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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Falco by CNCF View product | Sysdig Secure by Sysdig 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. | What does Sysdig Secure do? It covers automated remediation and container image scanning. See typical use cases, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Cloud-Native Runtime Threat Detection Engine | Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Technology, Cloud Engineering, Financial Services, SaaS | Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Retail, Public Sector, Media |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Self-hosted; Kubernetes; Container Daemon; Open source binary; DaemonSet in Kubernetes; Docker container | Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; On-premises / Private Cloud Backend |
| Data residency | Self-hosted / Local Host | United States; European Union; APAC; Global AWS Cloud Regions |
| 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 | KubernetesDockerOpenShiftAWS ECS/EKSAzure AKSGoogle GKE |
| Compliance | CNCF GraduatedApache 2.0CIS Benchmark alignment | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPRCIS BenchmarksNIST 800-53 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | KubernetesPrometheusGrafanaSlackAWS Security HubElasticsearch | AWSGoogle CloudMicrosoft AzureKubernetesDockerGitHub ActionsJiraSplunk |
| Industries | Cross-industryTechnologyCloud EngineeringFinancial ServicesSaaS | Financial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareRetailPublic SectorMedia |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | CNCF | Sysdig |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 51-200 | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2015 | 2013 |
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.Sysdig Secure
What does Sysdig Secure do? It covers automated remediation and container image scanning. See typical use cases, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
Falco
Cloud-Native Runtime Threat Detection EngineSysdig Secure
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Best for
Falco
Cross-industry, Technology, Cloud Engineering, Financial Services, SaaSSysdig Secure
Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Retail, Public Sector, MediaPricing
Pricing model
Falco
Contact VendorSysdig Secure
Contact VendorFree trial
Falco
Free trial: yesSysdig Secure
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Falco
On-Premise
Sysdig Secure
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
Falco
Self-hosted; Kubernetes; Container Daemon; Open source binary; DaemonSet in Kubernetes; Docker containerSysdig Secure
Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; On-premises / Private Cloud BackendData residency
Falco
Self-hosted / Local HostSysdig Secure
United States; European Union; APAC; Global AWS Cloud RegionsKey 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
Sysdig Secure
- Falco runtime threat detection
- Container image scanning
- Kubernetes posture management
- CIEM entitlement analysis
- Automated remediation
- Container runtime security
- Kubernetes threat hunting
- CI/CD vulnerability scanning
Platform & access
API access
Falco
API access: yesSysdig Secure
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Falco
SSO: noSysdig Secure
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Falco
RBAC: noSysdig Secure
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Falco
Multi-tenant: noSysdig Secure
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Falco
Mobile app: noSysdig Secure
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Falco
KubernetesDockerLinux HostsCloud Infrastructure
Sysdig Secure
KubernetesDockerOpenShiftAWS ECS/EKSAzure AKSGoogle GKE
Compliance
Falco
CNCF GraduatedApache 2.0CIS Benchmark alignment
Sysdig Secure
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPRCIS BenchmarksNIST 800-53
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Falco
KubernetesPrometheusGrafanaSlackAWS Security HubElasticsearch
Sysdig Secure
AWSGoogle CloudMicrosoft AzureKubernetesDockerGitHub ActionsJiraSplunk
Industries
Falco
Cross-industryTechnologyCloud EngineeringFinancial ServicesSaaS
Sysdig Secure
Financial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareRetailPublic SectorMedia
Regions
Falco
Global
Sysdig Secure
Global
Vendor
Company
Falco
CNCFSysdig Secure
SysdigHeadquarters
Falco
San Francisco, California, USASysdig Secure
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Falco
51-200Sysdig Secure
1,000+Founded
Falco
2015Sysdig Secure
2013