Ghost Security
Last updated: December 30, 2025
How does Fluid Attacks’ solution compare to Ghost 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 | Ghost Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | DAST and SAST |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 26 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40% , IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 8%, IT 15%, marketing 4%, operations 4% and others 69% |
| Headcount growth | +14% , +15%, -1% | Same | -4%, -4%, -7% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | US |
| Countries | AR , BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | US |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | No reviews |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , X and YouTube | Same | 6k based on the following: Instagram, LinkedIn and X |
| Research firms | None | None | None |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2022 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $15M USD in 1 round from 5 investors |
| 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 | SOC 2 Type I and SOC 2 Type I |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 27K per month. Top 3: 34% PE, 33% CO, 6% CL. Others 27% | Same | |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 27 out of 100 |
| Public vulnerability DB | Discovered and third-party | Same | Discovered |
| Content | Blog , documentation , e-books , glossary , reports, success stories , videos , webinars and white papers | Same | Blog, documentation and news |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections , none in common | Same | 1, none 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 |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | None |
| Freemium | No | No | No |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | No |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | No |
| 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 | ASPMÂ , binary SAST, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SASTÂ , API security testing, PTaaS, RE and SCR | No information available |
| 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 | Yes |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Ghost Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
| Hacker certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | Not applicable |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Employee or freelance |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Channel control | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards , 2 in common and 65 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 2, all in common |
| Detection method | Automated tools | Automated tools , AI and human intelligence | AI |
| Remediation | 5Â , 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1Â | 2, all in common |
| Output | 5Â , 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 2Â | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Ghost Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST 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 , 2 in common and 2 additional | Same | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | None |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0 , CVSSF , EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Vulnerabilities |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 19 package managers , 11 in common and 8 additional | Same | 13, 11 in common and 2 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| Reachability | 12 languages , 6 in common and 6 additional | Same | 9, 6 in common and 3 additional |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Deterministic |
| SBOM | 22 package managers | Same | No |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | No |
| Autofix on components | No | No | Yes |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 , 6 in common and 6 additional | Same | 7, 6 in common and 1 additional |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22 | Same | No information available |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| IaC | 6Â | 4Â | No |
| 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 1 in common and 3 additional | 1, all in common |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| ASM | No | No | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types , 8 in common and 7 additional | Same , plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | 26, 8 in common and 18 additional |
| AI | 3 functions , 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 2, all in common |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open-source | MPL-2 license , totally equivalent to the paid version | Not applicable | Claude code agent |
| Provisioning as code | Yes | Yes | 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 | Ghost Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3 , 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 2,1 in common and 1 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | None |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21 , 4 in common and 17 additional | Same | 4, all in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | None |
| DAST | Native | Same | None |
| IAST | None | None | 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 Mar 04, 2026. The primary sources of information were ghostsecurity.com and docs.ghostsecurity.ai, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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