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AWS Security Hub vs bearhug: better together
AWS Security Hub is the foundation of AWS security posture management, and bearhug is built on it. The difference is what happens after a finding appears. Security Hub tells you a control failed. bearhug tells you what that means, whether it matters and how to fix it in one click.
What Security Hub does well
- Native security checks. Security Hub checks your resources against standards including AWS Foundational Security Best Practices, the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark, PCI DSS and NIST SP 800-53 (supported standards).
- Aggregation. It collects findings across regions, and across accounts through a delegated administrator in AWS Organizations.
- Integration. Findings from GuardDuty and other AWS services arrive in one place, in a standard format.
- A growing platform. AWS made a new, unified Security Hub generally available in December 2025, and the original posture service is now called Security Hub CSPM.
What small teams struggle with
- Technical wording. Findings are titled with control names written for security specialists.
- Volume. A typical account produces hundreds of findings, with little help deciding which to fix first.
- Manual remediation. Automation rules update findings, but fixing resources means building your own EventBridge rules with Lambda functions or Systems Manager Automation runbooks (AWS documentation).
- Alerting. Getting a readable email about a new critical finding means wiring up EventBridge and a notification service yourself.
What bearhug adds
| Capability | Security Hub alone | Security Hub with bearhug |
|---|---|---|
| Security checks | From the standards you enable | The same checks, plus GuardDuty findings, in one dashboard |
| Explanations | Technical control titles | Plain English for every finding, with the technical view one click away |
| Remediation | Build your own with EventBridge, Lambda or Systems Manager | One-click fixes for supported findings, with rollback; step-by-step guidance for the rest |
| Alerts | Configure EventBridge and notifications yourself | Plain-English email alerts for new critical and high findings |
| Compliance | Standards such as CIS, PCI DSS and NIST | Findings mapped to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR and Cyber Essentials |
| Set-up | Enable and configure in the console | One CloudFormation stack; bearhug enables Security Hub and GuardDuty for you |
Cost
You still pay AWS for Security Hub and GuardDuty usage; bearhug adds a flat $100 per AWS account per month. Since December 2025, the new Security Hub is priced per resource through plans, while Security Hub CSPM is charged by security checks, finding ingestion and rule evaluations. Both offer a 30-day free trial, as does GuardDuty. See AWS Security Hub pricing, Security Hub CSPM pricing and Amazon GuardDuty pricing for current rates.
AWS prices were checked on 24 September 2026. AWS charges are billed separately by AWS and vary with usage.
Security Hub and Trusted Advisor
AWS Trusted Advisor is sometimes compared with Security Hub, but it covers a wider set of categories: cost optimisation, performance, security, fault tolerance, service limits and operational excellence (Trusted Advisor documentation). Its full set of checks depends on your AWS Support plan. bearhug does not replace Trusted Advisor. It goes deeper on security findings and helps you fix them.
When Security Hub alone is enough
Security Hub on its own can be the right answer. If your team includes someone who knows AWS security well, has time to review findings every week and is comfortable building remediation with EventBridge and Systems Manager, you may not need anything on top of it.
bearhug is for the more common situation in a small company: nobody owns security full time, the findings pile up unread, and fixing them competes with product work. In that case, plain-English explanations, one-click fixes and focused alerts are what turn Security Hub’s findings into a safer account.
Related guide
Read our guide: AWS Security Hub findings explained in plain English.
Security Hub and bearhug questions
bearhug builds on Security Hub and GuardDuty, and it enables both services in your account for you during setup.
No. Security Hub keeps running the security checks in your account. bearhug takes its findings, explains them in plain English and helps you fix them.
No. Trusted Advisor also covers cost optimisation, performance, fault tolerance, service limits and operational excellence. bearhug focuses on security.
Yes. Any AWS charges for Security Hub or GuardDuty are billed separately by AWS. bearhug adds a flat $100 per AWS account per month.
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