Comparison

Aqua Security vs Uptycs

On the evidence we track, Uptycs leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Aqua Security48
★Uptycs65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Aqua Security48 / 100low · 25%
Uptycs65 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Aqua Security✗
Uptycs✗
Model
Aqua Securitycommercial
Price level
Aqua Securityunknown
Uptycslow
Starting price
Aqua Security–
Uptycs$3
Transparent
Aqua Security✗
Uptycs✓
Integrations
Count
Aqua Security13
Uptycs8
Security
Certifications
Aqua Security–
Disclosure policy
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs–
Gdpr
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✓
Iso27001
Aqua Security–
Uptycs✓
Soc2
Aqua Security–
Uptycs✓
Reliability
Status page
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✓
Market
Content
Faq
Aqua Security6 items
Uptycs7 items

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✓
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Aqua Security✗
Uptycs✓
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Aqua Security✗
Uptycs✗
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✓
Runtime
Runtime protection
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✓
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Aqua SecurityAWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, Alibaba Cloud
UptycsAWS, IBM Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Aqua SecurityCIS Kubernetes Benchmark, industry configuration benchmarks
UptycsISO 27001
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✗

What each one is

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

Aqua Security

Aqua Security scans containers, Kubernetes clusters, application source code, and cloud platforms to identify vulnerabilities, configuration weaknesses, and embedded secrets. The product includes kernel-level runtime monitoring for container workloads and validation of Kubernetes deployments against security benchmarks.

Independently observed

Uptycs

Leader

Cloud security platform providing threat detection, workload protection, compliance management, and infrastructure scanning across cloud environments with AWS integration.

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

Hybrid

Hybrid pricing: usage-based (PAYG) or license-based (BYOL)

  • PAYGPay-as-you-go pricing per ECS task
  • BYOLContact sales
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Uptycs

Leader
from $3/workload/moSubscription

From $3/workload/month, billed annually. Minimum annual commitment of $12,000.

  • Discover$3/workload/month billed annually
    • Full asset inventory across hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, and endpoints
    • Unified management of users, policies, and roles
    • Tool integrations (SOAR, SIEM, Slack, JIRA)
  • Audit$6/workload/month billed annually
    • Everything from Discover plus deep security posture evaluation
    • Compliance and vulnerability scanning with continuous monitoring
    • Attack path analysis and exposure management
    • Cloud identity entitlements for cloud and Kubernetes
    • Vulnerability management across hosts, VMs, containers, and serverless
    • +2 more
  • SecureContact sales
    • Everything from Audit plus runtime protection
    • Real-time threat detection and forensics
    • Cloud detection and response
    • File monitoring and unauthorized change alerts
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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✓
Uptycs✓
Linux
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✓
Self-hosted
Aqua Security✓
Uptycs✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • AWS
  • GitHub

Aqua Security

23 total - 21 not shared
  • Orca
  • EC2
  • ECS
  • EKS
  • Fargate
  • Lambda
  • ECR
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • IBM Z
  • LinuxONE
  • AWS EC2
  • AWS Fargate
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon ECR
  • Amazon ECS
  • Google Cloud Platform
Independently observed

Uptycs

Leader
11 total - 9 not shared
  • PagerDuty
  • Amazon Security Lake
  • Microsoft Security Copilot
  • AWS Security Lake
  • AWS Systems Manager
  • Slack
  • JIRA
  • Okta
  • Azure AD
Independently observed
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