Bridgecrew

Bridgecrew was a developer-first cloud security company that pioneered infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security by creating Checkov, the open-source static analysis scanner for Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm, ARM, Serverless, and Dockerfile configurations. Founded in 2019 and backed by Battery Ventures, Bridgecrew shipped a SaaS platform that scanned IaC and connected cloud accounts for misconfigurations, enforced policy guardrails in CI/CD, and remediated findings through automated pull requests. Palo Alto Networks acquired Bridgecrew in March 2021 for roughly $156 million and folded the platform into Prisma Cloud (now the PANW Application Security offering). The standalone Bridgecrew developer API and docs.bridgecrew.io documentation have since been retired, while Checkov remains actively maintained open source under the bridgecrewio GitHub organization and the www.checkov.io docs site.

Bridgecrew is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Security, Cloud Security, Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps.

Bridgecrew’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, signup flow, CLI, changelog, and 6 more developer resources.

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19.1/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

0 APIs

CompanySecurityCloud SecurityInfrastructure as CodeDevSecOpsStatic AnalysisTerraformCheckovOpen Source

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Composite quality — 19.1/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 7.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 2.6 / 20

Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

SignUp

SignUp

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

SourceCode

Packages

CLI

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: bridgecrew
name: Bridgecrew
description: Bridgecrew was a developer-first cloud security company that pioneered infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security
  by creating Checkov, the open-source static analysis scanner for Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm, ARM, Serverless,
  and Dockerfile configurations. Founded in 2019 and backed by Battery Ventures, Bridgecrew shipped a SaaS platform that scanned
  IaC and connected cloud accounts for misconfigurations, enforced policy guardrails in CI/CD, and remediated findings through
  automated pull requests. Palo Alto Networks acquired Bridgecrew in March 2021 for roughly $156 million and folded the platform
  into Prisma Cloud (now the PANW Application Security offering). The standalone Bridgecrew developer API and docs.bridgecrew.io
  documentation have since been retired, while Checkov remains actively maintained open source under the bridgecrewio GitHub
  organization and the www.checkov.io docs site.
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image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/48174253?v=4
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bridgecrew/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- battery-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: acquired
x-acquired-by: palo-alto-networks
x-acquired-date: '2021-03-02'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Security
- Cloud Security
- Infrastructure as Code
- DevSecOps
- Static Analysis
- Terraform
- Checkov
- Open Source
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bridgecrew-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bridgecrew.cloud/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.bridgecrew.cloud/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.checkov.io/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.checkov.io/2.Basics/Installing%20Checkov.html
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bridgecrewio
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/bridgecrewio/checkov
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.bridgecrew.cloud/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/bridgecrew-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/bridgecrew-cli.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/bridgecrew-changelog.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
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  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence