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Aqua Security vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud

No leader: the top candidate Microsoft Defender for Cloud has only 0.25 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Aqua Security full profile →Microsoft Defender for Cloud full profile →
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Aqua Security47
Microsoft Defender for Cloud52
Score
Vioscale score
Aqua Security47 / 100low · 26%updating
Microsoft Defender for Cloud52 / 100low · 25%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Aqua Security✗
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✓
Model
Aqua Securitycommercial
Microsoft Defender for Cloudcommercial
Price level
Aqua Securityunknown
Microsoft Defender for Cloudlow
Transparent
Aqua Security✗
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✗
Integrations
Count
Aqua Security17
Microsoft Defender for Cloud–
Security
Disclosure policy
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud–
Gdpr
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✓
Reliability
Status page
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✓
Market
Availability
Aqua SecurityAvailable worldwide
Microsoft Defender for Cloud–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Aqua Security✗
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Aqua Security✗
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Runtime
Runtime protection
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✓
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Aqua SecurityAWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, Alibaba Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Aqua Security-
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Aqua Security

Aqua Security is the pioneer in cloud native security, offering a Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) that secures containerized applications from development to production. The platform integrates agent and agentless technology to prevent attacks through pre-deployment enforcement and real-time runtime protection.

Independently observed

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Provides continuous protection across cloud infrastructure and applications throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial code development through runtime execution.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Aqua Security

Quote-based

Usage-based pricing for code repositories and workloads. Contact sales for pricing details.

  • Dev SecurityContact sales
    • Code repo discovery and code scanning
    • Vulnerability and risk scanning of container images
    • Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA)
    • Open source health scoring
    • Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) scanning
    • +5 more
  • Cloud SecurityContact sales
    • Auto-discovery, inventory and risk assessment across cloud accounts
    • Agentless cloud workload scanning
    • Support of AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle and Alibaba Cloud
    • Configuration checks across compute, database, storage and identity
    • Out-of-the-box compliance reporting
    • +5 more
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud

SubscriptionFree tier
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✓
CLI
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✓
Self-hosted
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✗
On-premise
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✗
Hybrid
Aqua Security✓
Microsoft Defender for Cloud✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Aqua Security

17 total
  • Orca
  • AWS
  • EC2
  • ECS
  • EKS
  • Fargate
  • Lambda
  • ECR
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • IBM Z
  • LinuxONE
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.