Open Source AWS Tools

    Production-ready tools for AWS security, authentication, and infrastructure management. Built by practitioners, for practitioners.

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    iam-to-english

    IAM REVIEW

    Open-source CLI from KloudSec. Translates AWS IAM policies into plain English, detects privilege escalation (including across statements), diffs policy changes, and gates CI. Runs offline.

    21
    Escalation paths
    Offline
    Mode
    MIT
    License
    Free
    Cost
    Plain-English summary and risk verdict per policy
    Semantic --diff, --fail-on gate, GitHub Action, pre-commit hook
    Optional AI review: Ollama, Bedrock, Anthropic or OpenAI
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    cloudstorm

    LOAD TESTING

    Open-source CLI for distributed load testing across AWS regions. Launches EC2 instances, installs Locust, k6, JMeter or Artillery through Systems Manager, runs the test everywhere, merges the results into one report, and cleans up.

    4
    Tools
    SSM, no SSH
    Access
    MIT
    License
    Free
    Cost
    Locust, k6, JMeter or Artillery, one workflow
    Pass/fail thresholds that exit with code 1 in CI
    JSON, CSV or HTML report, and a cleanup command
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    awsmount

    AWS AS FILES

    Open-source tool from KloudSec that shows an AWS account as a read-only folder. Use ls, cat, grep, find, jq and diff on EC2, VPC, IAM, Lambda and more. Secret-looking values are hidden by default and awsmount only reads.

    28
    Services
    63
    Resource types
    MIT
    License
    Free
    Cost
    Interactive shell, a real mount (macOS WebDAV, Linux FUSE) or one-shot commands
    Read-only guard before every API request, secret-looking values shown as <hidden>
    export for snapshots, diff -r and Git history of an account
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    LocalEmu

    EMULATOR

    A free, open-source AWS emulator. One pip install, one command, and the same CLI, SDK, and Terraform run against 132 services on localhost:4566. No account, no credentials, no internet required.

    132
    Services
    :4566
    Endpoint
    Apache 2.0
    License
    Free
    Cost
    Same CLI, SDK, Terraform, CDK, and Pulumi
    Docker engines for Lambda, EC2, RDS, ECS, EKS
    No account, no credentials, no telemetry
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    CognitoApi

    AUTHENTICATION

    Authentication and user management API based on AWS Cognito. Build your applications without thinking about the authentication part.

    Free 50K MAU
    Cost
    TOTP
    MFA
    Terraform
    Deploy
    16
    Lambdas
    MFA with Google Authenticator
    Complete user lifecycle management
    CORS pre-configured
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    AWSMap

    INVENTORY

    Fast, comprehensive tool for mapping and inventorying AWS resources across 150+ services and all regions. Scans one account or a whole AWS Organization, stores history in SQLite, and answers SQL and plain-English questions.

    150+
    Services
    All
    Regions
    ~2 min
    Speed
    40
    Workers
    Scan a whole AWS Organization with awsmap org
    Drift, waste and tag-compliance reports from scan history
    Interactive HTML reports, PyPI and Docker (amd64, arm64)
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    IAM Activity Tracker

    SECURITY

    Comprehensive serverless solution for tracking IAM, STS, and Console signin activities across all regions with real-time security alerting.

    90 days
    History
    15
    Queries
    8 types
    Alerts
    Free tier
    Cost
    SSO/Identity Center tracking
    S3 + Athena analytics
    Real-time SNS security alerts
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    S3 Security Scanner

    COMPLIANCE

    Production-ready S3 bucket security scanner with compliance mapping for CIS, AWS FSBP, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO, and GDPR.

    8
    Frameworks
    20+
    Checks
    3
    Commands
    0-100
    Scoring
    DNS takeover detection
    Object-level security scanning
    Detailed remediation guidance
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    EC2 Security Scanner

    COMPLIANCE

    Production-ready EC2 security scanner with 46 checks across 8 categories and compliance mapping for AWS FSBP, CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO, GDPR, and NIST 800-53.

    10
    Frameworks
    46
    Checks
    8
    Categories
    0-100
    Scoring
    IMDSv2, public IP, and UserData secret detection
    Security group and network exposure analysis
    Multi-threaded scan with HTML reports
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    Lambda Security Scanner

    COMPLIANCE

    Production-ready Lambda security scanner with 19 checks across 5 categories and compliance mapping for AWS FSBP, CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO, GDPR, and NIST 800-53.

    10
    Frameworks
    19
    Checks
    5
    Categories
    0-100
    Scoring
    Secret detection in environment variables
    Public function URL and resource policy checks
    Runtime, IAM, and X-Ray tracing analysis
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    IAM Security Scanner

    COMPLIANCE

    Production-ready IAM security scanner with 44 checks across 7 categories and compliance mapping for AWS FSBP, CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO, GDPR, and NIST 800-53.

    10
    Frameworks
    44
    Checks
    7
    Categories
    0-100
    Scoring
    Privilege escalation chain detection across 22 documented paths
    Root/MFA, access key rotation, and trust policy analysis
    Cross-account confused-deputy (ExternalId/PrincipalOrgID) checks
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    RDS Security Scanner

    COMPLIANCE

    Production-ready RDS and Aurora security scanner with 53 checks across 7 categories and compliance mapping for AWS FSBP, CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO, GDPR, and NIST 800-53.

    10
    Frameworks
    53
    Checks
    7
    Categories
    0-100
    Scoring
    Public access, snapshot exposure, and SSL/TLS enforcement checks
    Aurora-aware four-tier scan with KMS CMK detection
    Multi-AZ, deletion protection, and backup retention analysis
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    ECS/EKS Security Scanner

    COMPLIANCE

    Production-ready ECS and EKS container security scanner with 45 checks across 8 categories and compliance mapping for AWS FSBP, CIS EKS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO, GDPR, and NIST 800-53.

    11
    Frameworks
    45
    Checks
    8
    Categories
    0-100
    Scoring
    Dual ECS + EKS coverage: clusters, tasks, services, node groups
    Secret detection in ECS task definition environment variables
    Public endpoint, privileged container, and KMS encryption checks
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