42Crunch
How does Fluid Attacks’ solution compare to 42Crunch’s? The following comparison table enables you to discern the performance of both providers across various attributes essential for meeting your company’s cybersecurity needs. To better understand each attribute, read their descriptions in the dedicated page .
Organization
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | 42Crunch |
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | API security testing |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 143 | Same | 37 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 42% , IT 13%, sales 13%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 26% | Same | Engineering 27%, IT 8%, sales 19%, marketing 5%, operations 3% and others 38% |
| Headcount growth | +8% , +10%, -8% | Same | -5%, -10%, -14% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | AU, IE, FR, UK and US |
| Countries | AR , BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | IE, FR and US |
| Reputation | 9.77 from 209 reviews over 7 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 9.6 from 19 reviews over 3 years on Gartner |
| Followers | 20K based on the following: Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , X and YouTube | Same | 5K based on the following: Facebook, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | IDC and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2016 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $20.6M USD in 4 round from 2 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 10M |
| CVEs as CNA Researcher | 276 CVEs reported to MITRE , ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | Not applicable, as it is not a CNA Researcher |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 | Same | ISO/IEC 27001 |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 21K per month. Top 3: 26% CO, 8% FR, 7% US. Others 59% | Same | 4K per month. Top 3: 30% US, 9% RU, 9% UK. Others 52% |
| Authority | 32 out of 100 | Same | 29 out of 100 |
| Public vulnerability DB | Discovered and third-party | Same | None |
| Content | Blog , documentation , e-books , glossary , reports, success stories , videos , webinars and white papers | Same | Blog, data sheets, documentation, e-books, news, support, tutorials, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections , 6 in common and 7 additional | Same | 8 documentation sections, 6 in common and 2 additional |
| Community | Forum | Same | Forum |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | No |
| Async training | 3 product use courses , all free | Same | No |
| Distribution | Direct or with any of its 14 partners | Same | Direct or with any of its 15 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | Azure |
| Freemium | No | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | 60-day free trial |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales and public web |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 3 plans (single user, teams, enterprise). First 2 transparent |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM , binary SAST, containers, CSPM, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: API security testing , PTaaS, RE and SCR | API firewall and API security Testing |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 1 user |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Users |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | 42Crunch |
| PTaaS | No | Yes | No |
| Reverse engineering | No | Yes | No |
| Secure code review | No | Yes | No |
| Pivoting | No | Yes | No |
| Exploitation | No | Yes | No |
| Manual reattacks | Not applicable | Unlimited reattacks | Not applicable |
| Zero-day vulnerabilities | None | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research | None |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy , availability and response | No |
| Minimum availability | >=99.95% per minute LTM | Same | None |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | No |
| Accreditations | CNA and Penetration testing by CREST | Same | None |
| Hacker certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | Not applicable |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Employee or freelance |
| Endpoint control | Not applicable | Total | Not applicable |
| Channel control | Not applicable | Total | Not applicable |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards , 4 in common and 63 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 4 standards, all in common |
| Detection method | Automated tools | Automated tools , AI and human intelligence | Automated tools |
| Remediation | 5Â , 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1Â | 2, all in common |
| Outputs | 5Â , 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 2Â | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | 42Crunch |
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities , 2 in common and 3 additional | Same , plus 1 functionality | 4 functionalities, 2 in common and 2 additional |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources | Same | None |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0 , CVSSF , EPSS and KEV | Same | No information available |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 23 package managers | Same | No |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers | Same | No |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | No |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Containers | 4 distributions | Same | No |
| **Source SAST ** (languages) | 12 | Same | No |
| **Source SAST ** (frameworks) | 22 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| IaC | 6Â | 4Â | No |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary | Same , plus 2 types of binaries | No |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types | Same | No |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs , 2 in common and 2 additional | 2 types of APIs, all in common |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| ASM | No | No | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types | Same , plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 3 functions | Same | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open-source | MPL-2.0 license , totally equivalent to the paid version | Not applicable | No |
| Provisioning as code | Yes | Yes | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) + on-premises (single-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | US |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 4 per year | Same | No incidents |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | 42Crunch |
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3 | Same | None |
| ChatOps | None | None | None |
| IDE | 3 , 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 21, 2 in common and 19 additional |
| CI/CD | 21 , 6 in common and 15 additional | Same | 7, 6 in common and 1 additional |
| SCA | Native | Same | None |
| Container | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | None |
| DAST | Native | Same | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 3 | Same | None |
| CSPM | Native | Same | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | None |
| Remediation | None | None | None |
| Bug bounty | None | None | None |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | None |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
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The latest update to this comparison was on Dec 15, 2025. The primary sources of information were 42crunch.com and docs.42crunch.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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