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Best CIS-CAT Pro Assessor Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from security configuration management software ranked against CIS-CAT Pro Assessor on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Chef InSpec Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Chef InSpec
  2. 2
    Mondoo CSPM Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free7.1
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Mondoo CSPM
  3. 3
    OpenSCAP Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs OpenSCAP
  4. 4
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 7.1
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  5. 5
    Kubescape Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Kubescape
  6. 6
    Lynis Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted $3/mo7.0
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Lynis
  7. 7
    Prowler Cloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $99/mo7.0
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Prowler Cloud
  8. 8
    CloudSploit Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs CloudSploit
  9. 9
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.7
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Tanium Deploy
  10. 10
    DigitalOcean Cloud Security Posture Management Free plan Web $5/mo6.6
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs DigitalOcean Cloud Security Posture Management
  11. 11
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Puppet
  12. 12
    Steampipe apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.6
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Steampipe
  13. 13
    Sysdig Secure apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Sysdig Secure
  14. 14
    CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 6.5
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
  15. 15
    FortiCNAPP LinuxWebWin 6.5
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs FortiCNAPP
  16. 17
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.4
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  17. 18
    Prisma Cloud SCA Free trial apiWeb 6.3
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Prisma Cloud SCA
  18. 19
    HCL BigFix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.2
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs HCL BigFix
  19. 20
    Check Point CloudGuard Data Security Web 6.1
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security
  20. 21
    AWS Security Hub CSPM Free trial apiWeb 6.0
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor vs AWS Security Hub CSPM

CIS-CAT Pro Assessor alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Chef InSpec7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Mondoo CSPM7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3OpenSCAP7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Qualys External Attack Surface Management7.1API, Linux, Web
5Kubescape7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Lynis7.0Free plan$3/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted
7Prowler Cloud7.0Free plan$99/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8CloudSploit6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
9Tanium Deploy6.7API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10DigitalOcean Cloud Security Posture Management6.6Free plan$5/moWeb
11Puppet6.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Steampipe6.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Sysdig Secure6.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14CrowdStrike Falcon Surface6.5Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15FortiCNAPP6.5Linux, Web, Windows
17Rapid7 Surface Command6.4API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Prisma Cloud SCA6.3API, Web
19HCL BigFix6.2API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
20Check Point CloudGuard Data Security6.1Web
21AWS Security Hub CSPM6.0API, Web
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Questions about CIS-CAT Pro Assessor alternatives

What is the best alternative to CIS-CAT Pro Assessor?

Chef InSpec, number 1 in security configuration management software with a score of 7.1 out of 10. The others here: Mondoo CSPM, OpenSCAP, Qualys External Attack Surface Management and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to CIS-CAT Pro Assessor?

Chef InSpec is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.