Prowler Cloud

Prowler Cloud is a managed security platform for teams that need recurring checks across cloud and related environments. It fits organizations that want broad coverage, compliance tracking, and guidance for fixing prioritized findings. Its read-only scans and self-hosted options are useful advantages; per-resource pricing and the absence of automated remediation may push teams with tighter budgets or hands-off expectations elsewhere.

Overview

Prowler spans cloud infrastructure, SaaS, Kubernetes, containers, and infrastructure-as-code providers. It runs more than 2,500 checks and maps findings to over 70 compliance frameworks, including 27001. Scheduled scans across providers and continuous compliance help teams maintain a recurring view of security posture, while cloud asset inventory, identity risk analysis, and attack path analysis broaden the assessment beyond configuration checks.

Connected cloud accounts use a read-only role, and Prowler says it does not write back to those environments. This suits teams that want to assess cloud risk without granting a tool permission to change resources. Findings are ranked by severity and include step-by-step remediation guidance; Lighthouse AI can explain fixes. The guidance still leaves teams responsible for carrying out remediation.

Key features

• Compliance and recurring scans: The check library and framework mappings support ongoing control monitoring across providers, rather than a one-time review.
• Coverage across environments: SaaS, Kubernetes, containers, and infrastructure-as-code providers make Prowler relevant when security work spans more than cloud accounts. IaC scanning is included.
• Prioritized findings: Severity rankings and remediation steps help teams decide what to address first. Automated remediation is not included, so the product guides response rather than applying fixes.
• AI and integrations: Lighthouse AI explains fixes, and an MCP Server supports AI agents. Jira, Slack, email alerts, Power BI, API access, and AWS Security Hub integration connect findings with existing workflows.
• Security controls: Prowler states that it uses SOC 2 Type 2, AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2 or higher in transit, and SAST, DAST, and SCA on every build.

Pricing

The 15-day free trial costs nothing and includes every check and compliance framework, with no cloud account limit. It is a broad evaluation window, but access lasts only 15 days.

Prowler Open Source costs nothing and includes the Apache-2.0 CLI, SDK, and self-hosted Local Server. These editions can run locally, in CI/CD, or inside Kubernetes; Local Server adds a web UI and REST API. They include community support, while Prowler Cloud includes enterprise support. The open-source route suits teams able to host and operate the tooling themselves.

Prowler Cloud costs $99 a month, billed monthly, per provider account, GitHub repository, or Microsoft 365 tenant. Annual billing saves 20%. The per-unit model makes the monthly total rise with each monitored account, repository, or tenant, so teams should weigh their footprint when budgeting. The pricing model is paid, with a stated starting price of $79/mo (annual).

Prowler Private Cloud has custom pricing and unlimited resources. It can be deployed in a customer cloud, data center, or air-gapped environment, with customer-selected data residency. This is the fit for organizations that need deployment within their own environment; its price is custom.

Platforms

Prowler Cloud supports API and web access, with Linux and self-hosted options. The CLI and Local Server give technical teams routes to run scans on their own infrastructure, while the managed service provides scheduled scans and continuous compliance.

Who it's for

Prowler serves small startups, growing mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises. It is especially well suited to teams monitoring multiple providers or environment types, tracking compliance, and assigning remediation to people who can act on prioritized guidance. Teams that need the tool to apply fixes automatically should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

• Pro: More than 2,500 checks and over 70 framework mappings give compliance and security teams broad monitoring coverage.
• Pro: Read-only account access limits the tool's ability to alter connected cloud environments.
• Pro: Free CLI and self-hosted Local Server options give teams a no-cost path to run the software under their own operations.
• Con: Cloud pricing is charged per provider account, repository, or tenant, so costs can grow as monitored scope expands.
• Con: Findings come with guidance but are not remediated automatically, leaving implementation to the team.

Alternatives

Cloud Security Platforms can help compare broader platform choices. For a posture-management focus, see Cloud Security Posture Management Software; teams centered on scanning can also browse Cloud Vulnerability Scanners and Security Configuration Management Software.

• Armor is a freemium option with a $99 a month Agent Premium Tier billed per endpoint, with no endpoint limit and malware protection, file integrity monitoring, intrusion prevention, and vulnerability scanning.
• Kubescape is a free, Apache 2.0 CLI and Kubernetes operator that teams can self-host, making it a focused alternative for Kubernetes environments.
• C3M Cloud Control offers a free cloud security assessment for up to 2 cloud accounts, with its paid plan available by request for a demo or proposal.
• Onam Security API Security offers a perpetual free tier for 1 cloud account, up to 500 resources, and 30-day finding history, which may suit a smaller initial footprint.
• Qualys TotalCloud has a free license with limited API calls for control evaluation; its paid Cloud Platform subscription has variable pricing.
• Skyhigh Private Access is another paid option for readers comparing security software.
• Sysdig Secure bases licensing on the number of hosts in a customer's environment, including compute instances for CSPM.
• FortiCNAPP offers Standard tiers with one-year or three-year terms and entitlements per vCPU.

Verdict

Choose Prowler Cloud if your team wants recurring, read-only security and compliance coverage across cloud and related environments, backed by prioritized findings and practical remediation guidance. Its broad checks, integrations, and self-hosted alternatives make it flexible across team sizes. Look elsewhere if you need findings fixed automatically or want costs that do not scale with accounts, repositories, or tenants.