# Prowler: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 29 judge labels across 3 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/prowler

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-security-posture-management/index.md) | 13% | 4 | 14% | 21 |
| [Cloud-native application protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-native-application-protection/index.md) | 2% | 6 | 0% | 7 |
| [Data security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/data-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 78 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Start with Defender for Cloud free posture tier if you are Azure-majority, or Prowler + Kubescape + Checkov + Cloud Custodian for multi-cloud at $0 license." (Muse Glimmer 30B, CNAPP)
- "The best cloud security posture management platform for a company with a limited budget is Prowler, which is a free, open-source tool" (Llama 4 Maverick, CSPM)
- "For a limited budget, start with open‑source tools (Prowler or ScoutSuite) to cover the basics at no cost." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, CSPM)
- "Prowler (*Best Overall Open-Source CSPM*) ... 100% free, multi-cloud, ready-to-use compliance frameworks." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CSPM)

## And against it

- "Open-source posture tools (like Prowler, ScoutSuite, or Steampipe) can be valuable for quick, targeted CLI audits. However, relying on unmaintained open-source projects for ongoing enterprise protection creates maintenance drift." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CSPM)
- "Evaluate Prowler, accepting that your team will own more of the triage, integration, and operational work" (Perplexity Sonar, CSPM)
- "Requires substantially more internal engineering and operational ownership" (Perplexity Sonar, CSPM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Prowler, from 86 of the 91 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 47
- intruder.io: 45
- cyberpress.org: 40
- csoonline.com: 38
- underdefense.com: 30
- cloudaware.com: 23
- github.com: 23
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 23
- gane.ai/index: 22
- slashdot.org: 18

### Pages cited

- https://intruder.io/blog/8-best-cspm-tools: 45
- https://cyberpress.org/cspm-tools-by-business-size-2: 33
- https://csoonline.com/article/657138/how-to-choose-the-best-cloud-security-posture-management-tools.html: 31
- https://underdefense.com/blog/cspm-tools: 29
- https://g2.com/categories/cloud-security-posture-management-cspm/small-business: 23
- https://g2.com/categories/cloud-security-posture-management-cspm: 16
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-security-posture-management/smb: 16
- https://slashdot.org/software/cloud-security-posture-management-cspm/f-small-business: 16

## In its own words

What Prowler's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: the open-source cloud security platform (https://prowler.com/)
- For: teams (https://prowler.com/)
- Price stated: Managed SaaS

### Prowler Cloud

Hosted and maintained by Prowler

- Continuous monitoring with auto-scaling scans
- Continuous compliance
- Lighthouse AI, Slack and Jira integrations
- MCP Server for your AI agents
- 15-day free trial, no cloud account limit (https://prowler.com/)
- Starting price: $0 (https://prowler.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: 15-day free trial, no cloud account limit (https://prowler.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Syntro

## What it publishes

Every page prowler.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 339 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 51 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-30
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-04
- Recent: 2026-06-30 comparison: Prowler vs orca security https://prowler.com/compare/prowler-vs-orca-security
- Recent: 2026-06-30 comparison: Prowler vs prisma cloud https://prowler.com/compare/prowler-vs-prisma-cloud
- Recent: 2026-04-10 comparison: Prowler vs wiz https://prowler.com/compare/prowler-vs-wiz
- Recent: 2026-04-04 glossary or explainer: What is a cis benchmark https://prowler.com/cloud-security-glossary/what-is-a-cis-benchmark
- Recent: 2026-04-03 glossary or explainer: What is cspm https://prowler.com/cloud-security-glossary/what-is-cspm

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.