Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Checkov
Checkov clearly comes out ahead of Scalr on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Checkov has a free tier; Scalr does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Bridgecrew | Scalr |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentLegal & ComplianceCybersecurity & InfoSecSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Checkov
open source
custom
| Feature | checkov | scalr |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ Built-In Policies | ||
| Audit Logging And Secrets Management | ||
| Ci/Cd Integration | ||
| Datadog Integration | ||
| Cli And Ide Plugins | ||
| Drift Detection | ||
| Static Analysis Of Iac Configurations | ||
| Dynamic Provider Credentials | ||
| Support For Multiple Iac Frameworks (Terraform, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Etc.) | ||
| Federated Access To Shared Services | ||
| Granular Rbac, Saml, Oidc | ||
| Mcp Server | ||
| Policy As Code (Opa, Checkov) | ||
| Pr-Native Gitops | ||
| Private Module And Custom Hook Registries | ||
| Provider Configurations | ||
| Self-Hosted Agents | ||
| State Management | ||
| Vending Machine For Landing Zones |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Checkov comes out ahead overall, though Scalr can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Checkov offers a free tier; Scalr does not currently list one.
Checkov is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
