Aqua Security

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Cloud Native Security, Container & Serverless Security - Secure Every Cloud Native App

How to Replace Aqua Security

Overview

Aqua Security is a Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) that secures containerized cloud native applications from development to production. The platform provides full-lifecycle security spanning code, infrastructure, tools and processes across multiple clouds and platforms. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Boston, MA and Ramat Gan, IL, Aqua protects over 500 of the world's largest enterprises.

Features

36 features across 19 categories

AI Security(1)

GenAI Application Security

Security features specifically designed for generative AI applications

Access Control(1)

Role-based access control (RBAC)

Role-based access control for permission management

Also in: Kubernetes Dashboard, Lacework, LastPass

Cloud Security(5)

Agentless cloud workload scanning

Agentless scanning and visibility of cloud workloads

Auto-discovery and inventory

Auto-discovery, inventory and risk assessment across cloud accounts

Cloud VM Security

Security for cloud virtual machines

Configuration checks

Hundreds of configuration checks across compute, database, storage and identity resources

Multi-cloud support

Support for AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle and Alibaba Cloud environments

Code Security(4)

Code repo discovery and code scanning

Automated discovery and scanning of code repositories

Code Security

Protect all four layers of the software supply chain including secure code, infrastructure, tools and processes from vulnerabilities, supply chain attacks, and AI-specific risks

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) scanning

Scan infrastructure-as-code files for security misconfigurations

Integrity checks

Automated integrity checks of code throughout the lifecycle

Compliance(1)

Compliance reporting

Out-of-the-box compliance reporting and custom compliance configurations

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Container Orchestration(1)

Kubernetes Security

Specialized security features for Kubernetes environments

Container Security(1)

Container Security

Comprehensive security for containerized applications

DevSecOps(3)

CI/CD posture management

Manage and assess CI/CD pipeline posture

CI/CD, registry and SCM toolchain integrity

Integrity and governance of CI/CD, registry and source control management toolchain

Pipeline security

Static pipeline analysis for CI/CD pipeline security

Integrations(1)

Third-party tool integrations

Broad integrations with third-party security and DevOps tools

Mainframe Security(1)

IBM Z Mainframe Security

Security for IBM Z mainframe environments

Monitoring(2)

End-to-end visibility

End-to-end visibility across the entire software development life cycle (SDLC)

Event audit trails and incidents view

Event audit trails, incidents view, and response policies

Network Security(1)

Service identity-based segmentation

Service identity-based segmentation with firewall capabilities

Risk Management(3)

Contextualized risk scoring

Contextualized risk scoring for intelligent risk assessment

Posture Management

See, prioritize, and remediate cloud and AI risks with complete visibility across multi-cloud environments and AI models

Risk-based prioritization

Risk-based prioritization and insights for vulnerability management

Runtime Protection(2)

Drift prevention

Ensure immutability of workloads at runtime with drift prevention

Runtime SecurityAI

Prevent and detect cloud native and AI attacks at runtime from known and unknown threats, including prompt injection attacks

Serverless(1)

Serverless Security

Security for serverless functions and serverless applications

Supply Chain Security(2)

Automated SBOM generation and analysis

Automated next-generation Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation and analysis

Open source health scoring

Score and assess the health of open source dependencies

Threat Detection(4)

Advanced malware protection

Advanced malware protection with malware blocking and deletion capabilities

Cloud Native Detection & Response (CNDR)

Detection and response capabilities for cloud native threats

Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA)

Detect sophisticated malware in a secure sandbox environment

eBPF-based real-time detection

eBPF-based real-time detection of malicious behavior

Vulnerability Management(1)

Vulnerability and risk scanning

Vulnerability and risk scanning of container images

Vulnerability Scanning(1)

Trivy Open Source Scanner

The trusted open-source scanner for security professionals delivering powerful container security scanning

Pricing

Dev Security

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  • Code repo discovery and code scanning
  • Vulnerability and risk scanning of container images
  • Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA) in secure sandbox
  • Open source health scoring
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) scanning
  • Pipeline security with static pipeline analysis
  • CI/CD posture management
  • Integrity checks throughout lifecycle
  • Automated next-gen SBOM generation and analysis
  • CI/CD, registry and SCM toolchain integrity and governance

Cloud Security

Custom - Request a Trial
  • Agentless and agent-based visibility
  • Risk assessment for public cloud and K8s
  • Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
  • Real-time runtime protection for cloud workloads (CWPP)
  • Auto-discovery, inventory and risk assessment
  • Agentless cloud workload scanning
  • AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle and Alibaba Cloud support
  • Hundreds of configuration checks
  • Out-of-the-box compliance reporting
  • eBPF-based real-time detection
  • Drift prevention
  • Advanced malware protection
  • Service identity-based segmentation
  • Event audit trails and response policies

Cost Calculator

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a Aqua Security alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 36 features.

Buy Aqua Security

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Aqua Security saves ~$36,960 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 36 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

14 known integrations

Alibaba CloudAWSAzureCI/CD PipelinesContainer RegistriesDevOps ToolsDockerGoogle CloudIBM ZKubernetesOpenShiftOracle CloudSIEM and AnalyticsVMware Tanzu