Sonatype
How does Fluid Attacks’ solution compare to Sonatype’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 | Sonatype |
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Repository manager |
| Extras | None | None | Repository firewall, SBOM manager and SCA |
| Headcount | 143 | Same | 534 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 42% , IT 13%, sales 13%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 26% | Same | Engineering 30%, IT 15%, sales 15%, marketing 4%, operations 8% and others 28% |
| Headcount growth | +8% , +10%, -8% | Same | +3%, 0%, -9% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | IN, SG, UK and US |
| Countries | AR , BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | CO, IN, UK and US |
| Reputation | 9.77 from 209 reviews over 7 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 8.89 from 71 reviews over 8 years on: Capterra, G2, Gartner, PeerSpot and TrustRadius |
| Followers | 20K based on the following: Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , X and YouTube | Same | 64K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | 451 Research, Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, Gartner, IDC, Omdia and Info-Tech Research Group |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2008 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $154.7M USD in 6 rounds from 8 investors (2 acquisitions) |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 1 time and made 2 acquisition |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 115M |
| CVEs as CNA Researcher | 276 CVEs reported to MITRE , ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | 14 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 | 22K per month. Top 3: 23% IN, 22% CO, 15% UK. Others 40% | Same | 425K per month. Top 3: 23% CN, 16% US, 14% IN. Others 47% |
| Authority | 31 out of 100 | Same | 47 out of 100 |
| Public vulnerability DB | Discovered and third-party | Same | Discovered and third-party |
| Content | Blog , documentation , e-books , glossary , reports, success stories , videos , webinars and white papers | Same | Analysis reports, articles, blog, customer stories, documentation, product tours, research, 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 | Forum |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | No |
| Async training | 3 product use courses , all free | Same | Security education platform (subscription based) |
| Distribution | Direct or with any of its 14 partners | Same | Direct or with any of its 90 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS |
| 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, marketplace and public web |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 2 plans (pro, premium). First transparent |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPMÂ , binary SAST, containers, CSPM, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SASTÂ , API security testing, PTaaS, RE and SCR | Repository management |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 1 user |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Users |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Sonatype |
| 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 | Response |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per minute LTM | Same | None |
| 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 65 standards , 12 in common and 53 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 20 standards, 12 in common and 8 additional |
| Detection | Automated tools | Automated tools , AI and human intelligence | Automated tools |
| Remediation | 5Â , 2 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1Â | 2, all in common |
| Outputs | 5Â , 3 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 2Â | 4, 3 in common and 1 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Sonatype |
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities , 4 additional and 1 in common | Same , plus 1 functionality | 1 functionality in common |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources , 3 in common and 1 additional | Same | 12 sources, 3 in common and 9 additional |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0 , CVSSF , EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS 2.0, CVSS v3.0, CVSS v.4.0, EPSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Risk score |
| 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 4 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | No |
| Reachability | 12 languages , 2 in common and 10 additional | Same | 2 languages, all in common |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Deterministic |
| SBOM | 22 package managers , 8 in common and 14 additional | Same | 15 package managers, 8 in common and 7 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Containers | 4 distributions , 2 in common and 2 additional | Same | 5 distributions, 2 in common and 3 additional |
| **Source SAST ** (languages) | 12 | Same | No |
| **Source SAST ** **(frameworks) ** | 22 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| IaC | 6Â , 1 in common and 5 additional | 4Â | 1 |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary , none in common | Same , plus 2 types of binaries | 17 types of binaries, 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 | Same , plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 3 functions , 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 2 functions, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| 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 (multi-tenant) + on-premises (single-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | No information available |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 4 per year | Same | 0.2 per year |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Sonatype |
| SCM | 6 | Same | 4, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | 1 |
| Ticketing | 3 , 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 1 in common |
| ChatOps | None | None | None |
| IDE | 2 , all in common | Same | 6, 2 in common and 4 additional |
| CI/CD | 20 , 6 in common and 14 additional | Same | 6, all in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native and 1 integration |
| Container | Native | Same | Native and 2 integrations |
| SAST | Native | Same | 1 |
| DAST | Native | Same | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 3 , 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 1 in common |
| CSPM | Native | Same | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | None |
| 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 29, 2025. The primary sources of information were sonatype.com and help.sonatype.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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