AWS Security Hub Alternatives for Multi-Cloud Visibility
AWS Security Hub locks you into a single cloud. Here are the best alternatives for teams that need multi-cloud security posture management with clearer pricing.
Security Hub for AWS-only teams already deep in the AWS ecosystem. Kloudle for multi-cloud teams that want sovereignty and predictable pricing.
Why Teams Look for AWS Security Hub Alternatives
AWS Security Hub is Amazon’s built-in security posture management tool. It aggregates findings from GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie, and third-party tools into a single dashboard with compliance scoring.
Teams look for alternatives for three reasons:
- Multi-cloud — Security Hub only covers AWS. If you also run GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, or Kubernetes, you need a separate tool for each.
- ASFF→OCSF migration — AWS is migrating the findings format from ASFF to OCSF. This breaking change has disrupted integrations and forced teams to rebuild their tooling.
- Pricing complexity — Security Hub charges per finding ingested, per compliance check evaluated, and per security standard enabled. Costs are unpredictable and grow with your security posture improvements (more integrations = more findings = higher bill).
What Security Hub Does Well
Before exploring alternatives, credit where it’s due:
- Native AWS integration — zero-config aggregation from GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie, IAM Access Analyzer
- Automated compliance scoring — CIS AWS Foundations, AWS Foundational Security Best Practices, PCI DSS
- Cross-account aggregation — single pane across all AWS accounts in an Organization
- Automated remediation — EventBridge rules can trigger Lambda functions on specific findings
If you’re AWS-only and deeply invested in AWS-native security services, Security Hub’s integration depth is hard to beat.
The Alternatives
Prowler
Best for: AWS teams that want open-source with CLI flexibility.
Prowler runs 400+ AWS checks mapped to CIS, SOC 2, HIPAA, and more. It’s free, actively maintained, and generates detailed reports. Many teams use Prowler alongside Security Hub — Prowler catches things Security Hub misses, and vice versa.
How it compares to Security Hub:
- Free (no per-finding cost)
- CLI-based (no built-in UI without Prowler Cloud)
- Doesn’t aggregate findings from other AWS services
- Better check coverage for raw misconfigurations
- Supports GCP and Azure (basic coverage)
Wiz
Best for: Enterprise teams with large budgets that need CNAPP-level visibility.
Wiz provides agentless cloud security with a graph-based approach — it maps relationships between misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, identities, and data exposure. Full CNAPP: CSPM + CWPP + CIEM + DSPM in one platform.
How it compares to Security Hub:
- Multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Agentless scanning of workloads (containers, VMs)
- Graph-based attack path analysis
- Enterprise pricing ($100K+ annually)
- No self-hosted option
Kloudle
Best for: Teams that need multi-cloud CSPM with sovereign deployment and fixed pricing.
Kloudle runs 1,890 checks across AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, and Kubernetes. Unlike Security Hub, pricing is fixed at $5K/year — it doesn’t scale with your finding count or resource count.
How it compares to Security Hub:
- Multi-cloud (5 providers vs AWS-only)
- Fixed pricing (no per-finding charges)
- Sovereign deployment option (run on your infrastructure)
- MCP integration for AI agent workflows
- 700+ AWS checks (vs Security Hub’s ~250 native controls)
- No aggregation of GuardDuty/Inspector/Macie findings (different approach — direct scanning)
Comparison Matrix
| Feature | AWS Security Hub | Prowler | Wiz | Kloudle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS coverage | Native | 400+ checks | Deep | 700+ checks |
| GCP | No | Basic | Deep | Deep |
| Azure | No | Basic | Deep | Deep |
| DigitalOcean | No | No | No | Yes |
| Kubernetes | Limited | No | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Per-finding | Free / SaaS | Enterprise | Fixed $5K/yr |
| Self-hosted | No (AWS service) | CLI | No | Yes (Sovereign) |
| Finding aggregation | Yes (native services) | No | Yes | No |
| UI included | Yes | No (CLI) / Yes (SaaS) | Yes | Yes |
| AI agent integration | EventBridge | No | No | MCP server |
| Compliance frameworks | CIS, PCI, FSBP | CIS, SOC2, HIPAA, PCI | All major | All major + NIS2 |
Migration Considerations
Moving from Security Hub to a Multi-Cloud Tool
If you’re extending beyond AWS, you don’t necessarily need to turn off Security Hub. A practical migration path:
- Keep Security Hub for native AWS service aggregation (GuardDuty, Inspector findings)
- Add Kloudle/Prowler for multi-cloud misconfiguration scanning with deeper check coverage
- Consolidate reporting in the multi-cloud tool over time
- Evaluate after 3 months whether Security Hub’s per-finding cost is justified by the native aggregation value
The ASFF→OCSF Breaking Change
AWS is migrating Security Hub findings from the AWS Security Finding Format (ASFF) to the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF). If you’ve built integrations against ASFF, they’ll break.
This is a good time to evaluate whether those integrations should be rebuilt against Security Hub’s new format — or against a tool with a more stable API.
Pricing Breakdown
At typical usage levels:
| Scenario | Security Hub | Kloudle |
|---|---|---|
| 500 resources, 3 standards | ~$2,400/yr | $5,000/yr |
| 2,000 resources, 5 standards | ~$8,000/yr | $5,000/yr |
| 5,000 resources, 5 standards + GuardDuty | ~$25,000/yr | $5,000/yr |
| Multi-cloud (AWS + GCP + Azure) | Security Hub + separate tools | $5,000/yr |
Security Hub’s pricing scales with your infrastructure size and security maturity. The more you improve (enable more standards, add more accounts, integrate more services), the more you pay. Kloudle’s pricing is fixed regardless.
Verdict
Stay with AWS Security Hub if:
- You’re AWS-only with no plans to go multi-cloud
- You depend heavily on GuardDuty/Inspector/Macie finding aggregation
- You’ve already built EventBridge automation around Security Hub findings
- The per-finding cost is acceptable at your scale
Choose Kloudle if:
- You need multi-cloud visibility (GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, Kubernetes)
- You want predictable costs that don’t scale with findings or resources
- You need sovereign deployment (compliance, data residency)
- You’re frustrated by the ASFF→OCSF migration disruption
- You’re building AI agent security workflows