Finite State
Last updated: May 29, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Finite State'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 | Finite State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Red team and Security training |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 76 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 36%, IT 14%, sales 7%, marketing 5%, operations 7% and others 31% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +13%, +25%, +3% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | CA, GB and US |
| Reputation | 9.44 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 2.90 from 2 reviews over 1 year on G2 |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 5K based on the following: LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Frost & Sullivan, Gartner and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2017 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $69.5M USD in 5 rounds from 8 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 0 times and made 1 acquisition |
| 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 | 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 | None |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 64K per month. Top 3: 18% CO, 9% US, 5% BR. Others 68% | Same | 16K per month. Top 3: 51% US, 13% IN, 9% CA. Others 27% |
| Authority | 33 out of 100 | Same | 29 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, case studies, data sheets, documentation, events, guides, news, reports, videos, webinar and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 2 in common and 11 additional | Same | 2 documentation sections, all in common |
| Community | No | No | 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 | 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 |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | No information available |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | No information available |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | No information available |
| 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 | No information available |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | No information available |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No information available |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Finite State |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTaaS | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reverse engineering | No | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | No information available |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | No information available |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | No |
| Accreditations | CNA and Penetration Testing by CREST | Same | None |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | 2 from 1 different type |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | No information available |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | No information available |
| Channel control | No | Total | No information available |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 4 in common and 63 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 11 standards, 4 in common and 7 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, automated tools and human intelligence | AI, automated tools and human intelligence |
| Remediation | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 1 | 1 in common |
| Output | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 2 | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Finite State |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | GraphQL with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities | Same, plus 1 functionality | No |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources | Same | No information available |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 19 package managers, 9 in common and 10 additional | Same | 13 package managers, 9 in common and 4 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | Yes. No information available |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Deterministic |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 9 in common and 13 additional | Same | 13 package managers, 9 in common and 4 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | No |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Containers | 4 distributions | Same | Yes. No information available |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 | Same | No information available |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22 | Same | No information available |
| Custom rules | No | No | No information available |
| IaC | 6 | 4 | No |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary in common | Same, plus 2 types of binaries, all in common | 17 types of binaries, 3 in common and 14 additional |
| 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, 2 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 1 function | 3 functions, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open-source | No | No | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | No |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | No information available |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Finite State |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 4 in common and 2 additional | Same | 4, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 2 |
| IDE | 3, none in common | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21, 5 in common and 16 additional | Same | 5, all in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native |
| Container | Native | Same | Native |
| SAST | Native | Same | Native |
| DAST | Native | Same | None |
| MAST | None | Native | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 1, none in common | 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 2026-05-29. The primary sources of information were finitestate.io and docs.finitestate.io, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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