# Prowler: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 32 judge labels across 2 categories by 11 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/prowler/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud security posture management | 16% | 2 | 4% | 24 |
| Cloud-native application protection | 0% | 10 | 0% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "the best starting point is a combination of free tools: the open-source Prowler for multi-cloud scanning" (Grok 4.1 Fast, CSPM)
- "Choose open-source Prowler if you have a strong DevOps/Security engineer on hand, your budget is $0" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CSPM)
- "Prowler (open source) is the best starting point—it's free, multi-cloud, and compliance-ready" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, CSPM)
- "Prowler - An open-source CSPM tool that's free to use and can audit AWS, Azure, and GCP" (Claude Haiku 4.5, CSPM)

## And against it

- "open-source Prowler appear frequently but rank lower for enterprise scale" (Grok 4.1 Fast, CSPM)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.