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Terrascan

Terrascan is an open-source security scanner designed to detect compliance and security violations in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) configurations.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

Detect compliance and security violations across Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to mitigate risk.

Who should look elsewhere

Configuration required

Pros

  • +Infrastructure as Code security scanner
  • +Policy as code approach
  • +Multi-IaC support (Terraform, K8s, etc.)
  • +Open-source and free
  • +CI/CD integration ready

Cons

  • −Configuration required
  • −False positives possible
  • −Policy writing needed
  • −Learning curve for rules
  • −May slow CI pipelines

Key features

  • ✓IaC security
  • ✓Policy as code
  • ✓Compliance scanning
  • ✓Multi-platform
  • ✓CI/CD integration
  • ✓Open source

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Open Source$0monthFree Apache 2.0 license; 500+ built-in rules; CIS benchmarks

Integrations

GitHub

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