Aikido
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Aikido'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 | Aikido |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Native ASPM with in-house scanners |
| Extras | None | None | AI-powered pentesting, device protection and WAF |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 319 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 21%, IT 10%, sales 26%, marketing 5%, operations 2% and others 36% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +36%, +97%, +362% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | BE, GB, SG and US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | BE and US |
| Reputation | 9.44 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 8.89 from 356 reviews over 3 years on Capterra, G2, Gartner, PeerSpot and TrustRadius |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 196K based on the following: Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Frost & Sullivan, Latio and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2022 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $84.6M USD in 4 rounds from 27 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 0 times and made 4 acquisitions |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 50M |
| Third-Party CVEs Discovered | 289 CVEs reported to MITRE, ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | 20 CVEs reported to MITRE |
| Compliance | GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 | Same | CSA STAR Level 1, GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Visits | 64K per month. Top 3: 18% CO, 9% US, 5% BR. Others 68% | Same | 620K per month. Top 3: 32% US, 7% IN, 6% NO. Others 55% |
| Authority | 33 out of 100 | Same | 52 out of 100 |
| Public vulnerability DB | Discovered and third-party | Same | Discovered and third-party |
| Content | Blog, documentation, e-books, glossary, reports, success stories, videos, webinars and white papers | Same | Blog, comparison, customer stories, documentation, glossary, press kit and reports |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 8 in common and 5 additional | Same | 10 documentation sections, 8 in common and 2 additional |
| Community | Forum | Same | No |
| 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 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS, Azure and GitHub |
| Freemium | No | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | PoC |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales, marketplaces and public web |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 4 plans (Basic, Pro, Advanced and Enterprise). First 3 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: AI SAST, API security testing, MAST, PTaaS, RE and SCR | AI SAST, containers, CSPM, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 10 users |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Users and credits |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Aikido |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTaaS | No | Yes | Yes. Automated AI-PTaaS |
| 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 | Scanner-based zero-day vulnerability detection | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy, availability and response | Availability and response |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99.5% |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | No |
| Accreditations | CNA, Penetration Testing by CREST and OpenSSF Gold Badge | Same | None |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | Not applicable |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Employee or freelance |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | No information available |
| Channel control | No | Total | No information available |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 9 in common and 58 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 15 standards, 9 in common and 6 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, automated tools and human intelligence | AI and automated tools |
| False positives | 4.24 times better | 6.67 times better | 14% F0.5 score per quantity |
| False negatives | 6.24 times better | 17.95 times better | 4% F2.0 score per severity |
| Remediation | 5, 3 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 1 | 3, all in common |
| Output | 5, 3 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 2 | 4, 3 in common and 1 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Aikido |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities, 4 in common and 1 additional | Same, plus 1 functionality | 8 functionalities, 4 in common and 4 additional |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 18 sources, 2 in common and 16 additional | Same | 7 sources, 2 in common and 5 additional |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS, Fixing cost, KEV, Transitivity and Use | Same | CVSS, EPSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 19 package managers, 18 in common and 1 additional | Same | 30 package managers, 18 in common and 12 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability | 14 languages | Same | Yes. No information available |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Deterministic |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 16 in common and 6 additional | Same | 30 package managers, 16 in common and 14 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | Yes |
| Containers | 4 distributions | Same | Yes. No information available |
| Source SAST (languages) | 14, all in common | Same | 19, 12 in common and 7 additional |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 23 | Same | No information available |
| Custom rules | No | No | CSPM, IaC and SAST |
| IaC | 6, 4 in common and 2 additional | 2, all in common | 8, 6 in common and 2 additional |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary | Same, plus 2 types of binaries | No |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types, 3 in common and 4 additional | Same | 7 attack surface types, 3 in common and 4 additional |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs, 2 in common and 2 additional | 2 types of APIs, all in common |
| MAST | No | Yes | Yes |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secrets | 228 secrets types, 111 in common and 117 additional | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | 325 secrets types, 111 in common and 214 additional |
| AI | 4 functions, all in common | Same, plus 1 function | 8 functions, 4 in common and 4 additional |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | Yes |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source | No | No | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | AU, EU and US |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 4 per year | Same | No incidents |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Aikido |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 4 in common and 2 additional | Same | 4, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | 14 |
| Ticketing | 3, all in common | Same | 11, 3 in common and 8 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 2 |
| IDE | 3, all in common | Same | 16, 3 in common and 13 additional |
| CI/CD | 21, 7 in common and 14 additional | Same | 8, 7 in common and 1 additional |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native |
| Container | Native | Same | Native |
| SAST | Native | Same | Native and 1 integration |
| DAST | Native | Same | Native |
| MAST | None | Native | Native |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 1 in common | Same | 7, 1 in common and 6 additional |
| CSPM | Native | Same | Native |
| Secrets | Native | Same | Native |
| Remediation | None | None | None |
| Bug bounty | None | None | None |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | None |
| Compliance | None | None | 7 |
The latest update to this comparison was on 2026-09-01. The primary sources of information were aikido.dev and help.aikido.dev, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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