Akto
Last updated: Jul 30, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Akto'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 | Akto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI agent security |
| Extras | None | None | API security testing |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 28 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 61%, IT 4%, sales 4%, marketing 7% and others 24% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | -10%, +22%, +47% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | IN and US |
| Reputation | 9.44 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 9.03 from 81 reviews over 3 years on G2 and Gartner |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 9K based on the following: LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Gartner |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2022 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $4.5M USD in 1 round from 6 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 10M |
| Third-Party CVEs Discovered | 289 CVEs reported to MITRE, ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | None |
| 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 | GDPR, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO/IEC 27701:2019 and SOC 2 Type II |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 64K per month. Top 3: 18% CO, 9% US, 5% BR. Others 68% | Same | 77K per month. Top 3: 15% IN, 10% NG and 16% US. Others 59% |
| Authority | 33 out of 100 | Same | 34 out of 100 |
| Public vulnerability DB | Discovered and third-party | Same | Third-party |
| Content | Blog, documentation, e-books, glossary, reports, success stories, videos, webinars and white papers | Same | Blog, case studies, documentation, e-books, events, glossary, reports, videos, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 6 in common and 7 additional | Same | 6 documentation sections, all in common |
| Community | Forum | Same | Chat(Discord) |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | No |
| Async training | 3 product use courses, all free | Same | Security education platform (free) |
| Distribution | Direct or with any of its 14 partners | Same | Direct or with any of its partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS |
| Freemium | No | No | No |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | Free-trial |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | No information available |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | No information available |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | No information available |
| 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 security and API security testing |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | No information available |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Usage-based |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No information available |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Akto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Scanner-based zero-day vulnerability detection | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research | None |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy, availability and response | No information available |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | No information available |
| 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 |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | No information available |
| Channel control | No | Total | No information available |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 14 in common and 53 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 21 standards, 14 in common and 7 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, automated tools and human intelligence | AI and automated tools |
| Remediation | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1 | 2, all in common |
| Output | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 2 | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Akto |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities | Same, plus 1 functionality | No |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 18 sources | Same | No information available |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | No information available |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Dynamic severity |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 19 package managers | Same | No |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| 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) | 23 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | Test templates |
| IaC | 6 | 2 | 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, all in common | 5 types of APIs, 4 in common and 1 additional |
| MAST | No | Yes | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| Secrets | 90 secrets types | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 4 functions, 1 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1 function | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open-source | No | No | MIT |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) + on-premise (single-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | No incidents |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Akto |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 3 in common and 3 additional | Same | 3, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | 1 |
| Ticketing | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 4, 2 in common and 2 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 2 |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21, 4 in common and 17 additional | Same | 4, all in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | None |
| Container | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | None |
| DAST | Native | Same | None |
| MAST | None | Native | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 1 in common | Same | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional |
| 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 |
The latest update to this comparison was on 2026-07-29. The primary sources of information were akto.io and docs.akto.io, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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