Cloudanix vs CloudSploit

Cloudanix is a CNAPP that connects code security, cloud posture, workload protection, cloud identity, and just-in-time access in a shared security graph. Its cloud coverage includes AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Code security includes SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, IaC, and CI security; access features include CIEM and time-bound JIT access for cloud, databases, virtual machines, Kubernetes, and AI agents. Its database activity monitoring offering provides real-time masking, query prevention, and audit trails for cloud or on-premises databases. Cloud accounts connect through read-only APIs without agents, and Cloudanix advertises 30-minute onboarding. The company says its SaaS control plane stores configuration metadata rather than customer data or secrets, and that application-level encryption uses AES-256 GCM. Deployment options include regional SaaS tenants in the US, EU, India, and Middle East, or CloudPrem inside a customer's VPC. Paid plans start at $3.49 a month per monitored asset, with a 100-asset minimum for Cloud Pro Posture. Other listed Pro plans have minimums, and Enterprise prices are custom.

CloudSploit is an open-source project for identifying possible misconfigurations and security risks in cloud accounts. It collects account metadata through cloud infrastructure APIs using read-only access, then scans that data for potential issues. Supported accounts include AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and GitHub. The project documents a self-hosted version and a commercial version hosted at Aqua Wave. Setup instructions use NodeJS and npm, and Docker build and run commands are also provided. Its CLI can map findings to HIPAA, PCI, and CIS Level 1 and Level 2 requirements, and write results as CSV, JSON, or JUnit XML, or print them to the console. It can return a non-zero status for non-passing results, which can be used in CI/CD workflows. The CLI also includes AWS GovCloud and AWS China options. CloudSploit runs on Linux and the web, is listed under GPL-3.0, and its self-hosted open-source plan costs nothing.