KloudSec IaC Security

KloudSec IaC Security scans Terraform and CloudFormation changes in GitHub pull requests, combining contextual infrastructure analysis with suggested fixes. It suits development and security teams that want merge-time controls without reworking their CI pipeline. The strongest fit is a GitHub-centered AWS operation that can work within the paid quotas; smaller teams may find the free allowance restrictive.

Overview

KloudSec’s GitHub App scans pull requests automatically and returns check runs and inline comments. Because the workflow does not require CI pipeline changes, teams can add infrastructure review with comparatively little operational restructuring. Critical findings can be configured to block a merge until they are resolved or explicitly acknowledged, turning policy into an enforceable step rather than a report someone may overlook.

The analysis considers relationships across resources, including network exposure, IAM permissions, encryption, and public access. That resource-level context is more useful than checking isolated template values when a risk depends on how several components interact. Findings also include AI-generated corrected Terraform blocks or CloudFormation snippets. These give developers a concrete starting point, although every suggested change still needs review against the intended architecture.

Key features

• Pull-request scanning: Terraform and CloudFormation changes are checked on every GitHub pull request, with results posted as check runs and inline comments.
• Merge enforcement: Critical findings can stop a merge until fixed or explicitly acknowledged, which is appropriate for teams with non-negotiable infrastructure controls.
• Configuration analysis: Checks cover network exposure, IAM permissions, encryption, and public access while accounting for relationships between resources.
• AI remediation: Corrected Terraform blocks and CloudFormation snippets turn findings into proposed implementation steps.
• Notifications and integrations: GitHub is used for code scanning, AWS is available, and notifications can be sent through Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, and email. API access and all integrations are listed on the Professional plan.
• Compliance mapping: The platform maps controls to CIS, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, NIST, DORA, and FFIEC, useful for teams that need findings tied to several governance frameworks.

Pricing

The pricing model is freemium, with a 14-day trial that requires no credit card. The free plan costs nothing and covers one AWS account, one scheduled scan per day, one on-demand scan per day, five code scans per month, and five Secrets scans per month. It includes email support and AI-powered remediation. Five monthly code scans make Free suitable for evaluation or very light change volume, not an active multi-developer repository set.

Starter costs $79 a month, or $790 a year billed annually (save 158.00 USD). It raises coverage to five AWS accounts, five on-demand scans per day, 50 code scans per month, and 25 Secrets scans per month, while retaining one scheduled scan per day. Priority email support and compliance reports make it the sensible entry point for a small team that has outgrown the free quota.

Professional costs $399 a month, or $3,990 a year (save 798.00 USD). It supports up to 20 AWS accounts, four scheduled scans per day, 20 on-demand scans per day, 200 code scans per month, and 75 Secrets scans per month, with a 10% soft-limit grace, priority support, all integrations, and API access. This is the more credible choice for teams automating security workflows across multiple accounts.

Enterprise costs $1,999 a month, or $19,990 a year (save 3,998.00 USD). It supports up to 50 AWS accounts, eight scheduled scans per day, 100 on-demand scans per day, 500 code scans per month, and 300 Secrets scans per month, plus a 10% soft-limit grace, dedicated support, SSO and SAML, custom integrations, and an SLA guarantee. The price is aimed at organizations that need contractual service commitments and centralized identity controls.

Platforms

KloudSec IaC Security is offered through an API and web interface, with support for Linux, macOS, and Windows environments. AWS is available now; Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure are coming soon. That makes it a natural fit for AWS-focused infrastructure, while multi-cloud teams should account for the current availability boundary.

Who it's for

Startups and small businesses can use Free or Starter to place Terraform and CloudFormation checks in GitHub without changing their CI pipeline. Medium-sized teams are better matched to Professional when scan volume, account count, API access, and broader integrations matter. Enterprises that require SSO, custom integrations, dedicated support, and an SLA have a clear reason to choose Enterprise. Teams centered on Azure or Google Cloud should wait for those cloud options or consider another tool.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Automatic GitHub pull-request checks and inline comments avoid a separate CI implementation.
• Resource-relationship analysis covers practical risk areas such as IAM, exposure, encryption, and public access.
• Configurable merge blocking gives critical findings an enforceable outcome.
• AI-generated Terraform and CloudFormation corrections can shorten remediation work.
• Compliance mapping spans nine commonly used frameworks.

Cons

• The Free plan’s five code scans per month can be consumed quickly by an active team.
• Current cloud availability is AWS only, with GCP and Azure not yet available.
• Starter remains limited to one scheduled scan per day and lacks the API access and all-integrations package listed for Professional.
• Annual billing discounts require paying for the year upfront, while higher-tier capabilities become expensive for smaller organizations.

Alternatives

Infrastructure as Code Security Software is the broader category list for comparing more tools.

• Fairwinds Polaris is a free, open-source policy engine aimed at small teams when self-hosted operation matters more than KloudSec’s managed pull-request workflow.
• Snyk Open Source is the better direction for teams prioritizing software-composition analysis; its Free plan covers five projects.
• Aikido CSPM suits readers wanting broader cloud-security coverage, with a free Developer plan supporting two users, 10 repositories, and one cloud account.
• kube-score is a free MIT-licensed option for Kubernetes-focused checks.
• Conftest is a free Apache 2.0 policy-testing tool for readers who prefer an open-source approach.
• Trivy is a free Apache-2.0 scanner when a broad open-source scanning utility is preferable.
• AWS CloudFormation is the native choice for CloudFormation users who want the service itself free, while AWS resources incur their own charges.
• CFRipper is a free Apache-licensed option focused on CloudFormation templates.

Verdict

KloudSec IaC Security is a strong choice for GitHub-based AWS teams that want contextual Terraform and CloudFormation review, actionable remediation suggestions, and merge gates for critical issues. Choose it for that integrated governance workflow; look elsewhere if you need GCP or Azure support now, require a larger free quota, or prefer a fully open-source scanner.