GuardRails
Last updated: Apr 22, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to GuardRails'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 | GuardRails |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | In-house and external scanners |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 13 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 15%, IT 15%, operations 15% and others 55% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +8%, +8%, -7% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | SG |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | TH, TR, US and VN |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 9.72 from 34 reviews over 4 years on G2 and Software Advice |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 3K based on the following: Facebook, LinkedIn and X |
| Research firms | None | None | None |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2018 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $5M USD in 3 rounds from 3 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 5M |
| 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 | ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, 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 | 18K per month. Top 3: 22% US, 17% NG, 16% IN. Others 45% |
| 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, documentation, case studies, e-books, glossary and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 7 in common and 6 additional | Same | 9 documentation sections, 7 in common and 2 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 |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | Azure, AWS 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 | 3 plans (standard, professional, enterprise). First 2 transparent |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| 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 | IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 1 developer |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Developers |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | GuardRails |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99.5% per month |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | No |
| 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 or freelance |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | No information available |
| Channel control | No | Total | No information available |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 10 in common and 57 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 10 standards, all in common |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, automated tools and human intelligence | Automated tools |
| Remediation | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 1 | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| Output | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 2 | 1 in common |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | GuardRails |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Same | No information available |
| 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, 9 in common and 10 additional | Same | 16 package managers, 9 in common and 7 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 13 in common and 9 additional | Same | 16 package managers, 13 in common and 3 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | No |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Containers | 4 distributions | Same | No |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12, 6 in common and 6 additional | Same | 15, 6 in common and 9 additional |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22 | Same | No information available |
| Custom rules | No | No | SAST |
| IaC | 6, 4 in common and 2 additional | 4, 2 in common and 2 additional | 7, 6 in common and 1 additional |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary | Same, plus 2 types of binaries | No |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types, 3 in common and 4 additional | Same | 4 attack surface types, 3 in common and 1 additional |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs, 2 in common and 2 additional | 3 types, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| MAST | No | Yes | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types, 1 in common and 14 additional | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | 4 secrets types, 1 in common and 3 additional |
| AI | 4 functions | Same, plus 1 function | No |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open-source | No | No | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS + on-premises (no tenancy information) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | No incidents |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | GuardRails |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 3 in common and 3 additional | Same | 3, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 1 in common |
| ChatOps | None | None | 1 |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21, 2 in common and 19 additional | Same | 2, all in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native powered by DevAudit, Safety, NPM Audit and Bundler Audit |
| Container | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | Native powered by Semgrep/Opengrep, PMD Scan, Security Code Scan, Sobelow, Gosec, Spotbugs, ESLint, PHPCS security audit, Bandit, Brakeman, Solhint, TSLint and MobSFScan |
| DAST | Native | Same | Native |
| MAST | None | Native | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 1 | Same | None |
| CSPM | Native | Same | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | Native powered by Yelp and Semgrep |
| 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 Apr 21, 2026. The primary sources of information were guardrails.io and docs.guardrails.io, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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