Amazon Inspector vs. Fortra VM

Amazon Inspector is an automated vulnerability management service that continuously scans AWS workloads—including Amazon EC2 instances, container images in Amazon ECR, AWS Lambda functions, and code repositories—for software vulnerabilities and unintended network exposure. By integrating seamlessly with AWS environments, it provides real-time detection and prioritization of security issues, enabling organizations to enhance their security posture efficiently.

Fortra VM is a proactive, risk-based vulnerability management solution that helps organizations identify, assess, and prioritize security weaknesses across their infrastructure. Beyond basic scanning, Fortra VM provides contextual risk prioritization through its Security GPA rating system, Peer Insight for industry benchmarking, and threat ranking to identify exploitation vectors that are used in real world attacks. Conveniently delivered via SAAS, Fortra VM creates easily understood reporting for efficient and effective remediation.