Shoalcheck · Office #60,944

What it is

Calls itself “audit engine”.

• Calls itself: audit engine

“Read-only Kubernetes audit engine for drains, upgrades, CI”

Where it puts itself

Positions itself as an alternative to Kubescape. Rules out “0 object writes”.

• Alternative to: Kubescape
• Says it will not: 0 object writes

“Preflight is free. The full reading is the product.”

“Shoalcheck against Kubescape, Trivy, Popeye, Kubecost, Komodor and Chkk across eleven capabilities, each read from that tool's own documentation on 2026-10-20.”

What it costs

Yearly plan. A free tier, free forever. 4 prices listed on its pages, from $59 to $8,990.

• Yearly: yes
• Free plan: free forever
• Price: 4 prices, from $59 to $8,990

“…or $2,990 a year”

“Pro: $59 a month — plans and prices”

“…or $590 a year”

Who it sells to

Sells to businesses. Built for solo users and teams.

• Sells to: businesses
• Company size: solo / indie · teams

“For a platform team and its pipeline.”

“For an engineer with a few clusters.”

How it runs

A command-line tool and desktop app for Linux, Windows and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Homebrew. Open source. Says it uses no AI.

• Kind: cli · desktop
• Runs on: Linux · Windows · macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Distributed via: Homebrew
• Open source: yes
• AI role: explicitly no AI

“Free preflight; CLI and desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.”

“A read-only audit you run from your laptop: get and list , nothing installed.”

What it works with

Integrates with Claude Code, Jira and Linear. Names Kubecost, Kubescape and 2 more on its pages.

• Integrates with: Claude Code · Jira · Linear
• Names: Kubecost · Kubescape · Popeye · +1

“A real Claude Code session, model claude-opus-5-5 , with shoalcheck-mcp’s tools and nothing else”

“…findings filed in Jira or Linear.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

• Trial asks for: nothing

“No account”

“No account, nothing to pay”