kics

The premium Open Source alternative to Snyk IaC

🎯 Best for:Security-conscious developers shifting security left in the CI/CD pipeline.
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What is kics?

Replaces proprietary IaC scanners with an extensible static analysis engine. It detects over 2,000 security misconfigurations in Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker templates.

Tech Stack
Open Policy AgentTesting & QA

Why kics?

  • Extensive library of security queries
  • Supports multiple IaC languages
  • Fast execution in local environments

Limitations

  • High false-positive rate initially
  • Complex custom query syntax (Rego)
  • Large binary size
3/3/2026
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Apache-2.0
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Snyk IaC)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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