Cloudsmith
Last updated: May 5, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Cloudsmith'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 | Cloudsmith |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Software Supply Chain Security |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 149 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 30%, IT 13%, sales 17%, marketing 5%, operations 3% and others 32% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +13%, +41%, +204% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | GB |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | GB and IE |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 8.36 from 64 reviews over 7 years on Capterra, G2 and Gartner |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 16K based on the following: Facebook, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Omdia and IDC |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2016 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $124.1M in 6 rounds from 17 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 5M to 25M |
| 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 | 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 | ISO/IEC 27001 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 | 82K per month. Top 3: 17% US, 12% IE, 10% IN. Others 61% |
| Authority | 33 out of 100 | Same | 32 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, documentation, events, guides, news and reports |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 3 in common and 10 additional | Same | 8 documentation sections, 3 in common and 5 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 | Yes |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | 14-day free trial |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales, marketplace and public web |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 3 plans (pro, ultra, enterprise). First 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 | Software Supply Chain Security |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 25 GB package delivery |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Package delivery |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Cloudsmith |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Availability |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99.9% per month |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | Service credits |
| Accreditations | CNA and Penetration Testing by CREST | 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, 6 in common and 61 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 8 standards, 6 in common and 2 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, automated tools and human intelligence | Automated tools |
| Remediation | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 1 | 1 in common |
| Output | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 2 | 1 in common |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Cloudsmith |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities, none in common | Same, plus 1 functionality | 1 functionality |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Does not break the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources, 3 in common and 1 additional | Same | 10 sources, 3 in common and 7 additional |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS and EPSS |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Vulnerability policy |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | External (Trivy for SCA and containers, ClamAV for malware) |
| SCA | 19 package managers, 7 in common and 12 additional | Same | 12 package managers, 7 in common and 5 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 8 in common and 14 additional | Same | 12 package managers, 8 in common and 4 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Containers | 4 distributions, 3 in common and 1 additional | Same | 3 distributions, all in common |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 | Same | No |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| IaC | 6, 2 in common and 4 additional | 4 | 2, all in common |
| 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 |
| MAST | No | Yes | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 4 functions | Same, plus 1 function | No |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source | No | No | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | AU, CA, DE, GB, IE, JP, SG and US |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | 5 per year |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Cloudsmith |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3 | Same | None |
| ChatOps | None | None | 2 |
| IDE | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| CI/CD | 21, 10 in common and 11 additional | Same | 18, 10 in common and 8 additional |
| SCA | Native | Same | 1 |
| Container | Native | Same | 1 |
| SAST | Native | Same | None |
| DAST | Native | Same | None |
| MAST | None | Native | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 1 | 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 |
The latest update to this comparison was on May 05, 2026. The primary sources of information were cloudsmith.com and docs.cloudsmith.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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