cfn-lint vs KICS
| cfn-lint | KICS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| IaC support | AWS CloudFormation, AWS SAM | |
| Config compliance | Yes | |
| Provisioning tests | No | |
| Deployed checks | No | |
| Policy as code | Yes | |
| Cloud support | AWS | |
| Policy language | AWS CloudFormation Guard DSL | OPA Rego |
| IaC formats | CloudFormation templates and change sets; Terraform JSON; Kubernetes configurations | Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Helm, Google Deployment Manager, AWS SAM, Microsoft ARM, Azure Blueprints, OpenAPI, Pulumi, Crossplane, Knative, Serverless Framework |
| Policy testing | Yes | Yes |
| Admission control | Yes | |
| Runtime enforcement | No | |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | Yes |
| Policy reporting | Yes | Yes |
Listed together in Best Infrastructure Testing ToolsBest Infrastructure Policy as Code Tools