Checkmarx
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Checkmarx'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 | Checkmarx |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 997 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 30%, IT 18%, sales 17%, marketing 3%, operations 3% and others 29% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +1%, +8%, +6% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | FR, IN, IL, PT, SG, UK and US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | IL, IN, PT and US |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 8.51 from 221 reviews over 11 years on G2, Gartner, PeerSpot, Software Advice and TrustRadius |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 149K based on the following: Facebook, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, GigaOM, IDC, Info-Tech Research Group and Nucleus Research |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2006 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $92M USD in 4 rounds from 6 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 0 times and made 4 acquisitions |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 100M to 500M |
| CVEs as CNA Researcher | 289 CVEs reported to MITRE, ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | 11 CVEs reported to MITRE |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 | Same | CSA STAR Level 1, FedRAMP Authorized, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 27K per month. Top 3: 34% PE, 33% CO, 6% CL. Others 27% | Same | 69K per month. Top 3: 32% US, 14% IN, 5% IL and others 49% |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 44 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 | Analysis reports, blog, customer testimonials, documentation, infographics, reports, solution briefs, videos, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 7 in common and 6 additional | Same | 8 documentation sections, 7 in common and 1 additional |
| Community | Forum | Same | Forum |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | 2 live security education courses (subscription-based) |
| Async training | 3 product use courses, all free | Same | Security education platform (subscription-based) |
| Distribution | Direct or with any of its 14 partners | Same | Direct or with any of its 66 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS |
| Freemium | No | No | No |
| 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 and marketplace |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 5 plans (SAST, SSCS, essentials, professional, enterprise). None transparent |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM, binary SAST, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SAST, API security testing, PTaaS, RE and SCR | SAST |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 1 license |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Developers |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Checkmarx |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy, availability and response | Availability and response |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99.5% per period |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | No |
| Accreditations | CNA and Penetration Testing by CREST | Same | CNA, DevOps ISV Competency and Security ISV Competency |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | Not applicable |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Employee |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Channel control | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 18 in common and 49 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 20 standards, 18 in common and 2 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, Automated tools and human intelligence | Automated tools and AI |
| False positives | 3.87 times better | 6.66 times better | 12% F0.5 score per quantity |
| False negatives | 5.6 times better | 17.98 times better | 4% F2.0 score per severity |
| Remediation | 5, 3 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 1 | 4, 3 in common and 1 additional |
| Output | 5, 4 in common and 1 additional | Same, plus 2 | 6, 4 in common and 2 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Checkmarx |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 functionalities, 4 in common and 2 additional |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources, 1 in common and 3 additional | Same | 6 sources, 1 in common and 5 additional |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS v4.0, EPSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Project classification |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house and external (ZAP for DAST and KICS for IaC) |
| SCA | 19 package managers, 15 in common and 4 additional | Same | 20 package managers, 15 in common and 5 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No information |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Deterministic |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 11 in common and 11 additional | Same | 20 package managers, 11 in common and 9 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | Yes |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12, 11 in common and 1 additional | Same | 36, 11 in common and 25 additional |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22, 10 in common and 12 additional | Same | 52, 10 in common and 42 additional |
| Custom rules | No | No | Policies |
| IaC | 6, 5 in common and 1 additional | 4, all in common | 12, 9 in common and 3 additional |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary | Same, plus 2 types of binaries | No |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types, 2 in common and 5 additional | Same | 3 attack surface types, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs, 3 in common and 1 additional | 3 types of APIs, all in common |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| ASM | No | No | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types, 5 in common and 10 additional | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | 5 secrets types, all in common |
| AI | 4 functions, 2 in common and 2 additional | Same | 3 functions, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source | MPL-2 license, totally equivalent to the paid version | Not applicable | Apache License version 2, partially equivalent to the paid version |
| Provisioning as code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) + on-premises (single-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | AE, ANZ, EU, IN, IL, SG and US |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | 7.3 per year |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Checkmarx |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 3 in common and 3 additional | Same | 4, 3 in common and 1 additional |
| Binary repositories | None | None | 5 |
| Ticketing | 3, all in common | Same | 5, 3 in common and 2 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 2 |
| IDE | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 4, 2 in common and 2 additional |
| CI/CD | 21, 10 in common and 11 additional | Same | 17, 10 in common and 7 additional |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native |
| SAST | Native | Same | Native |
| DAST | Native | Same | Native powered by ZAP |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | Native |
| Remediation | None | None | 3 |
| Bug bounty | None | None | None |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | 4 |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
The latest update to this comparison was on Mar 17, 2026. The primary sources of information were checkmarx.com and docs.checkmarx.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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