Ionix
Last updated: Jul 17, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Ionix'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 | Ionix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and External Attack Surface Management (EASM) |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 108 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 19%, IT 15%, sales 12%, marketing 3%, operations 6% and others 45% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +8%, +7%, +7% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | IL and US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | IL and US |
| Reputation | 9.44 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 8.8 from 26 reviews over 2 years on Gartner Peer Insights and PeerSpot |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 9K based on the following: LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | IDC and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2017 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $50.3M USD in 3 rounds from 4 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 5M to 25M |
| Third-Party CVEs Discovered | 289 CVEs reported to MITRE, ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | None |
| 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 | SOC 2 |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 64K per month. Top 3: 18% CO, 9% US, 5% BR. Others 68% | Same | 26K per month. Top 3: 27% US, 19% IL, 9% IN. Others 45% |
| Authority | 33 out of 100 | Same | 33 out of 100 |
| Public vulnerability DB | Discovered and third-party | Same | Third-party |
| Content | Blog, documentation, e-books, glossary, reports, success stories, videos, webinars and white papers | Same | Analyst reports, blog, case studies, datasheets, e-books, glossary, guides, interviews, reviews, videos, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections | Same | No |
| Community | Forum | Same | No |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | Live webinars |
| 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 | AWS and Azure |
| Freemium | No | No | No |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | PoV |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales and marketplaces |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 3 plans (silver, gold, platinum). All 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 | Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and External Attack Surface Management (EASM) |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 1 domain |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Domains |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Ionix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Scanner-based zero-day vulnerability detection | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy, availability and response | Availability and response |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99% per month |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | Yes |
| Accreditations | CNA, Penetration Testing by CREST and OpenSSF Gold Badge | Same | None |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | Not applicable |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Not applicable |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | No information available |
| Channel control | No | Total | No information available |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 6 in common and 61 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 8 standards, 6 in common and 2 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 | 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 | Ionix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities | Same, plus 1 functionality | No |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | No |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Does not break the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 18 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 | Threat Exposure Radar |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 19 package managers | Same | No |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers | Same | No |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | No |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Containers | 4 distributions | Same | No |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 | Same | No |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 23 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| IaC | 6 | 2 | 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 | No |
| MAST | No | Yes | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| Secrets | 171 secrets types | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 4 functions | Same, plus 1 function | Yes. No information available |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source | No | No | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (no tenancy information) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | 2 per year |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Ionix |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 2, all in common |
| ChatOps | None | None | 1 |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21 | Same | None |
| SCA | Native | Same | None |
| Container | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | None |
| DAST | Native | Same | None |
| MAST | None | Native | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 1 in common | Same | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional |
| CSPM | Native | Same | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | None |
| Remediation | None | None | 9 |
| Bug bounty | None | None | None |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | None |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
The latest update to this comparison was on 2026-07-17. The primary source of information was ionix.io, which was supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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