Backslash
How does Fluid Attacks’ solution compare to Backslash’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 | Backslash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Native ASPM with IA for AppSec |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 37 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40% , IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 27%, IT 19%, sales 5%, marketing 5%, operations 5% and others 39% |
| Headcount growth | +14% , +15%, -1% | Same | +9%, +12%, +28% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | IL |
| Countries | AR , BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | IL and US |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | No reviews |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , X and YouTube | Same | 4k based on the following: LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Omdia and Latio |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2022 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $27M USD in 2 round from 17 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 25M to 50M |
| CVEs as CNA Researcher | 289 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 | None |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 27K per month. Top 3: 34% PE, 33% CO, 6% CL. Others 27% | Same | 7k per month. Top 3: 48% US, 24% IN, 9% UK. Others 19% |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 27 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, news, customers, use cases and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections , 5 in common and 8 additional | Same | 6 documentation sections, 5 in common and 1 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 |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS |
| Freemium | No | No | No |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | No |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales and marketplace |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | No information available |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPMÂ , binary SAST, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SASTÂ , API security testing, PTaaS, RE and SCR | No information available |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | No information available |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | No information available |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No information available |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Backslash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 information available |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | No information available |
| 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 | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Channel control | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards , 6 in common and 61 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 6 standards, all in common |
| Detection method | Automated tools | Automated tools , AI and human intelligence | Automated tools and AI |
| Remediation | 5Â , 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 1Â | 1, all in common |
| Output | 5Â , 5 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 2Â | 5, all in common |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Backslash |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities , 2 in common and 3 additional | Same , plus 1 functionality | 2, all in common |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources , 2 in common and 2 additional | Same | 3 sources, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0 , CVSSF , EPSS and KEV | Same | EPSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Issues policy and categories |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 19 package managers , 9 in common and 10 additional | Same | 13 package managers, 9 in common and 4 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability | 12 languages , 7 in common and 5 | Same | 7, all in common |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Deterministic |
| SBOM | 22 package managers , 8 in common and 14 additional | Same | 13 package managers, 8 in common and 5 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | Yes |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 , 9 in common and 3 additional | Same | 11, 9 in common and 2 additional |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22 | Same | No information available |
| Custom rules | No | No | AI coding |
| 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 | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| ASM | No | No | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types , 2 in common and 3 additional | Same , plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | 5 secrets types, 2 in common and 3 additional |
| AI | 3 functions , 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 4 functions, 1 in common and 3 additional |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source | MPL-2 license , totally equivalent to the paid version | Not applicable | No |
| Provisioning as code | Yes | Yes | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | 0.1 per year |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Backslash |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6 , 3 in common and 3 additional | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3 , 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 2 |
| IDE | 3 , 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 6, 2 in common and 4 additional |
| CI/CD | 21 , 4 in common and 21 additional | Same | 4 all in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native |
| SAST | Native | Same | Native |
| DAST | Native | Same | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | Native |
| 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 Feb 27, 2026. The primary sources of information were backslash.security and docs.backslash.security, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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