RunZero
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to RunZero'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 | RunZero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | ASM |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 72 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 21%, IT 4%, sales 28%, marketing 7%, operations 11% and others 29% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | -14%, -15%, +24% |
| 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 | 9.30 from 38 reviews over 3 years on Capterra and G2 |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 22K based on the following: LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Frost & Sullivan, IDC and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2018 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $20M USD in 2 rounds from 23 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 | 0 CVEs reported to MITRE |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 | Same | SOC 2 Type II |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 27K per month. Top 3: 34% PE, 33% CO, 6% CL. Others 27% | Same | - |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 32 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 | Customer stories, blog, documentation, events, glossary, news, podcast, reports, solution briefs, videos, webcast and webinars |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 6 in common and 7 additional | Same | 8 documentation sections, 6 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 26 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS |
| Freemium | No | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | 21-day free trial |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales and marketplace |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 1 plan |
| 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 | ASM and Threat exposure management |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 500 assets |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Assets |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | RunZero |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Availability and support |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99.9% per month |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | Yes |
| Accreditations | CNA and Penetration Testing by CREST | Same | CNA |
| 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, 9 in common and 58 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 12 standards, 9 in common and 2 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, Automated tools and human intelligence | Automated tools |
| Remediation | 5, none in common | Same, plus 1 | 1 |
| Output | 5, 1 in common 4 additional | Same, plus 2 | 6, 1 in common and 5 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | RunZero |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 v2.0, CVSS v3.0, EPSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Risk score |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| 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 | Fingerprint scanner |
| 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 | Yes |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 4 functions | Same | No |
| 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 + 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 | RunZero |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | None |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21 | Same | None |
| SCA | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | None |
| 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 | 6 |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
The latest update to this comparison was on Mar 12, 2026. The primary sources of information were runzero.com and help.runzero.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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