmarks, and examples.
Cloud and log integrations: The Powerpipe Hub lists mods for cloud providers and services including AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, DigitalOcean, Alibaba Cloud, GitHub, and Docker.
Security and compliance use cases: The site lists security and compliance monitoring, cost management, detections, and asset inventory as use cases.
Security disclosures: Turbot says it acknowledges vulnerability reports within one week and does not currently offer a monetary incentive or bug bounty program.
Support and community: The Powerpipe site links to a Slack community and says the community has 3,200+ practitioners.
Supported installation platforms: The download page provides installation options for macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Cloud Security Posture Management Software in 2026#7 of 35
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Sources

powerpipe.io/docs· checked 4 Oct 2026
powerpipe.io· checked 4 Oct 2026
hub.powerpipe.io· checked 4 Oct 2026
turbot.com/security· checked 4 Oct 2026
powerpipe.io/downloads· checked 4 Oct 2026
turbot.com/about· checked 5 Oct 2026