Google Security Command Center comparisons

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Google Security Command Center is compared head-to-head with Puppet, Chef InSpec and Qualys Policy Compliance and more: 7 head-to-heads in Security Configuration Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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Google Security Command Center head-to-head

• Google Security Command Center vs Puppet
• Google Security Command Center vs Chef InSpec
• Google Security Command Center vs Qualys Policy Compliance
• Google Security Command Center vs HCL BigFix
• TEGoogle Security Command Center vs Tripwire Enterprise
• Google Security Command Center vs Tanium Comply
• OGoogle Security Command Center vs OpenSCAP

Google Security Command Center vs each of them

#	Tool	Free plan	Paid from	Deployment model	CIS benchmarks	Configuration drift	Automated remediation	Score
8	Google Security Command Center	Yes		Agentless	Yes	Yes	Yes	8.1
1	Puppet	Yes				Yes		9.4
2	Chef InSpec	Yes	$59/device/yr	Hybrid	Yes	Yes	Yes	9.1
3	Qualys Policy Compliance	No		Hybrid	Yes	Yes	Yes	8.9
4	HCL BigFix	No		Hybrid				8.7
5	TETripwire Enterprise	No		Hybrid		Yes	Yes	8.5
6	Tanium Comply			Hybrid				8.4
7	OOpenSCAP	Yes	Free	Hybrid	Yes		Yes	8.2

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