Praetorian
Last updated: May 22, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Praetorian'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 | Praetorian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | ASM |
| Extras | None | None | MPT, PTaaS and red team |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 133 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 5%, IT 49%, sales 2%, marketing 2%, operations 5% and others 37% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | -14%, -23%, -11% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | US |
| Reputation | 9.44 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 7.4 from 8 reviews over 3 years on Gartner |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 28K based on the following: Facebook, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | 451 Research and GigaOM |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2010 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $10M USD in 1 rounds from 2 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 10M to 100M |
| 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 | 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 | None |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 64K per month. Top 3: 18% CO, 9% US, 5% BR. Others 68% | Same | 74K per month. Top 3: 20% IN, 18% US, 8% AE. Others 54% |
| Authority | 33 out of 100 | Same | 35 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, e-books, news, press releases, surveys, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 2 in common and 11 additional | Same | 3 documentation sections, 2 in common and 1 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 |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS and Azure |
| Freemium | No | No | Yes |
| 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 | 3 plans (ultimate, professional, foundational). All transparent |
| 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: AI SAST, API security testing, MAST, PTaaS, RE and SCR | ASM |
| 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 | Praetorian |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTaaS | No | Yes | MPT and PTaaS |
| 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 | None | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy, availability and response | No information available |
| 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 | Penetration Testing by CREST |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | 157 from 43 different types |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Employee |
| 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 | 13 standards, 7 in common and 6 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 | 2, all in common |
| Output | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 2 | 5, 2 in common and 3 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Praetorian |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | No |
| IDE | 5 functionalities | Same, plus 1 functionality | No |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Does not break the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources | Same | No information available |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS, EPSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| 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 |
| Containers | 4 distributions | Same | 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, 4 in common and 3 additional | Same | No |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs | No |
| MAST | No | Yes | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types, 6 in common and 9 additional | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | 6 secrets types, all in common |
| AI | 4 functions, 1 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1 function | 2 functions, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open-source | No | No | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) + on-premises (multi-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | No |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | No information available |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Praetorian |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 4 in common and 2 additional | Same | 4, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 1 in common |
| ChatOps | None | None | 3 |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21, 5 in common and 16 additional | Same | 6, 5 in common and 1 additional |
| SCA | Native | Same | None |
| Container | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | 2 |
| DAST | Native | Same | 5 |
| MAST | None | Native | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 1 in common | Same | 4, 1 in common and 3 additional |
| CSPM | Native | Same | 3 |
| Secrets | Native | Same | None |
| Remediation | None | None | None |
| Bug bounty | None | None | 1 |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | 3 |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
The latest update to this comparison was on 2026-05-20. The primary sources of information were praetorian.com and docs.praetorian.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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