# Aqua Security vs ZeroThreat.ai

| Attribute | Aqua Security | ZeroThreat.ai |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 47 (26% (low)) | 51.8 (54% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | ZeroThreat.ai is an AI-powered automated penetration testing platform that uncovers real, exploitable vulnerabilities across modern web applications and APIs with proof-based validation and real-time CVE coverage. It uses Agentic AI to execute adaptive attacker workflows, combining deep vulnerability coverage, authenticated testing, business logic testing, and community-driven attack templates to help teams prioritize real risk and eliminate false positives. |
| features.capabilities | `{"ciem":false,"cspm":true,"cwpp":true,"dspm":false,"kspm":true,"iac_scanning":true,"cloud_coverage":"AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, Alibaba Cloud","deployment_model":"cloud_managed_cnapp","open_core_scanner":true,"agentless_scanning":true,"runtime_protection":true,"network_microsegmentation":true,"ci_cd_pipeline_build_blocking":true,"ebpf_runtime_syscall_monitoring":true,"kubernetes_kspm_security_posture":true,"serverless_lambda_fargate_support":true,"container_drift_prevention_blocking":true,"infrastructure_as_code_iac_scanning":true,"image_registry_vulnerability_scanning":true}` | `{"ciem":false,"cspm":false,"cwpp":false,"dspm":false,"kspm":false,"iac_scanning":false,"cloud_coverage":"Web application and API security scanning, shadow/zombie API discovery, cloud mi","agentless_scanning":true,"runtime_protection":false,"compliance_frameworks":"OWASP, CWE, SANS, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, GDPR"}` |
| integrations.count | 17 | 15 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Orca"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"EC2"},{"name":"ECS"},{"name":"EKS"},{"name":"Fargate"},{"name":"Lambda"},{"name":"ECR"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud"},{"name":"Alibaba Cloud"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Red Hat OpenShift"},{"name":"IBM Z"},{"name":"LinuxONE"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Azure Pipelines"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"GitLab CI/CD"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"TeamCity"},{"name":"AWS CodePipeline"},{"name":"Bamboo"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Burp"},{"name":"Nuclei"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Dev Security","features":["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","Pipeline security with static analysis","CI/CD posture management","Integrity checks of code","SBOM generation and analysis","CI/CD, registry and SCM toolchain integrity"],"description":"Comprehensive software supply chain security for CI/CD pipeline and toolchain","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud Security","features":["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","eBPF-based real-time detection","Drift prevention and immutability","Advanced malware protection","Service identity-based segmentation","Event audit trails and incident response"],"description":"Agentless and agent-based visibility and risk assessment for public cloud and Kubernetes, CSPM, and real-time runtime protection","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing for code repositories and workloads. Contact sales for pricing details.","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.aquasec.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:53:50.501Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free with 1 scan credit/month","features":["1 scan credit per month","1 target per account","Limited vulnerability insights preview","Web applications & APIs","OWASP top 10 & CWE-based detection","Authenticated scanning","No setup required"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Limited vulnerability preview across one application target","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"targets":"1","scan_credits":"1/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$100/target/month (or $80/target/month with annual commitment, 20% discount). Additional targets $75 each.","features":["Unlimited scans per target","Scheduled automated scans","AI remediation guidance & executive summaries","Sensitive data & cloud misconfiguration detection","130K+ vulnerability coverage","CVE Intelligence updated monthly","Authenticated scanning with MFA/SSO support","Business logic testing (BOLA, IDOR, access control)","API pentesting (REST, GraphQL, SOAP, gRPC)","Region-based data storage & access control","Compliance continuous coverage (GDPR, ISO27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA)","Audit-ready compliance reports","Unlimited retesting & verification","Target URL changes within 30-day cooling period","99.9% accurate results"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Unlimited scans per application target with full vulnerability visibility and compliance reporting","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"per_target":"unlimited scans","additional_targets":"$75 each"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pay Per Scan","summary":"$25/scan credit. Volume discounts: 5% off (10–20 credits), 10% off (30–50), 15% off (75–100), 20% off (250+)","features":["Unlimited targets","AI remediation & executive summaries","Sensitive data & cloud misconfiguration detection","7-day unlimited retest window","CVE-based attack coverage","Authenticated scanning","Business logic security testing (BOLA, IDOR, access control)","API pentesting (REST, GraphQL, SOAP, gRPC)","Region-based data storage & access control","Compliance view (GDPR, ISO27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA)","Audit-ready compliance reports","99.9% accurate results"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","unit":"scan credit","amount":25,"period":"one_time","currency":"USD"}],"description":"On-demand security testing across unlimited application targets with flexible credit purchasing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"targets":"unlimited"}}],"summary":"Free tier with 1 scan credit/month. Professional from $100/target/month. Pay-as-you-go at $25/scan credit with volume discounts to 20%.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://zerothreat.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T13:35:56.966Z","startingPrice":{"amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":100,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Cloud Security Software)

| Capability | Aqua Security | ZeroThreat.ai |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Posture** |  |  |
| CSPM (posture / misconfig) | ✓ | ✗ |
| KSPM (Kubernetes posture) | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Workload** |  |  |
| CWPP (workload protection) | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Entitlements** |  |  |
| CIEM (entitlements) | ✗ | ✗ |
| **Data** |  |  |
| DSPM (data posture) | ✗ | ✗ |
| **Pipeline** |  |  |
| IaC / pipeline scanning | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Agentless scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Runtime** |  |  |
| Runtime protection | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Coverage** |  |  |
| Cloud coverage | AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, Alibaba Cloud | Web application and API security scanning, shadow/zombie API discovery, cloud mi |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance frameworks assessed | - | OWASP, CWE, SANS, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, GDPR |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core scanner available | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:20:37.814Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*