Comparison

Falco vs Sysdig Secure

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
Sysdig Secure48
Score
Vioscale score
Falco58 / 100low · 38%
Sysdig Secure48 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Model
Sysdig Securecommercial
Price level
Falcofree
Sysdig Secure
Transparent
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Integrations
Count
Falco50
Sysdig Secure10
Reliability
Status page
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Adoption
Dependent repos
Falco0
Sysdig Secure
Github stars
Falco9,305
Sysdig Secure
Activity
Commits last 30d
Falco11
Sysdig Secure
Release
Cadence days
Falco4
Sysdig Secure
History
Sysdig Secure
License
Spdx
Sysdig Secure
Language
Primary
FalcoC++
Sysdig Secure
Market
Availability
Falco

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Falco-
Sysdig Secure
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Falco-
Sysdig Secure
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Falco-
Sysdig Secure-
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Falco-
Sysdig Secure
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Runtime
Runtime protection
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Coverage
Cloud coverage
FalcoMulti-cloud: hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments
Sysdig SecureAWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
FalcoRule-based detection for regulatory compliance violations
Sysdig SecureNIST 800-53, NIS2, DORA
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Falco
Sysdig Secure

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

Sysdig Secure

Unified cloud security platform providing real-time detection and response to protect cloud, containers, and workloads across posture management, vulnerability assessment, and threat detection.

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 ↗

Sysdig Secure

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Linux
Falco
Sysdig Secure
CLI
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Self-hosted
Falco
Sysdig Secure
On-premise
Falco
Sysdig Secure
Hybrid
Falco
Sysdig Secure

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

Sysdig Secure

10 total
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • IBM Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Anthropic
  • Checkmarx
  • Semgrep
  • Snyk
  • Grafana
Independently observed

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

Falco vs Sysdig Secure: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale