# Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Sysdig Secure

| Attribute | Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Sysdig Secure |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 51.5 (25% (low)) | 47.6 (52% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | Provides continuous protection across cloud infrastructure and applications throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial code development through runtime execution. | Unified cloud security platform providing real-time detection and response to protect cloud, containers, and workloads across posture management, vulnerability assessment, and threat detection. |
| features.capabilities | `{"cspm":true,"iac_scanning":true,"runtime_protection":true}` | `{"ciem":true,"cspm":true,"cwpp":true,"kspm":true,"iac_scanning":true,"cloud_coverage":"AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud","open_core_scanner":true,"agentless_scanning":true,"runtime_protection":true,"compliance_frameworks":"NIST 800-53, NIS2, DORA"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 10 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Amazon Web Services"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"IBM Cloud"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Checkmarx"},{"name":"Semgrep"},{"name":"Snyk"},{"name":"Grafana"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/defender-for-cloud","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T14:01:36.697Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Cloud Security Software)

| Capability | Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Sysdig Secure |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance frameworks assessed | - | NIST 800-53, NIS2, DORA |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core scanner available | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:47:37.882Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*