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Head-to-head · Cloud Vulnerability Scanners

Alibaba Cloud Security Center vs Amazon Inspector

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Alibaba Cloud Security Center #4 in Cloud Vulnerability Scanners 8.8/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud
Amazon Inspector #8 in Cloud Vulnerability Scanners 8.2/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Try Amazon Inspector

Alibaba Cloud Security Center leads on 1 check, Amazon Inspector on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAlibaba Cloud Security Center · 8.8/10
  • Free planonly Alibaba Cloud Security Center
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresAlibaba Cloud Security Center · 3 of 4

Alibaba Cloud Security Center scores higher on our rubric for cloud vulnerability scanners: 8.8 against 8.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Alibaba Cloud Security Center offers free plan; Amazon Inspector doesn't.

Alibaba Cloud Security Center is the better fit for multi-cloud teams prioritizing low entry cost. Amazon Inspector is the better fit for AWS-centric teams scanning cloud workloads.

  • Alibaba Cloud Security Center fits best

    Multi-cloud teams prioritizing low entry cost

  • Amazon Inspector fits best

    AWS-centric teams scanning cloud workloads

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Side by side

Feature Alibaba Cloud Security Center 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Amazon Inspector 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.2
Ranking #4 in Cloud Vulnerability Scanners #8 in Cloud Vulnerability Scanners
Best for Multi-cloud teams prioritizing low entry cost AWS-centric teams scanning cloud workloads
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $9.50/device/mo 15-day trial
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial 7 days 15 days
Free trial length 7 days 15 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Docs Docs
Compliance ISO 27001, PCI DSS PCI DSS
Integrations 10 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Alibaba Cloud Security Center 3/4 · Amazon Inspector 0/4
Workload scanning ✓ (best) Not checked yet
IaC scanning Not checked yet Not checked yet
Identity analysis ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Attack path analysis ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Cloud platforms Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Azure, Huawei Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Volcano Engine Not checked yet
Deployment model Saas Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Scans OS, application, and Web-CMS vulnerabilities
  • Supports posture, identity, attack-path, container, and runtime analysis
  • Covers Alibaba Cloud and selected third-party cloud platforms
  • Scans EC2, ECR, Lambda, repositories, and CI/CD container images
  • Provides risk scoring, remediation guidance, and SBOM exports
  • Integrates with AWS Organizations, Security Hub, and EventBridge
Cons
  • Advanced Edition is unavailable for new purchases or changes
  • Pricing varies by region, billing model, assets, and add-ons
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrow scanning requirements
  • No free plan is available
  • Pricing varies by workload and AWS Region
  • CIS Benchmark assessments are excluded from the AWS trial
Our verdict

Alibaba Cloud Security Center is a cloud-native workload protection platform for organizations managing servers, containers, cloud services, and hybrid or multicloud environments. It combines asset inventory with vulnerability scanning,…

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Amazon Inspector is a cloud vulnerability management service for AWS and selected Azure workloads. It automatically discovers eligible targets and scans Amazon EC2 instances, Amazon ECR container images, AWS Lambda functions, code…

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  1. Alibaba Cloud Security CenterCloud Vulnerability Scanners 8.8Free plan · 7-day trial
  2. Amazon InspectorCloud Vulnerability Scanners 8.215-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Alibaba Cloud Security Center — where it wins

    • Scans OS, application, and Web-CMS vulnerabilities
    • Supports posture, identity, attack-path, container, and runtime analysis
    • Covers Alibaba Cloud and selected third-party cloud platforms

    Where it doesn't

    • Advanced Edition is unavailable for new purchases or changes
    • Pricing varies by region, billing model, assets, and add-ons
    • The broad feature set may exceed narrow scanning requirements

  • Amazon Inspector — where it wins

    • Scans EC2, ECR, Lambda, repositories, and CI/CD container images
    • Provides risk scoring, remediation guidance, and SBOM exports
    • Integrates with AWS Organizations, Security Hub, and EventBridge

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • Pricing varies by workload and AWS Region
    • CIS Benchmark assessments are excluded from the AWS trial

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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