Amazon GuardDuty
7.6#1 in cloud detection and response softwareFrom $0.03 a monthFree planWebAPILinux
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What both publish
| Fact | Amazon GuardDuty | Falco |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Foundational GuardDuty protections require no additional security software or infrastructure to deploy and maintain. | The project provides installation options for Linux hosts, Docker containers, and Kubernetes, including official Helm charts. |
| Integrations | GuardDuty findings can be routed to AWS Security Hub, Amazon EventBridge, Amazon Detective, or third-party solutions. | Falco's plugins include sources for GitHub webhooks, Kubernetes audit events, AWS EKS audit events, CloudTrail logs, Docker events, Okta audit logs, and Nomad events. |
| Purpose | Amazon GuardDuty continuously monitors AWS accounts and workloads for malicious activity and generates detailed security findings. | Falco provides runtime security across hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments, detecting abnormal behavior, potential threats, and compliance violations in real time. |
Amazon GuardDuty plans
- 30-day free trialFree
- Amazon GuardDutyFree
- Malware Protection for EBS$0.03 a month
- Malware Protection for S3$0.09 a month
- Foundational threat detection — VPC Flow Logs and DNS query logs$1 a month
- Foundational threat detection — CloudTrail management events$4 a month
Falco plans
- FalcoFree
Pick Amazon GuardDuty if…
It suits organizations seeking threat detection across AWS accounts, compute, storage, database, and AI workloads. Teams that need findings routed into existing security or event workflows may also find its integrations relevant.
Pick Falco if…
Falco may suit teams seeking runtime monitoring for Linux, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments. It is intended for self-hosted deployment and requires appropriate detection rules for the threats a team wants to identify.