Mend
How does Fluid Attacks’ solution compare to Mend’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 | Mend |
| 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 | None |
| Headcount | 143 | Same | 289 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 42% , IT 13%, sales 13%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 26% | Same | Engineering 24%, IT 9%, sales 14%, marketing 6%, operations 3% and others 44% |
| Headcount growth | +8% , +10%, -8% | Same | +3%, -4%, -5% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | IL and US |
| Countries | AR , BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | IL, PL and US |
| Reputation | 9.77 from 209 reviews over 7 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 8.84 from 200 reviews over 10 years on G2, Gartner and PeerSpot |
| Followers | 20K based on the following: Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , X and YouTube | Same | 47K based on the following: Facebook, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, Gartner, IDC and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2011 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $121.2M USD in 5 rounds from 8 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 0 times and made 3 acquisitions |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 100M |
| CVEs as CNA Researcher | 276 CVEs reported to MITRE , ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | 150 CVEs reported to MITRE |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 | Same | ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Visits | 21K per month. Top 3: 26% CO, 8% FR, 7% US. Others 59% | Same | 80K per month. Top 3: 14% US, 11% DE, 9% CN. Others 66% |
| Authority | 32 out of 100 | Same | 41 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, data sheets, documentation, reports, videos, webinars and white papers |
| 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 64 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, marketplaces and public web |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 1 plan |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM , binary SAST, containers, CSPM, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: API security testing , PTaaS, RE and SCR | Binary SAST, containers, 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 | Mend |
| 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 | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy , availability and response | Availability and support |
| Minimum availability | >=99.95% per minute LTM | Same | >= 99.5% per year |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | No |
| Accreditations | CNA and Penetration Testing by CREST | Same | DevOps ISV Competency, Security ISV Competency and CNA |
| Hacker certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | Not applicable |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Employee |
| Endpoint control | Not applicable | Total | Not applicable |
| Channel control | Not applicable | Total | Not applicable |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards , 8 in common and 59 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 8 standards, all in common |
| Detection method | Automated tools | Automated tools , AI and human intelligence | Automated tools and AI |
| Remediation | 5Â , 4 in common and 1 additional | Same, plus 1Â | 4, all in common |
| Outputs | 5Â , 4 in common and 1 additional | Same, plus 2Â | 9, 4 in common and 5 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Mend |
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities , 2 in common and 3 additional | Same , plus 1 functionality | 3 functionalities, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources , 1 in common and 3 additional | Same | 2 sources, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0 , CVSSF , EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS v4.0 and EPSS |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 23 package managers , 14 in common and 9 additional | Same | 15 package managers, 14 in common and 1 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability | 12 languages , 3 in common and 9 additional | Same | 3 languages, all in common |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Deterministic |
| SBOM | 22 package managers , 8 in common and 14 additional | Same | 10 package managers, 8 in common and 2 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | Yes |
| Containers | 4 distributions , all in common | Same | 14 distributions, 4 in common and 10 additional |
| **Source SAST ** (languages) | 12 , 11 in common and 1 additional | Same | 26 languages, 11 in common and 15 additional |
| **Source SAST ** **(frameworks) ** | 22 , 1 in common and 21 additional | Same | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| Custom rules | No | No | Package managers |
| IaC | 6Â , 3 in common and 2 additional | 4Â , 1 in common and 3 additional | 5, 4 in common and 1 additional |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary , none in common | Same , plus 2 types of binaries | 4 types ofbinaries, none in common |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types | Same | No |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| ASM | No | No | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types , 4 in common and 11 additional | Same , plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | 21 secrets types, 4 in common and 17 additional |
| AI | 3 functions , 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 1 function in common |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source | MPL-2.0 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 | EU and IL |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 4 per year | Same | 1 per year |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Mend |
| SCM | 6 , 4 in common and 2 additional | Same | 4, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | 5 |
| Ticketing | 3 , 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 1 in common |
| ChatOps | None | None | 1 |
| IDE | 3 , 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 7, 2 in common and 5 additional |
| CI/CD | 21 , 9 in common and 12 additional | Same | 9, all in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native and 1 integration |
| Container | Native | Same | Native |
| SAST | Native | Same | Native and 1 integration |
| DAST | Native | Same | 2 |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 3 | Same | None |
| 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 |
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The latest update to this comparison was on Dec 15, 2025. The primary sources of information were mend.io and docs.mend.io, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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