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Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

by Palo Alto Networks

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CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

by CrowdStrike

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Overview

What it is

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Evaluating Palo Alto Cortex Cloud? See how this Cloud Security tool handles compliance benchmarking, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is a cloud native application protection platform for cloud breach prevention. See features and Cloud Security alternatives.

Product type

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)

Best for

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Enterprise, Cross-industry, Cloud-First Enterprise, Finance

Pricing

Pricing model

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Contact Vendor

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Free trial: yes

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Free trial: yes

Deployment

Deployment options

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

SaaSCloud

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Cloud SaaS; Multi-cloud SaaS platform with API connectors and optional lightweight agents

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Cloud SaaS / Multi-cloud Architecture; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Lightweight Sensor

Data residency

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Region-specific cloud hosting (US, Europe, Asia Pacific)

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Global cloud regions; US GovCloud

Key features

What it offers

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

  • Agentless multi-cloud visibility
  • Infrastructure-as-code scanning
  • Identity entitlement mapping
  • Runtime container defense
  • Compliance benchmarking
  • Cloud attack path analysis
  • Automated misconfiguration remediation
  • Cloud security posture management (CSPM)

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

  • Agentless CSPM
  • Container runtime defense
  • Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
  • IaC security scanning
  • Kubernetes security
  • Cloud Detection & Response
  • Cloud breach prevention
  • Kubernetes container security

Platform & access

API access

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

API access: yes

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

API access: yes

Single sign-on (SSO)

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

SSO: yes

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

SSO: yes

Role-based access (RBAC)

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

RBAC: yes

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

RBAC: yes

Multi-tenant

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Multi-tenant: yes

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Multi-tenant: yes

Mobile app

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Mobile app: yes

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Mobile app: no

Supported platforms

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

AWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesDocker

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

AWSAzureGCPKubernetesDockerOpenShiftCloud VMs

Compliance

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

CIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIHIPAAFedRAMP

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudGitHubGitLabTerraformCortex XSOARJira

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesDockerGitHubTerraform

Industries

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesRetailHealthcareMedia

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareEnterpriseCross-industry+2 more

Regions

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Global

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

GlobalMulti-region cloud

Vendor

Company

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Palo Alto Networks

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

CrowdStrike

Headquarters

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

Santa Clara, California, USA

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Austin, Texas, USA

Company size

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

15,000+

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

5,000+

Founded

Palo Alto Cortex Cloud

2005

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

2011

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