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How ConfigCobra differs from other cloud and Microsoft 365 security tools: what each one covers, how it runs and where it fits. Facts about other tools come from their own public documentation, with the date we last checked.
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- Commercial · Center for Internet SecurityConfigCobra vs CIS-CAT ProCIS-CAT Pro is the Center for Internet Security’s own downloadable assessor that you run yourself, and it needs a CIS SecureSuite Membership; ConfigCobra is a hosted, read-only service that scans Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud and AWS and adds an inventory, impact analysis and daily monitoring. CIS-CAT Pro suits teams that assess many operating systems and servers against CIS Benchmarks, while ConfigCobra suits teams that want cloud tenants scanned and tracked without installing anything.Read the comparison →
- Cloud built-in · MicrosoftConfigCobra vs Microsoft Secure ScoreMicrosoft Secure Score is a points-based view of your security posture inside the Microsoft Defender portal, built on Microsoft’s own recommended actions for Microsoft products and a set of connected apps. ConfigCobra is a separate read-only service that checks Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud and AWS against CIS benchmarks and adds an inventory, impact analysis and daily monitoring; Secure Score suits teams working inside the Microsoft security portal, ConfigCobra suits teams that want CIS-based checks across several clouds.Read the comparison →
- Open source · ProwlerConfigCobra vs ProwlerProwler is an open-source platform that you run yourself or use hosted, with broad coverage across clouds, Kubernetes, code and SaaS; ConfigCobra is a hosted, read-only service for Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud and AWS built around CIS benchmarks, a cross-cloud inventory and fix-impact preview. Choose Prowler for breadth and pipeline use, ConfigCobra for CIS results, inventory insights and audit evidence in one place.Read the comparison →
- Open source · NCC GroupConfigCobra vs ScoutSuiteScoutSuite is an open-source command-line tool that gathers AWS, Azure and Google Cloud configuration and produces a local HTML report, which suits a quick point-in-time audit. ConfigCobra is a hosted, read-only service that also covers Microsoft 365 and adds CIS benchmark results, a cross-cloud inventory, fix-impact preview, daily scans and audit reports.Read the comparison →
- Open source · Maester projectConfigCobra vs MaesterMaester is a free, open-source PowerShell test framework that lets you write and run security tests for Microsoft 365 and Entra from a pipeline, which suits teams that want security as code. ConfigCobra is a read-only platform that covers Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud and AWS with CIS benchmark checks, an inventory, impact analysis and reports, which suits teams that want those results without maintaining scripts.Read the comparison →
- Open source · Monkey365 projectConfigCobra vs Monkey365Monkey365 is a free, open-source PowerShell assessment framework for Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Azure with built-in CIS rulesets and editable JSON rules, which suits consultants and administrators who want a scriptable scan they can extend. ConfigCobra is a read-only platform for Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud and AWS that adds an inventory, impact analysis, scheduled monitoring and reports, which suits teams that want those results without running scripts.Read the comparison →
- Open source · CISAConfigCobra vs ScubaGearScubaGear is CISA's free, open-source tool that checks a Microsoft 365 tenant against the CISA SCuBA Secure Configuration Baselines, which suits Microsoft 365 administrators who need to assess against those baselines from Windows PowerShell. ConfigCobra checks against CIS benchmarks across Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud and AWS and adds an inventory, impact analysis, monitoring and reports, which suits teams that want one read-only platform for several clouds.Read the comparison →
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A read-only assessment of Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud and AWS against the CIS benchmarks.