KICS comparisons
KICS is compared head-to-head with Checkov, Snyk IaC and Safeguard IaC Security and more: 7 head-to-heads in Infrastructure as Code Security Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
KICS head-to-head
- KICS vs Checkov
- KICS vs Snyk IaC
- KICS vs Safeguard IaC Security
- KICS vs Aikido Security
- KICS vs DryRun Security IaC Security
- KICS vs audytx
- KICS vs TigerGate IaC Security
KICS vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Terraform analysis | Kubernetes analysis | CloudFormation analysis | Custom policies | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KICS | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | Checkov | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 3 | Snyk IaC | Yes | $25/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.1 |
| 4 | Safeguard IaC Security | Yes | $89/yr | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 5 | Aikido Security | Yes | 8.9 | |||||
| 6 | DryRun Security IaC Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |||
| 7 | audytx | Yes | $20/mo | Yes | No | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 8 | TigerGate IaC Security | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
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