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| Product | Falco by CNCF View product | Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments by Bitdefender View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does Falco do? It covers real-time rule engine and falcosidekick routing. See typical use cases, self-hosted or container deployment and how it compares to rivals. | Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments is a virtual workload security appliance for virtual desktop security. See features and Endpoint Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Cloud-Native Runtime Threat Detection Engine | Virtual Workload Security Appliance |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Technology, Cloud Engineering, Financial Services, SaaS | Cross-industry, Enterprise Datacenters, Education, Cloud Service Providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | CloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Self-hosted; Kubernetes; Container Daemon; Open source binary; DaemonSet in Kubernetes; Docker container | Virtual Appliance; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises; Security Virtual Appliance (SVA); On-premises; Private Cloud |
| Data residency | Self-hosted / Local Host | Customer Datacenter / Cloud Region |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: no | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | KubernetesDockerLinux HostsCloud Infrastructure | VMware ESXiNutanix AHVCitrix HypervisorKVM |
| Compliance | CNCF GraduatedApache 2.0CIS Benchmark alignment | ISO 27001SOC 2GDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | KubernetesPrometheusGrafanaSlackAWS Security HubElasticsearch | VMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VCitrix HypervisorNutanix AHV |
| Industries | Cross-industryTechnologyCloud EngineeringFinancial ServicesSaaS | Cross-industryEnterprise DatacentersEducationCloud Service Providers |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | CNCF | Bitdefender |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Bucharest, Romania |
| Company size | 51-200 | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 2015 | 2001 |
Overview
What it is
Falco
What does Falco do? It covers real-time rule engine and falcosidekick routing. See typical use cases, self-hosted or container deployment and how it compares to rivals.Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments is a virtual workload security appliance for virtual desktop security. See features and Endpoint Security alternatives.Product type
Falco
Cloud-Native Runtime Threat Detection EngineBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Virtual Workload Security ApplianceBest for
Falco
Cross-industry, Technology, Cloud Engineering, Financial Services, SaaSBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Cross-industry, Enterprise Datacenters, Education, Cloud Service ProvidersPricing
Pricing model
Falco
Contact VendorBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Contact VendorFree trial
Falco
Free trial: yesBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Falco
Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Deployment details
Falco
Self-hosted; Kubernetes; Container Daemon; Open source binary; DaemonSet in Kubernetes; Docker containerBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Virtual Appliance; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises; Security Virtual Appliance (SVA); On-premises; Private CloudData residency
Falco
Self-hosted / Local HostBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Customer Datacenter / Cloud RegionKey features
What it offers
Falco
- eBPF kernel syscall monitoring
- Real-time rule engine
- Kubernetes metadata enrichment
- Behavioral threat detection
- Falcosidekick routing
- Container runtime security
- Kernel-level intrusion detection
- Kubernetes anomaly alerting
Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
- Centralized scanning offload
- Deduplicated signature cache
- Hypervisor integration
- Low resource consumption
- Anti-storm protection
- Virtual desktop security
- Datacenter workload protection
- Antivirus storm prevention
Platform & access
API access
Falco
API access: yesBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Falco
SSO: noBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Falco
RBAC: noBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Falco
Multi-tenant: noBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Falco
Mobile app: noBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Falco
Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Compliance
Falco
Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Falco
Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Industries
Falco
Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Regions
Falco
Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Vendor
Company
Falco
CNCFBitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
BitdefenderHeadquarters
Falco
San Francisco, California, USABitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
Bucharest, RomaniaCompany size
Falco
51-200Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
1,001-5,000Founded
Falco
2015Bitdefender Security for Virtualized Environments
2001