Nucleus Security
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Nucleus Security'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 | Nucleus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Vulnerability management |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 111 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 22%, IT 16%, sales 16%, marketing 5%, operations 3% and others 38% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +12%, +13%, +46% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | US |
| Reputation | 9.76 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 8.91 from 36 reviews over 6 years on G2 and Gartner |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 18K based on the following: Facebook, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2018 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $56.1M USD in 5 rounds from 5 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 10M |
| 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 | FedRAMP Authorized and SOC2 Type II |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Visits | 27K per month. Top 3: 34% PE, 33% CO, 6% CL. Others 27% | Same | 7K per month. Top 3: 53% US, 12% NO, 6% BE. Others 29% |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 31 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 | Blog, customer stories, data sheets, documentation, e-books, guides, reports, videos, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 3 in common and 10 additional | Same | 5 documentation sections, 3 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 or with any of its 18 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS and GCP |
| 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 and marketplaces |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | No plans |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Per purchase order |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Per purchase order |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM, binary SAST, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SAST, API security testing, PTaaS, RE and SCR | ASOC |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | No information available |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Assets |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Nucleus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Response |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | No information available |
| 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, 4 in common and 63 additional | All requirements from the same standards, 4 in common and 63 additional | 4 standards, all in common |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, Automated tools and human intelligence | Automated tools and AI |
| Remediation | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1 | 2, all in common |
| Output | 5, 3 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 2 | 4, 3 in common and 1 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Nucleus |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST API 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 | 4 sources | Same | None |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS 4.0 |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Risk score |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | None |
| SCA | 19 package managers | Same | No |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| 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 |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 | Same | No |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 22 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| 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, 1 in common and 3 additional | Same | 2 functions, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 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 (multi-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | AU, EU, UK and US |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 4 per year | Same | 6.5 per year |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Nucleus |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 3 in common and 3 additional | Same | 3, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, all in common | Same | 8, 3 in common and 5 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 2 |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21, 5 in common and 16 additional | Same | 5, all in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | 10 |
| SAST | Native | Same | 11 |
| DAST | Native | Same | 9 |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | 6 |
| Remediation | None | None | None |
| Bug bounty | None | None | 3 |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | None |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
The latest update to this comparison was on Mar 17, 2026. The primary sources of information were nucleussec.com and help.nucleussec.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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