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Prisma Cloud SCA

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Spec score 7.5 #5 of 20 in Security Management software

What it is

Prisma Cloud SCA scans open-source packages for vulnerabilities and license-compliance issues across code, builds, deployment, and runtime. It analyzes direct and transitive dependencies, including packages deep in dependency trees, and connects application and infrastructure findings to help teams prioritize risk exposed in their codebase. Support covers popular languages and package managers and draws on more than 30 upstream data sources. Teams can set scanning policies across repositories, registries, CI/CD pipelines, and runtime environments. Developers can receive vulnerability feedback in IDEs and version-control pull or merge requests, with CLI extensibility. Its Supply Chain Graph inventories and visualizes pipelines and code; the product can generate SBOMs and IBOMs for export in standard formats. Remediation recommendations include small version updates for direct and transitive dependencies, while allowing developers to choose package versions. License policies can alert on or block builds and deployments. Named sources include GitHub repositories and Docker, Quay, and Artifactory registries. A free 30-day Prisma Cloud trial includes code security, but the trial page does not specify SCA separately. SCA pricing is on request.

Spec sheet

What it does
Prisma Cloud SCA scans open-source packages for vulnerabilities and license-compliance issues across code, build, deployment and runtime.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Purpose
Prisma Cloud SCA scans open-source packages for vulnerabilities and license-compliance issues across the software lifecycle.Read 4 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Intended users
The product is presented for developers securing open-source use in DevOps workflows and security teams managing risk across the application lifecycle.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Audience
The SCA product page describes the tool for developers and organizations securing cloud-native applications and managing open-source risk and compliance.Read 4 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Trial
Palo Alto Networks offers a free 30-day Prisma Cloud trial that includes code security for infrastructure, applications, and software supply-chain pipelines; the page does not specify SCA separately.Read 4 Oct 2026 · start.paloaltonetworks.com
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Founded
2005Read 28 Sep 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Company compliance
Palo Alto Networks’ compliance page lists CSA STAR and ENS High certification and Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules and Global Privacy Recognition for Processors certifications.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Contextual risk
It connects application and infrastructure findings to help teams prioritize vulnerabilities that are exposed in their codebase.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Coverage
The product page says it supports popular languages and package managers and uses more than 30 upstream data sources, including NVD and Prisma Cloud Intelligence Stream.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Dependencies
It extrapolates dependency trees to identify open-source risk in transitive packages at any dependency depth.Read 4 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Dependency analysis
It extrapolates dependency trees to identify risks in transitive packages, including at the deepest layers.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Developer workflows
It provides vulnerability feedback through IDEs and version-control pull or merge requests, and supports scanning repositories, registries, CI/CD pipelines and runtime environments.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
License compliance
It catalogs open-source licenses and can alert or block builds or deployments under customizable policies for license types such as copyleft and permissive licenses.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
License controls
Teams can use default or customized license policies to alert on or block builds and deployments for license violations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Named integrations
The product page cites GitHub repositories and Docker, Quay, and Artifactory registries as examples of sources it can check.Read 4 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Policy controls
The product page describes default license policies with severity levels and pattern matching for nonstandard license language, as well as custom policies.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Pricing
The opened product and trial pages provide no SCA price; the pricing guide describes a Prisma Cloud Enterprise credit model and module credit requirements.Read 4 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Remediation
It recommends granular version updates for direct and transitive dependencies, including the smallest update that addresses a vulnerability.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Repositories and registries
The product page names GitHub repositories and Docker, Quay and Artifactory registries as examples.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Risk context
It connects application and infrastructure findings to help teams prioritize vulnerabilities exposed in their codebase.Read 4 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Scanning lifecycle
Custom policies can govern scanning across repositories, registries, CI/CD pipelines, and runtime environments.Read 4 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Supply-chain inventory
The Supply Chain Graph inventories pipelines and code, and the product can generate SBOMs and IBOMs for export in standard formats.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com
Trust and compliance
Palo Alto Networks’ Trust Center provides documentation about its security practices, certifications, attestations, and compliance frameworks.Read 4 Oct 2026 · paloaltonetworks.com

Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Analyzes transitive dependencies at any depth
  • Scanning policies cover repositories through runtime
  • Supply Chain Graph inventories pipelines and code
  • Generates SBOMs and IBOMs for export
  • License policies can alert or block

Limits

  • SCA pricing is on request
  • The free 30-day trial does not specify SCA separately

Who it suits

Prisma Cloud SCA suits developers securing open-source use in DevOps workflows and security teams managing application-lifecycle risk and compliance.

Verdict

Prisma Cloud SCA combines dependency analysis, developer workflow feedback, supply-chain inventory, and license controls. Confirm trial access and pricing for SCA specifically before choosing it.

Where Specifiction places it

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