Amazon Inspector
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Amazon Inspector automatically discovers workloads and code repositories and scans them for software vulnerabilities and unintended network exposure.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Integrations
- Findings are aggregated in the Inspector console, routed to AWS Security Hub, and pushed through Amazon EventBridge; container findings are also sent to Amazon ECR.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Code repository integrations
- The FAQ describes native integrations with GitHub and GitLab for identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in source code, dependencies, and infrastructure as code.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Compliance use
- AWS says Inspector scans can support requirements and best practices including NIST CSF and PCI DSS.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Developer tools
- Inspector integrates with Jenkins and TeamCity for container image assessments, and CI/CD tools can be hosted in AWS, on premises, or in hybrid clouds.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Organization management
- Inspector integrates with AWS Organizations so a delegated administrator can configure member accounts and consolidate findings.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Pricing limits
- Code repositories over 10MB are billed as multiple repositories; a 100MB repository counts as 10 repositories for billing purposes.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Resources scanned
- It scans Amazon EC2 instances, container images, AWS Lambda functions, code repositories, and supported Microsoft Azure resources.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Risk prioritization
- It calculates contextualized risk scores by correlating CVE information with factors such as network access and exploitability.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- SBOM exports
- Inspector can export consolidated software bills of materials for monitored resources to a preconfigured S3 bucket, in industry-standard formats.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Scanning options
- For EC2, Inspector supports agent-based scanning with AWS Systems Manager Agent and agentless vulnerability assessments.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Who it serves
- AWS describes Inspector as helping security teams and developers of any size secure and manage compliance across AWS infrastructure workloads.Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Plans and prices
15-day free trial Free 15 days for eligible scans; CIS Benchmark assessments excluded. New Amazon Inspector accounts · one-time free usage for 25 on-demand CI/CD image assessments Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Azure scanning free trial Free 30 days after setting up Microsoft Azure integration. Azure vulnerability scanning Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Amazon Inspector pay-as-you-go Price not published Monthly, based on workloads scanned; no minimum fees or upfront commitments. EC2 instances · ECR container images · Lambda functions · code repositories · Azure workloads Read 5 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Container Image Scanning Tools#9 of 297.7
- Vulnerability Scanning Software#15 of 357.8
- Cloud Vulnerability Scanners#14 of 287.7
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