Comparison

Falco vs Tenable Cloud 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
Tenable Cloud Security35
Score
Vioscale score
Falco58 / 100low · 38%updating
Tenable Cloud Security35 / 100low · 25%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Falco
Tenable Cloud Security
Model
Tenable Cloud Securitycommercial
Price level
Falcofree
Tenable Cloud Securityunknown
Transparent
Falco
Tenable Cloud Security
Integrations
Count
Falco50
Tenable Cloud Security1
Security
Disclosure policy
Falco
Tenable Cloud Security
Scorecard
Falco7.3
Tenable Cloud Security
Reliability
Status page
Falco
Tenable Cloud Security
Adoption
Dependent repos
Falco0
Tenable Cloud Security
Github stars
Falco9,305
Tenable Cloud Security
Activity
Commits last 30d
Falco11
Tenable Cloud Security
Release
Cadence days
Falco4
Tenable Cloud Security
History
Tenable Cloud Security
License
Spdx
Tenable Cloud Security
Language
Primary
FalcoC++
Tenable Cloud Security
Market
Availability
Falco
Tenable Cloud SecurityAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Falco-
Tenable Cloud Security
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Falco
Tenable Cloud Security-
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Falco
Tenable Cloud Security-
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Falco-
Tenable Cloud Security
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Falco-
Tenable Cloud Security
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Falco-
Tenable Cloud Security
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Falco
Tenable Cloud Security-
Runtime
Runtime protection
Falco
Tenable Cloud Security-
Coverage
Cloud coverage
FalcoMulti-cloud: hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments
Tenable Cloud SecurityMulti-cloud and hybrid cloud environments
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
FalcoRule-based detection for regulatory compliance violations
Tenable Cloud SecurityCIS, NIST, PCI DSS
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Falco
Tenable Cloud 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

Tenable Cloud Security

Tenable One is a unified exposure management platform that discovers, inventories, and analyzes assets and vulnerabilities across IT, cloud, OT, web applications, and external attack surface from a single platform.

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 ↗

Tenable Cloud Security

Quote-based

Quote-based pricing. Request a demo or quote for details.

  • Tenable One FoundationContact sales
    • Vulnerability management
    • Web application security
    • OT & IoT security
    • Attack surface management
    • AI discovery
    • +11 more
  • Tenable One AdvancedContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Tenable Cloud Security

1 total
  • Splunk
Independently observed

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