Kubescape is an open-source Kubernetes security platform for coverage across configuration, vulnerabilities, compliance, and runtime activity.
Alternatives to Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
Kyverno is a free, open-source policy engine designed for Kubernetes.
Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper is a free, open-source policy controller for Kubernetes.
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Sysdig Secure
Sysdig Secure is a cloud-native application protection platform for cloud environments, containers, Kubernetes, hosts, and serverless workloads.
WebAPILinuxmacOS7.2From $20 a month - 5

Fairwinds Polaris
Fairwinds Polaris is an open source policy engine that validates and can remediate Kubernetes resource configuration.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.1Free plan - 6
Trivy Operator
Trivy Operator is a free, self-hosted Kubernetes operator that scans clusters for security issues and stores reports as Kubernetes resources,…
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.9Free plan - 7
KSPM Pro
Free planWeb6.5From $100 a month - 8
KubeArmor
KubeArmor is an open-source runtime security system for hardening cloud-native workloads and enforcing policies while they run.
Free planAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.5Free plan - 9
Nirmata Control Hub
Nirmata Control Hub centralizes Kubernetes policy governance, compliance, image risk, exceptions, and remediation.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.4From $1,250 a month - 10

Tetragon
Tetragon is a security observability and runtime enforcement tool for Linux, containers, and Kubernetes workloads.
Free planAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.4Free plan - 11
KubeLinter
KubeLinter is a free, open-source tool for statically checking Kubernetes YAML files, Helm charts and Kustomize manifests for production-readiness and security practices.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.2Free plan - 12
Kubewarden
Kubewarden is an open-source security platform for Kubernetes workloads, with components that can be used together or independently.
LinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.1 - 13
Monokle
Monokle Desktop is a free, open-source IDE for creating, exploring, and validating Kubernetes YAML configurations.
Free planExtensionLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 14

bifrost security
bifrost security provides runtime protection for containerised workloads by using observed behaviour to prioritize CVEs and create tailored kernel-enforced profiles.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.0 - 15

Falco
Falco is an open source runtime security project for Linux and self-hosted environments.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 16

Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines
Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines automates application delivery on Red Hat OpenShift using a cloud-native CI/CD approach built on Tekton.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.0 - 17
Tracee
Tracee is a free runtime security and observability tool for Linux that uses eBPF to monitor system calls, network activity, and file operations in real time.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 18

ARMO Platform
ARMO Platform is a runtime-powered, Kubernetes-driven cloud security platform available as a web service or self-hosted installation.
WebSelf-hosted5.8 - 19
AccuKnox
AccuKnox is a Zero Trust Security platform covering AI, API, application, cloud, and supply chain security.
WebLinuxSelf-hosted5.7 - 20

Calico Enterprise
Calico Enterprise is Tigera’s paid, self-managed platform for network security and observability in Kubernetes clusters.
WebLinuxSelf-hostedWindows5.7 - 21

JFrog Runtime
JFrog Runtime is a paid web product for Security and DevOps teams monitoring Kubernetes clusters in real time.
Web5.5 - 22

Aqua Security
WebLinux5.3 - 235.1
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SUSE NeuVector
SUSE NeuVector is a free, open-source Kubernetes security product designed for self-hosted deployment.
Web5.0 - 25
kube-bench
Linux4.6 - 26
kube-hunter
Web4.6

