Kaspersky
Last updated: Sep 2, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Kaspersky'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 | Kaspersky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Endpoint and cloud security |
| Extras | None | None | DDoS protection, fraud prevention, incident response, industrial cybersecurity, MDR, penetration testing, red teaming, SIEM and threat intelligence |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 4618 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 29%, IT 16%, sales 13%, marketing 4%, operations 4% and others 34% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +2%, +5%, +9% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | CH |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | RU |
| Reputation | 9.44 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 7.89 from 468 reviews over 11 years on G2, PeerSpot and TrustRadius |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 740K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, IDC, Info-Tech Research Group and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 1997 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | No information available |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 0 times and made 2 acquisitions |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 500M to 1.3B |
| Third-Party CVEs Discovered | 289 CVEs reported to MITRE, ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | 98 CVEs reported to MITRE |
| 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 | GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 64K per month. Top 3: 18% CO, 9% US, 5% BR. Others 68% | Same | 9M per month. Top 3: 36% RU, 6% BR and 4% IN. Others 54% |
| Authority | 33 out of 100 | Same | 72 out of 100 |
| Public vulnerability DB | Discovered and third-party | Same | Discovered and third-party |
| Content | Blog, documentation, e-books, glossary, reports, success stories, videos, webinars and white papers | Same | Articles, blog, case studies, datasheets, documentation, glossary, press releases, reports, threat intelligence, videos, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 7 in common and 6 additional | Same | 7 documentation sections, all in common |
| Community | Forum | Same | Forum |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | 17 live security education courses (subscription-based) |
| Async training | 3 product use courses, all free | Same | Security education platform (subscription-based) |
| 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 | 30-day free trial |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 6 plans (EDR Foundations, EDR Optimum, XDR Optimum, MXDR Optimum, EDR Expert, XDR Expert). None transparent |
| 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 | Anti-malware/anti-ransomware, application control, device control, EDR (basic root-cause analysis) and vulnerability/patch assessment |
| 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 |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Kaspersky |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTaaS | No | Yes | No. MPT |
| Reverse engineering | No | Yes | Yes |
| Secure code review | No | Yes | Yes |
| Pivoting | No | Yes | Yes |
| Exploitation | No | Yes | Yes |
| Manual reattacks | Not applicable | Unlimited reattacks | No information available |
| 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 | Response |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | No information available |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | No |
| Accreditations | CNA, Penetration Testing by CREST and OpenSSF Gold Badge | Same | CNA |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | 52 from 21 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 | 11 standards, 7 in common and 4 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, automated tools and human intelligence | Automated tools and human intelligence |
| Remediation | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1, none in common | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| Output | 5, 3 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 2, 1 in common and 1 additional | 10, 4 in common and 6 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Kaspersky |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 18 sources, 4 in common and 14 additional | Same | 7, 4 in common and 3 additional |
| 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, 6 in common and 13 additional | Same | 6, all in common |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 4 in common and 18 additional | Same | 6 package managers, 4 in common and 2 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Containers | 4 distributions, 1 in common and 3 additional | Same | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 | Same | No |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 23 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| IaC | 6, 2 in common and 4 additional | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional | 3, all in common |
| 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 | Yes. No information available |
| AI | 4 functions, none in common | Same, plus 1 function | 1 function |
| 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 | CA, CH, DE and RU |
| Status | Yes | Yes | No |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | No information available |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Kaspersky |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 2 in common and 4 additional | Same | 2, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3 | Same | None |
| 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 | Native |
| Container | Native | Same | Native |
| 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 | Native |
| 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 2026-09-02. The primary sources of information were kaspersky.com and support.kaspersky.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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