CFRipper
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Fairwinds Polaris
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| Fact | CFRipper | Fairwinds Polaris |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | CFRipper is a library and CLI security analyzer for AWS CloudFormation templates that aims to prevent vulnerable infrastructure from reaching production. | Polaris is an open source policy engine for Kubernetes that validates and remediates resource configuration. |
CFRipper plans
- CFRipperFree
Fairwinds Polaris plans
- Polaris (Open Source)Free
Pick CFRipper if…
CFRipper suits teams analyzing AWS CloudFormation templates that want a CLI tool with configurable rules and custom checks. It is not suited to infrastructure defined in Terraform or Kubernetes, based on its listed analysis scope.
Pick Fairwinds Polaris if…
Polaris suits Kubernetes teams that want to validate configuration practices in local YAML files or against a cluster. It is also relevant to teams seeking supported automatic remediation.