Sysdig

sysdig.com
Cybersecurity
Few Days

Cloud Security Starts at Runtime

How to Replace Sysdig

Overview

Sysdig is a cloud security platform that delivers real-time protection and prevention across the complete cloud lifecycle. It combines agentic AI, open innovation through Falco, and runtime insights to detect and respond to cloud attacks faster than attackers can complete them. The platform serves as a Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) with comprehensive coverage for containers, Kubernetes, hosts, serverless, and cloud services.

Features

15 features across 9 categories

AI(1)

Sysdig Sage - Agentic AIAIPremium

Industry's first agentic cloud security platform powered by specialized AI agents that think, reason, and act like a real security team. Helps teams reduce MTTR by 76%

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Compliance(1)

Posture and Permissions ManagementPremium

CSPM, CIEM, compliance, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Cost Management(1)

Cost OptimizationPremium

Built-in cost data and utilization metrics with recommended cost optimization and affordable custom metrics collection

Integration(1)

Open Source Integration (Falco)

Powered by Falco and a global open source community for transparency, flexibility, and customization

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Monitoring(4)

Cloud Service MonitoringPremium

Monitor cloud services including Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS, cloud instances, serverless, and other resources

Container and Kubernetes MonitoringPremium

Faster troubleshooting with prioritized list of issues, pod details, live logs, and remediation steps with detailed system call captures

Managed Prometheus ServicePremium

Kubernetes and cloud monitoring with managed Prometheus, out-of-the-box dashboards, alerts, integrations, and full PromQL support

Runtime InsightsPremium

Real-time visibility into actual activity and exposure, cutting through noise to highlight truly risky behavior

Security(3)

Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Premium

Comprehensive security solution for cloud, containers, Kubernetes, hosts, and serverless environments

Multi-Platform CoveragePremium

Security and monitoring for containers, Kubernetes, Linux/Windows servers, and cloud services

Serverless SecurityPremium

Security coverage for AWS Fargate and Google Cloud Run serverless environments

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Airtable

Support(1)

Level 3 Technical SupportPremium

Email and case portal support with critical incident response in hours

Also in: Obsidian, 1Password, Bitwarden

Threat Detection(2)

Cloud Log-Based DetectionsPremium

Detection and response across AWS, GCP, Azure, Okta, and Github cloud logs

Detection and ResponsePremium

Real-time threat detection and response across containers, Kubernetes, Linux/Windows servers, serverless, and cloud services with 2 second threat detection

Also in: Proofpoint, Wiz, Dashlane

Vulnerability Management(1)

Vulnerability ManagementPremium

Agent-based and agentless scanning with in-use vulnerability prioritization to reduce noise by 98%

Pricing

Sysdig Monitor

Custom
  • Kubernetes and Container Monitoring
  • Managed Prometheus service
  • Cloud service monitoring
  • Cost optimization
  • Host-based or time series-based licensing

Sysdig Secure

Custom
  • Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Detection and Response
  • Posture and Permissions Management
  • Coverage for containers, Kubernetes, Linux/Windows servers, serverless, and cloud services
  • Licensing based on number of hosts or events processed

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Sysdig. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Sysdig alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 15 features.

Buy Sysdig

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

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Sysdig saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 15 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

10 known integrations

Amazon EKSAWSAzureAzure AKSFalcoGCPGithubGoogle GKEOktaPrometheus