What is Aqua Security?
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.
What Aqua Security does
The capabilities that matter for cloud security software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- CSPM (posture / misconfig)
- ✓
- KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
- ✓
- CWPP (workload protection)
- ✓
- CIEM (entitlements)
- -
- DSPM (data posture)
- -
- IaC / pipeline scanning
- ✓
- Agentless scanning
- ✓
- Runtime protection
- ✓
- Cloud coverage
- AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, VMware Tanzu, IBM Z
- Compliance frameworks assessed
- PCI, HIPAA, GDPR
- Open-core scanner available
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
Aqua Security alternatives
Other cloud security software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Aqua Security, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 87 | 12.00 | 1040.6 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 18.00 | 900.0 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 5 | 40.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing Transparency | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"cspm":true,"cwpp":true,"kspm":true,"iac_scanning":true,"cloud_coverage":"AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, VMware Tanzu, IBM Z","open_core_scanner":true,"agentless_scanning":true,"runtime_protection":true,"compliance_frameworks":"PCI, HIPAA, GDPR"} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Pricing
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Model | commercial | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |