Chef InSpec
8.0#1 in infrastructure testing toolsFrom $59 a yearFree planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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What both publish
| Fact | Chef InSpec | Steampipe |
|---|---|---|
| Support | The licensing page lists community Slack support for Free and Trial tiers and contract support for Commercial licenses. | The maker directs users to documentation, the Steampipe Hub, and its Slack community. |
| What it does | Chef InSpec is a framework and rule language that tests applications and infrastructure against desired security, compliance and policy states, reporting violations for users to remediate. | Steampipe provides zero-ETL tools for querying APIs and services directly with SQL. |
Chef InSpec plans
- FreeFree
- TrialFree
- Business$59 a year
- Enterprise$189 a year
- CommercialPriced on request
- Enterprise PlusPriced on request
Steampipe plans
No prices published.
Pick Chef InSpec if…
It suits teams that need to express compliance or security requirements as code and assess cloud or other infrastructure. The free plan is limited to non-production, personal, non-commercial use.
Pick Steampipe if…
Steampipe suits technical users who want to query API or cloud configuration data with SQL. It may be useful for compliance, security, operations, and cost-related work.