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KICS vs Terrascan: catalog facts
KICS	Terrascan
Free Free to download and run from the GitHub repository.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Catches misconfigurations before deployment Runs as a CLI, Docker image or pre-commit hook	Finds IaC misconfigurations before deployment Runs from the command line, suited to CI pipelines
Only analyses infrastructure-as-code, not application code Large rule sets can produce noisy results	Homepage now redirects to Tenable's commercial product pages Little standalone documentation on the current site
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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