Aqua Security vs Upwind Cloud Detection and Response

Aqua Security provides hybrid security software for development workflows, cloud workloads, containers, and Kubernetes environments. Dev Security includes code-repository discovery and scanning, container-image vulnerability and risk scanning, Dynamic Threat Analysis, Infrastructure-as-Code scanning, and SBOM generation and analysis. Its pricing is based on the number of code repositories. Cloud Security covers cloud and Kubernetes workload visibility, agentless workload scanning, real-time runtime protection, drift prevention, and compliance reporting; pricing depends on workload counts such as EC2 instances, Fargate containers, and Lambda functions. The Platform plan adds end-to-end SDLC visibility, risk prioritization, contextualized risk scoring, compliance and custom reporting, and role-based access control. Listed capabilities include runtime protection, Kubernetes security, image and registry scanning, admission control, and SBOM generation. Aqua Security was founded in 2015 and lists headquarters in Boston and Ramat Gan. Pricing is available on request and there is no free plan.

Upwind Cloud Detection and Response is a web-based security service for monitoring threats across multiple cloud environments. Its coverage includes cloud control-plane activity, workloads, identities, and containers. Control-plane detection addresses management-layer activity, while workload detection focuses on running workloads. Identity threat detection covers risks involving identities, and container detection covers containerized environments. The service also includes automated response, so detected issues can lead to response actions rather than alerts alone. Upwind presents the product for multi-cloud deployments, making it relevant to organizations with activity spread across more than one cloud provider. The listed platform is web, and the pricing model is paid with pricing available on request. The capability set centers on combining several detection areas with response automation in one service. Buyers can assess whether control-plane, workload, identity, and container visibility match their cloud security scope, then request pricing for their environment.