Cobalt
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Cobalt'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 | Cobalt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | DAST and PTaaS |
| Extras | None | None | Bug bounty, device hardening, IoT testing, LLM pentest, network pentest service, red team and social engineering |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 543 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 9%, IT 26%, sales 8%, marketing 3%, operations 12% and others 42% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +3%, +11%, +19% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | DE, UK and US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | IN, UK and US |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 9.31 from 186 reviews over 7 years on Capterra, G2 and Gartner Peer Insights |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 49K based on the following: Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | GigaOM, Info-Tech Research Group and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2013 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $37M USD in 7 rounds from 22 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 10M to 84M |
| 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 | ISO/IEC 27001, SOC2 Type I 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 | 120K per month. Top 3: 33% IN, 19% US, 7% EG and others 41% |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 43 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, customer stories, documentation, infographic, events, glossary, reports, solution briefs, videos, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 4 in common and 9 additional | Same | 7 documentation sections, 4 in common and 3 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 | Azure |
| 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, marketplace and public web |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 3 plans (standard, premium, enterprise). None transparent |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | No information available |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | No information available |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM, binary SAST, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SAST, API security testing, PTaaS, RE and SCR | DAST and PTaaS |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | No information available |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Credits |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Cobalt |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTaaS | No | Yes | MPT and PTaaS |
| Reverse engineering | No | Yes | Yes |
| Secure code review | No | Yes | Yes |
| Pivoting | No | Yes | No information available |
| Exploitation | No | Yes | Yes |
| Manual reattacks | Not applicable | Unlimited reattacks | Unlimited reattacks |
| Zero-day vulnerabilities | None | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy, availability and response | No information available |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | No information available |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | Yes |
| Accreditations | CNA and Penetration Testing by CREST | Same | Penetration Testing by CREST |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | 238 from 32 different types |
| 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, 18 in common and 49 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 22 standards, 18 in common and 4 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | Automated tools, AI and human intelligence | AI, Automated tools and human intelligence |
| Remediation | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1 | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| Output | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 2 | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Cobalt |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities | Same, plus 1 functionality | No |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | No |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Does not break the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources, none in common | Same | 2 sources, none in common |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | No information available |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| 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 |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 | Same | No |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| IaC | 6 | 4 | No |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary | Same, plus 2 types of binaries | No |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types, 4 in common and 3 additional | Same | 5 attack surface types, 4 in common and 1 additional |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs | Yes. No information available |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| ASM | No | No | Yes |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 4 functions, 1 in common and 3 additional | Same | 4 functions, 1 in common and 3 additional |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| 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 (no tenancy information) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | No |
| Incidents | 4 per year | Same | No information available |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Cobalt |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, all in common | Same | 7, 3 in common and 4 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 2 |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21 | Same | None |
| SCA | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | None |
| DAST | Native | Same | Native |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | None |
| Remediation | None | None | None |
| Bug bounty | None | None | None |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | 3 |
| Compliance | None | None | 3 |
The latest update to this comparison was on Mar 24, 2026. The primary sources of information were cobalt.io and docs.cobalt.io, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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