Kiuwan
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Kiuwan'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 | Kiuwan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | In-house scanners |
| Extras | None | None | Code quality |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 25 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 8%, IT 8%, sales 24%, operations 12% and others 48% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | 0%, -4%, -19% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | ES and US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | ES and US |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 9.11 from 93 reviews over 9 years on Capterra, G2, Gartner and PeerSpot |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 8K based on the following: Facebook, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | None |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2012 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | No information available |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 1 time and made 0 acquisitions |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 15M |
| 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 | None |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 27K per month. Top 3: 34% PE, 33% CO, 6% CL. Others 27% | Same | 21K per month. Top 3: 53% ES, 12% UA, 11% PY. Others 24% |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 32 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, e-books and webinars |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 6 in common and 7 additional | Same | 6 documentation sections, all 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 or with any of its 13 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | None |
| Freemium | No | No | No |
| 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 |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 2 plans (Kiuwan SAST and Kiuwan SCA) |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM, binary SAST, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SAST, API security testing, PTaaS, RE and SCR | SAST or SCA |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | No information available |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Applications |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Kiuwan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | None |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Channel control | No | Total | Not applicable |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 15 in common and 52 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 19 standards, 15 in common and 4 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, Automated tools and human intelligence | Automated tools |
| False positives | 158.34 times better | 249.06 times better | 0.37% F0.5 score per quantity |
| False negatives | 35.25 times better | 101.36 times better | 0.76% F2.0 score per severity |
| Remediation | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1 | 2, all in common |
| Output | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 2 | 4, 2 in common and 2 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Kiuwan |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 1 functionality | 2 functionalities, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources, none in common | Same | 1 source |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS v3.0 |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 19 package managers, 11 in common and 8 additional | Same | 14 package managers, 11 in common and 3 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 8 in common and 14 additional | Same | 14 package managers, 8 in common and 6 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | No |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12, 11 in common and 1 additional | Same | 34, 11 in common 23 additional |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22 | Same | No information available |
| Custom rules | No | No | Quality models |
| IaC | 6 | 4 | 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 |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| ASM | No | No | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 4 functions | Same | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open-source | MPL-2 license, totally equivalent to the paid version | Not applicable | No |
| Provisioning as code | Yes | Yes | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS + on-premises (no tenancy information) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | No |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | No information available |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Kiuwan |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 1 in common |
| ChatOps | None | None | None |
| IDE | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 9, 2 in common and 7 additional |
| CI/CD | 21, 7 in common and 14 additional | Same | 8, 7 in common and 1 additional |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native |
| SAST | Native | Same | Native |
| 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 | 1 |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
The latest update to this comparison was on Mar 17, 2026. The primary sources of information were kiuwan.com and support.kiuwan.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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