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Amazon Inspector vs Holm Security Cloud Security
Both stand on cloud vulnerability scanners. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Amazon Inspector brings workload, container, serverless, repository, and supported Azure scanning into a cloud service with risk prioritization and AWS integrations. Check the trial terms and repository billing rules when estimating its fit.
Visit Amazon InspectorChoose Holm Security Cloud Security if you need cloud posture assessments across its supported platforms, with continuous asset discovery and a risk remediation workflow. The company offers a free trial account for its VMP platform, while ongoing Cloud Security pricing is available on request and depends on assessed resources.
Visit Holm Security Cloud SecurityThe facts
| Amazon Inspector | Holm Security Cloud Security | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Not published |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | holmsecurity.com |
| On cloud vulnerability scanners | #15 of 28 | #19 of 28 |
Amazon Inspector: what it does well
- Scans EC2, containers, Lambda, repositories, and supported Azure resources.
- Offers agent-based and agentless EC2 assessments.
- Prioritizes findings using contextual risk scores.
- Integrates with AWS Organizations and security event services.
- Exports software bills of materials to S3.
What to know first
- No free plan; paid service after the 15-day trial.
- Repositories over 10 MB count as multiple repositories for billing.
- CIS Benchmark assessments are excluded from the 15-day trial.
Holm Security Cloud Security: what it does well
- Supports AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud.
- API-based cloud assessments require no additional hardware or software.
- Continuously discovers and monitors cloud-native assets.
- Checks data access, network, and IAM permission settings.
- Security Center includes AI-driven prioritization and remediation workflows.
What to know first
- Pricing is available on request.
- The Cloud Security plan is licensed by assessed cloud resource count.
- Contract lengths are usually one to three years.
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