vioscaleAI
Comparison

Falco vs ZeroThreat.ai

No clear leader: ZeroThreat.ai (54.4) and Falco (52.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Falco53
ZeroThreat.ai54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Falco53 / 100low · 41%
ZeroThreat.ai54 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
Falco✓
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Model
Falcoopen_source
ZeroThreat.aifreemium
Price level
Falcofree
ZeroThreat.aihigh
Starting price
Falco–
ZeroThreat.ai$75
Transparent
Falco✓
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Integrations
Count
Falco50
ZeroThreat.ai15
Security
Gdpr
Falco–
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Hipaa
Falco–
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Iso27001
Falco–
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Pci
Falco–
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Scorecard
Falco7.5
ZeroThreat.ai–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Falco0
ZeroThreat.ai–
Github stars
Falco9,478
ZeroThreat.ai–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Falco26
ZeroThreat.ai–
Release
Cadence days
Falco4
ZeroThreat.ai–
History
Falco20 items
ZeroThreat.ai–
License
Spdx
FalcoApache-2.0
ZeroThreat.ai–
Language
Primary
FalcoC++
ZeroThreat.ai–
Market
Availability
Falco–
ZeroThreat.aiAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Falco6 items
ZeroThreat.ai6 items

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Falco-
ZeroThreat.ai✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Falco✓
ZeroThreat.ai✗
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Falco✓
ZeroThreat.ai✗
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Falco-
ZeroThreat.ai✗
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Falco-
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Falco-
ZeroThreat.ai✗
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Falco✗
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Runtime
Runtime protection
Falco✓
ZeroThreat.ai✗
Coverage
Cloud coverage
FalcoMulti-cloud: hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments
ZeroThreat.aiWeb application and API security scanning, shadow/zombie API discovery, cloud mi
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
FalcoRule-based detection for regulatory compliance violations
ZeroThreat.aiOWASP, CWE, SANS, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, GDPR
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Falco✓
ZeroThreat.ai-

What each one is

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

Falco

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

ZeroThreat.ai

A cloud-based security testing platform that uses artificial intelligence to continuously scan and validate exploitable vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs through automated penetration testing techniques.

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

Open source
as of verify ↗

ZeroThreat.ai

from $75/additional_target/moHybridFree tier15-day trial

From $0 (Free tier) to $100/target/month (Professional) or $25/scan credit (Pay Per Scan); annual discounts available

  • FreeFree
    • 1 scan credit per month
    • Scan 1 target per account
    • Limited vulnerability insights preview
    • Web applications & APIs covered
    • OWASP top 10 & CWE-based detection
    • +2 more
  • Professional$100/target/month; 20% annual discount available
    • Target-based unlimited scans
    • Scheduled automated scans
    • AI remediation & executive summaries
    • Sensitive data & cloud misconfiguration insights
    • 130K+ vulnerability coverage (OWASP, CWE/SANS, Nuclei)
    • +10 more
  • Pay Per Scan$25/credit or $125 for 5 credits; volume discounts available
    • Unlimited targets per credit
    • 7-day unlimited retest window
    • Popular CVE-based attack coverages
    • Business logic security testing (BOLA, IDOR, Access Control)
    • API pentesting (REST, GraphQL, SOAP, gRPC including internal APIs)
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Falco✗
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Linux
Falco✓
ZeroThreat.ai✗
CLI
Falco✓
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Falco✗
ZeroThreat.ai✓
Self-hosted
Falco✓
ZeroThreat.ai✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • GitHub
  • Slack

Falco

12 total - 10 not shared
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS EKS
  • Docker
  • AWS CloudTrail
  • Okta
  • Nomad
  • Fluent Bit
  • Elasticsearch
  • S3
  • Redis
Independently observed

ZeroThreat.ai

21 total - 19 not shared
  • GitHub Actions
  • Azure Pipelines
  • CircleCI
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • GitLab
  • TeamCity
  • AWS CodePipeline
  • Bamboo
  • Jenkins
  • Travis CI
  • Jira
  • Burp
  • Nuclei
  • Postman
  • AWS API Gateway
  • MuleSoft
  • Azure APIM
  • AWS CI/CD
  • Swagger
Independently observed
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Falco or ZeroThreat.ai: which one depends on you

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