cfn-lint vs cfn-nag
| cfn-lint | cfn-nag | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| IaC support | AWS CloudFormation, AWS SAM | |
| Config compliance | Yes | |
| Provisioning tests | No | |
| Deployed checks | No | |
| Policy as code | Yes | |
| Cloud support | AWS | |
| Policy language | AWS CloudFormation Guard DSL | |
| IaC formats | CloudFormation templates and change sets; Terraform JSON; Kubernetes configurations | |
| Policy testing | Yes | |
| Admission control | Yes | |
| Runtime enforcement | No | |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | |
| Policy reporting | Yes | |
| Terraform analysis | No | |
| Kubernetes analysis | No | |
| CloudFormation analysis | Yes | |
| Custom policies | Yes | |
| Secrets detection | Yes |
Listed together in Best Infrastructure Testing Tools