Comparison

Falco vs Orca Security

On the evidence we track, Falco leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Falco58
Orca Security51
Score
Vioscale score
Falco58 / 100low · 38%updating
Orca Security51 / 100low · 31%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Falco
Orca Security
Model
Orca Securitycommercial
Price level
Falcofree
Orca Security
Transparent
Falco
Orca Security
Integrations
Count
Falco50
Orca Security12
Security
Disclosure policy
Falco
Orca Security
Scorecard
Falco7.3
Orca Security
Soc2
Falco
Orca Security
Adoption
Dependent repos
Falco0
Orca Security
Github stars
Falco9,305
Orca Security
Activity
Commits last 30d
Falco11
Orca Security
Release
Cadence days
Falco4
Orca Security
History
Orca Security
License
Spdx
Orca Security
Language
Primary
FalcoC++
Orca Security

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Falco-
Orca Security
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Falco
Orca Security
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Falco
Orca Security
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Falco-
Orca Security
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Falco-
Orca Security
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Falco-
Orca Security
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Falco
Orca Security
Runtime
Runtime protection
Falco
Orca Security
Coverage
Cloud coverage
FalcoMulti-cloud: hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments
Orca SecurityAWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Tencent Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
FalcoRule-based detection for regulatory compliance violations
Orca SecurityIndustry standards and custom checks
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Falco
Orca Security-

What each one is

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

Falco

Leader

Cloud-native runtime security tool that monitors hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments for abnormal behavior and security threats using eBPF and kernel events.

Independently observed

Orca Security

Unified cloud security platform providing agentless scanning, vulnerability management, workload protection, identity security, compliance management, and real-time threat detection across multi-cloud 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.

Falco

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Orca Security

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Linux
Falco
Orca Security
CLI
Falco
Orca Security
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Falco
Orca Security
Self-hosted
Falco
Orca Security
On-premise
Falco
Orca Security

Integrations

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

Falco

Leader
11 total
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS EKS
  • Docker
  • GitHub
  • AWS CloudTrail
  • Okta
  • Nomad
  • Fluent Bit
  • Elasticsearch
  • S3
  • Slack
Independently observed

Orca Security

12 total
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Tencent Cloud
  • Chainguard
  • Jira
  • ServiceNow
  • Snowflake
  • Splunk
  • Zscaler
Independently observed

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