Best TaskCat Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from infrastructure testing tools ranked against TaskCat on the same published basis.
- 1TaskCat vs Terratest
- 2TaskCat vs Checkov
- 3TaskCat vs Test Kitchen
- 4TaskCat vs Chef InSpec
- 5TaskCat vs KICS
- 6TaskCat vs AWS CloudFormation
- 7TaskCat vs Cinc Auditor
- 8TaskCat vs Conftest
- 9TaskCat vs OpenSCAP
- 10TaskCat vs Sonobuoy
- 11TaskCat vs Cloud-Radar
- 12TaskCat vs terraform-compliance
- 13TaskCat vs cfn-nag
- 14TaskCat vs cfn-lint
- 15TaskCat vs TFLint
- 17TaskCat vs Kubetest2
- 18TaskCat vs Molecule
- 19TaskCat vs KubeLinter
- 20TaskCat vs kubeconform
- 21TaskCat vs terraform-plugin-testing
TaskCat 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 |
| 9 | OpenSCAP | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, 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 |
| 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 TaskCat alternatives
What is the best alternative to TaskCat?
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 TaskCat?
Terratest is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.