prowler/docs/introduction.mdx

# What is Prowler?

**Prowler** is the world’s most widely used open-source cloud security platform that **automates security and compliance** across any cloud environment. With thousands of ready-to-use security checks, remediation guidance, and compliance frameworks, Prowler delivers AI-driven, customizable, and easy-to-use monitoring and integrations, making cloud security simple, scalable, and cost-effective for organizations of any size.

![](/images/products/overview.png)

Prowler ships two product families: Prowler Products, operated or licensed by the Prowler team, and Open Source projects, free to run and extend. See [Prowler product families](/getting-started/products) for every official name, including former names.

### Prowler Products

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  <Card title="Prowler Cloud" icon="cloud" href="/getting-started/products/prowler-cloud">
    Managed cloud security platform operated by the Prowler team.
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  <Card title="Prowler Hub" icon="map" href="/getting-started/products/prowler-hub">
    Free public library of versioned checks, cloud service artifacts, and compliance frameworks.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Prowler MCP" icon="plug" href="/getting-started/products/prowler-mcp">
    MCP server that connects AI assistants and agents to Prowler.
  </Card>
  <Card title="All Prowler Products" icon="list" href="/getting-started/products">
    Prowler Private Cloud, Prowler Lighthouse AI, and more.
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### Open Source

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  <Card title="Prowler CLI" icon="terminal" href="/getting-started/products/prowler-cli">
    Command line tool to run security scans across all supported providers.
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  <Card title="Prowler Local Server" icon="server" href="/getting-started/products/prowler-app">
    Self-hosted web application and API.
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## Supported Providers

Prowler supports a wide range of providers organized by category:

### Cloud Service Providers (Infrastructure)

| Provider                                                                         | Support    | Audit Scope/Entities     | Interface    |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------ | ------------ |
| [Alibaba Cloud](/user-guide/providers/alibabacloud/getting-started-alibabacloud) | Official   | Accounts                 | UI, API, CLI |
| [AWS](/user-guide/providers/aws/getting-started-aws)                             | Official   | Accounts                 | UI, API, CLI |
| [Azure](/user-guide/providers/azure/getting-started-azure)                       | Official   | Subscriptions            | UI, API, CLI |
| [Cloudflare](/user-guide/providers/cloudflare/getting-started-cloudflare)        | Official   | Accounts                 | UI, API, CLI |
| [E2E Networks](/user-guide/providers/e2enetworks/getting-started-e2enetworks)                        | [Contact us](https://prowler.com/contact) | Projects                 | CLI          |
| [Google Cloud](/user-guide/providers/gcp/getting-started-gcp)                    | Official   | Projects                 | UI, API, CLI |
| [Linode](/user-guide/providers/linode/getting-started-linode)                    | [Contact us](https://prowler.com/contact) | Accounts                 | CLI          |
| **NHN**                                                                          | [Contact us](https://prowler.com/contact) | Tenants                  | CLI          |
| [OpenStack](/user-guide/providers/openstack/getting-started-openstack)           | Official   | Projects                 | UI, API, CLI |
| [Oracle Cloud](/user-guide/providers/oci/getting-started-oci)                    | Official   | Tenancies / Compartments | UI, API, CLI |
| [Scaleway](/user-guide/providers/scaleway/getting-started-scaleway)              | [Contact us](https://prowler.com/contact) | Organizations            | CLI          |
| [StackIT](/user-guide/providers/stackit/getting-started-stackit)                 | [Contact us](https://prowler.com/contact) | Projects                 | CLI          |

### Infrastructure as Code Providers

| Provider                                                              | Support  | Audit Scope/Entities | Interface    |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------- | ------------ |
| [Infra as Code](/user-guide/providers/iac/getting-started-iac)        | Official | Repositories         | UI, API, CLI |

### Software as a Service (SaaS) Providers

| Provider                                                                                  | Support  | Audit Scope/Entities         | Interface    |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------- | ------------ |
| [GitHub](/user-guide/providers/github/getting-started-github)                             | Official | Organizations / Repositories | UI, API, CLI |
| [Google Workspace](/user-guide/providers/googleworkspace/getting-started-googleworkspace)  | Official | Domains                      | UI, API, CLI |
| [LLM](/user-guide/providers/llm/getting-started-llm)                                     | Official | Models                       | CLI          |
| [M365](/user-guide/providers/microsoft365/getting-started-m365)                           | Official | Tenants                      | UI, API, CLI |
| [MongoDB Atlas](/user-guide/providers/mongodbatlas/getting-started-mongodbatlas)           | Official | Organizations                | UI, API, CLI |
| [Okta](/user-guide/providers/okta/getting-started-okta)                                   | Official | Organizations                | CLI          |
| [Vercel](/user-guide/providers/vercel/getting-started-vercel)                             | Official | Teams / Projects             | UI, API, CLI |

### Kubernetes

| Provider                                                                   | Support  | Audit Scope/Entities | Interface    |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------- | ------------ |
| [Kubernetes](/user-guide/providers/kubernetes/getting-started-k8s)         | Official | Clusters             | UI, API, CLI |

### Containers

| Provider                                                            | Support  | Audit Scope/Entities | Interface |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------- | --------- |
| [Image](/user-guide/providers/image/getting-started-image)          | Official | Container Images / Registries | CLI, API  |

### Custom Providers (Prowler Private Cloud Only)

| Provider             | Support  | Audit Scope/Entities | Interface |
| -------------------- | -------- | -------------------- | --------- |
| VMware/Broadcom VCF  | Official | Infrastructure       | CLI       |

For more information about the checks and compliance of each provider, visit [Prowler Hub](https://hub.prowler.com).

## Where to go next?

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  <Card title="User Guide" icon="terminal" href="/user-guide/tutorials/prowler-app">
    Detailed instructions on how to use Prowler.
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  <Card title="Development Guide" icon="pen-to-square" href="/developer-guide/introduction">
    Interested in contributing to Prowler?
  </Card>
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