Faraday Security
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Faraday Security'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 | Faraday Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Vulnerability management |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 54 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 15%, IT 24%, sales 7%, marketing 4%, operations 6% and others 44% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | -2%, -2%, +17% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | AR and US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | AR |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 10 from 11 reviews over 2 year on G2 and Gartner |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 14K based on the following: Instagram, LinkedIn and X |
| Research firms | None | None | None |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2014 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | No information available |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 10M |
| 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 | 3K per month. Top 3: 46% UK, 12% US, 8% IN. Others 34% |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 28 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 and support |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 5 in common and 8 additional | Same | 5, all in common |
| 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 | None |
| Freemium | No | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | 5-day free trial |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales and public web |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 2 plans (professional and corporate). All transparent |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| 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 | ASOC |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 129 assets |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Assets |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Faraday Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTaaS | No | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | No information available |
| 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 | Yes |
| Accreditations | CNA and Penetration Testing by CREST | Same | None |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | 6 from 6 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, 7 in common and 60 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 10 standards, 7 in common and 3 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, Automated tools and human intelligence | Automated tools and human intelligence |
| Remediation | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 1 | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| Output | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 2 | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Faraday Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Does not break the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources, 1 in common and 3 additional | Same | None |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS v4.0 |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | None |
| SCA | 19 package managers, 15 in common and 4 additional | Same | No |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 11 in common and 11 additional | Same | No |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | No |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12, 11 in common and 1 additional | Same | No |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22, 10 in common and 12 additional | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| IaC | 6, 5 in common and 1 additional | 4, all in common | No |
| 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 | No |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs, 3 in common and 1 additional | No |
| 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 | No |
| AI | 4 functions | Same | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open-source | MPL-2 license, totally equivalent to the paid version | Not applicable | GNU LGPL 3 license, partially equivalent to the paid version |
| Provisioning as code | Yes | Yes | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS + on-premises (no tenancy information) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | No |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | No information available |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Faraday Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 1 |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21, 3 in common and 18 additional | Same | 3, all in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | 5 |
| SAST | Native | Same | 5 |
| DAST | Native | Same | 10 |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | 1 |
| 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 Mar 05, 2026. The primary sources of information were faradaysec.com and docs.faradaysec.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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