Cyscale CNAPP vs Sysdig Secure

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.

Sysdig Secure is a cloud-native application protection platform for cloud environments, containers, Kubernetes, hosts, and serverless workloads. It uses runtime insights to prioritize risks that are exploitable in a customer’s environment. Threat detection runs in real time using Falco rules, machine learning, and drift control; vulnerability scanning is available with agent-based or agentless approaches and prioritizes vulnerabilities in use. Cloud Attack Graph connects vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and excessive permissions to map potential attack paths. Sysdig Sage is an AI assistant for security search, vulnerability management, threat investigation, and response. The platform connects to AWS, GCP, and Azure, and documents integrations including Git, Jira, Snyk, Docker Scout, Splunk, Elasticsearch, and Syslog. Sysdig describes support for on-premises, air-gapped, and private cloud environments. Deployment is hybrid, with licensing based on hosts or compute instances for CSPM. The documented agent supports Linux distributions and Windows Server 2019 and later; the vulnerability CLI scanner is available for Linux and macOS. Pricing is by quote rather than displayed.