Cyscale CNAPP vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security

Cyscale CNAPP is a web platform that combines cloud posture, vulnerability, identity, workload, data, AI, and compliance context in a remediation workflow. It prioritizes risks using factors including exposure, exploitability, identity reachability, affected workloads, sensitive data access, compliance impact, and business context. Supported environments include AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and Kubernetes. Most cloud onboarding uses secure provider APIs without agents, while Kubernetes visibility relies on a Cyscale agent for in-cluster collection. Identity and source-control integrations include Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, Okta, GitHub, and GitLab. Controls map to ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, NIST, CIS Benchmarks, NIS 2, and DORA, with custom controls supported. Cyscale says it is ISO 27001-certified, hosts platform data on AWS, and accesses customer platform data only when support requires it and the customer explicitly permits access. Pro costs $850 a month billed annually for up to 1,000 assets and 10 connectors. Scale costs $2,000 a month billed annually for up to 5,000 assets and 50 connectors. A free trial is available, but there is no free plan.

Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security discovers, ranks, and protects APIs across cloud environments. It can find and validate APIs across gateways, workloads, and cloud environments, including shadow, zombie, and unmanaged APIs. Configuration and traffic context inform risk rankings based on severity and potential business impact. Risk insights cover internet exposure, sensitive data transmission, weak authentication, missing encryption, and specification drift. The product describes real-time protection against OWASP API Top 10 threats, including injection, authentication bypass, and data exposure; teams can use monitor or blocking modes. Agentless integrations are listed for AWS API Gateway, Azure APIM, GCP Apigee, and Kong. Linux workload protection uses an agent and is marked Beta. Teams can import OpenAPI specifications to check live traffic for deviations and scan for misconfigurations or vulnerabilities. Azure APIM integration requires the Data Collection add-on and a running Azure APIM service. Cortex CLI scans require an OpenAPI file and Java 11 or later, while Web and API Security requires the Runtime Security add-on. Pricing is on request; the product page offers a demo request.