Best OpenSCAP Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from infrastructure testing tools ranked against OpenSCAP on the same published basis.
- 1OpenSCAP vs Terratest
- 2OpenSCAP vs Checkov
- 3OpenSCAP vs Test Kitchen
- 4OpenSCAP vs Chef InSpec
- 5OpenSCAP vs KICS
- 6OpenSCAP vs AWS CloudFormation
- 7OpenSCAP vs Cinc Auditor
- 8OpenSCAP vs Conftest
- 10OpenSCAP vs Sonobuoy
- 11OpenSCAP vs Cloud-Radar
- 12OpenSCAP vs terraform-compliance
- 13OpenSCAP vs cfn-nag
- 14OpenSCAP vs cfn-lint
- 15OpenSCAP vs TFLint
- 16OpenSCAP vs TaskCat
- 17OpenSCAP vs Kubetest2
- 18OpenSCAP vs Molecule
- 19OpenSCAP vs KubeLinter
- 20OpenSCAP vs kubeconform
- 21OpenSCAP vs terraform-plugin-testing
OpenSCAP alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terratest | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 2 | Checkov | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 3 | Test Kitchen | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Chef InSpec | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | KICS | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | AWS CloudFormation | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Cinc Auditor | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Conftest | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Sonobuoy | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Cloud-Radar | 6.8 | No | — | — |
| 12 | terraform-compliance | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | cfn-nag | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 14 | cfn-lint | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | TFLint | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | TaskCat | 6.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Kubetest2 | 6.4 | No | — | — |
| 18 | Molecule | 6.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | KubeLinter | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 20 | kubeconform | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 21 | terraform-plugin-testing | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about OpenSCAP alternatives
What is the best alternative to OpenSCAP?
Terratest, number 1 in infrastructure testing tools with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Checkov, Test Kitchen, Chef InSpec and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OpenSCAP?
Terratest is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.