DataDog
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to DataDog'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 | DataDog |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Application monitoring |
| Extras | None | None | App and API Protection, App builder, Cloudcraft, Cloud security, Cloud SIEM, Code security, Continuous testing, Event management, Incident response, Internal developer portal, LLM observability, Test optimization, Workflow Automation and Workload protection |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 9,770 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 37%, IT 10%, sales 23%, marketing 2%, operations 3% and others 25% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +8%, +23%, +62% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | AU, ES, IE, IT, FR, JP, NL, UK, US and SE |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | FR and US |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 8.93 from 2,203 reviews over 12 years on Capterra, G2, Gartner, PeerSpot and TrustRadius |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 684K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | 451 Research, Everest Group, Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, Gartner, GigaOM, IDC, Info-Tech Research Group, Nucleus Research and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2010 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $1B USD in 9 rounds from 16 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 0 times and made 16 acquisitions |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1B to 3B |
| 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 | CSA STAR Level 1, DORA, EU-US DPF, FedRAMP, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, PCI DSS, SOC 2, SOC 2 Type I and TISAX |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Visits | 27K per month. Top 3: 34% PE, 33% CO, 6% CL. Others 27% | Same | 3.2M per month. Top 3: 39% US, 7% BR, 6% IN. Others 48% |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 52 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, news and webinars |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 2 in common and 11 additional | Same | 7 documentation sections, 2 in common and 5 additional |
| Community | Forum | Same | Chat (slack) |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | No |
| 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 1,161 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS, Azure, GCP and GitHub |
| 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, marketplaces and public web |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 1 plan |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM, binary SAST, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SAST, API security testing, PTaaS, RE and SCR | IAST, SAST, dynamic SCA and run-time SCA |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 1 developer |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Developers |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | DataDog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Availability and support |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99.8% per month |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Channel control | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 17 in common and 50 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 26 standards, 17 in common and 9 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | Automated tools, AI and human intelligence | Automated tools and AI |
| Remediation | 5, 4 in common and 1 additional | Same, plus 1 | 4, all in common |
| Output | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 2 | 9, 2 in common and 7 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | DataDog |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1 functionality | 4 functionalities, 2 in common and 2 additional |
| 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 | CVSS 4.0, EPSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 19 package managers, 12 in common and 7 additional | Same | 15 package managers, 12 in common and 3 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 11 in common and 11 additional | Same | 15 package managers, 11 in common and 4 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12, 10 in common and 2 additional | Same | 12, 10 in common and 2 additional |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22 | Same | Yes. No information available |
| Custom rules | No | No | Compliance rules |
| IaC | 6, 3 in common and 3 additional | 4 | 3, all in common |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary, none in common | Same, plus 2 types of binaries. None in common | No |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types | Same | No |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs, 1 in common and 3 additional | 1 type of API |
| IAST | No | No | Yes. No information available |
| ASM | No | No | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types, 5 in common and 10 additional | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | 7 secrets types, 5 in common and 2 additional |
| 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 | No |
| Provisioning as code | Yes | Yes | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | AP, EU and US |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 4 per year | Same | 3.6 per year |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | DataDog |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 4 in common and 2 additional | Same | 4, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | 9 |
| Ticketing | 3, all in common | Same | 7, 3 in common and 4 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 4 |
| IDE | 3, all in common | Same | 7, 3 in common and 4 additional |
| CI/CD | 21, 14 in common and 7 additional | Same | 21, 14 in common and 7 additional |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native and 5 integrations |
| SAST | Native | Same | Native and 2 integrations |
| DAST | Native | Same | 1 |
| IAST | None | None | Native and 1 integration |
| Secrets | Native | Same | 5 |
| Remediation | None | None | 2 |
| Bug bounty | None | None | None |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | 3 |
| Compliance | None | None | 1 |
The latest update to this comparison was on Mar 19, 2026. The primary sources of information were datadoghq.com and docs.datadoghq.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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