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Polaris vs Kubescape
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| Fact | Polaris | Kubescape |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 3.4k | 12k |
| Latest | v10.2.5 | v4.0.16 |
| Last push | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-16 |
| Release cadence | about 11 days between releases | about 18 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 58+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Polaris replaces Kubescape. Alternatives to Kubescape →
PartialChecks Kubernetes workloads against best practices; narrower set of frameworks.
Polaris
- v10.2.52026-09-18c84bb2ea3674ee7ec044584db8c9cc9e8d17bdd0 INS-2916: rolebindingRolePodExecAttach treats an ommited role namespace as glo…
- v10.2.42026-09-161b4534a6256f148843a60a08c374a35a257047f8 Fix polaris vulnerabilities (#1243)
- v10.2.32026-09-15ca61c42a173b9e71685191942743010cd09dd156 Bump brace-expansion from 1.1.11 to 1.1.18 in /docs (#1223)
- v10.2.22026-08-1006ef2d3f70e0264b3d27619fa510c61bc3683635 Bump k8s.io/apimachinery from 0.36.2 to 0.36.3 (#1216)
- v10.2.12026-07-214bdf5315b6a8d05490070f07262c689d25af02e7 Add pod support to ResourceProvider and update related tests (#1214)
Kubescape
- v4.0.162026-10-1402cd4072fff0f77217223714c48c8f66073ddd64 Feat/rbac parity differential testing (#4076)
- v4.0.152026-09-2977d80e126ddc9131502bde02621cf82b79c4f0e8 Refactor: Move getReadableID out of filesloaderutils (#3862)
- v4.0.142026-09-09fbe710b37c20ba81bc467d7298a3020c6bc56ea6 chore(deps): bump github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go from 0.58.0 to 1.0.0 (#3747)
- v4.0.132026-09-0288f24cc16dd3ddb4299f98ad2756c8a418365156 Add C-0298: detect subjects that can attach ephemeral containers to pods (#301…
- v4.0.122026-08-126849abba93a743cc5042fdd01283275590fd78bf Cel engine docs (#2756)
Polaris
✓ signed The latest release, v10.2.5, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Kubescape
✓ signed The latest release, v4.0.16, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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