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Comparison

Aqua Security vs Uptycs

On the evidence we track, Uptycs leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Aqua Security47
★Uptycs61
Score
Vioscale score
Aqua Security47 / 100low · 26%
Uptycs61 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Aqua Security✗
Uptycs✗
Model
Aqua Securitycommercial
Uptycscommercial
Price level
Aqua Securityunknown
Uptycslow
Transparent
Aqua Security✗
Uptycs✓
Integrations
Count
Aqua Security17
Uptycs3
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
Availability

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 Security-
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 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

Uptycs

Leader

Cloud security platform providing unified workload protection, threat detection, and compliance management across cloud, container, and Kubernetes environments.

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
as of verify ↗

Uptycs

Leader
from $3/moSubscription

From $3/month (billed annually). Minimum $12K/year. Multi-year and volume discounts available.

  • Discover$3/month billed annually
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

Uptycs

Leader
3 total
  • PagerDuty
  • Amazon Security Lake
  • Microsoft Security Copilot
Independently observed

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