SpecterOps
Last updated: Aug 18, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to SpecterOps'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 | SpecterOps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Identity Attack Path Management (APM) |
| Extras | None | None | MPT, red team and security training |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 295 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 17%, IT 17%, sales 20%, marketing 6%, operations 3% and others 37% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +5%, +22%, +117% |
| 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 | 8.13 from 10 reviews over 1 year on Gartner and PeerSpot |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 83K based on the following: Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | Info-Tech Research Group |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2017 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $142.2M USD in 4 rounds from 9 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 0 times and made 1 acquisition |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1M to 54M |
| Third-Party CVEs Discovered | 289 CVEs reported to MITRE, ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | 5 CVEs reported to MITRE |
| 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 | Cyber Essentials, EU-US DFP, FedRAMP Authorized, GDPR, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017:2015, SOC 2 Type II and TX-RAMP |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 64K per month. Top 3: 18% CO, 9% US, 5% BR. Others 68% | Same | 156K per month. Top 3: 18% AE, 16% US, 6% ID. Others 60% |
| 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, case studies, data sheets, documentation, e-books, events, news, open-source tools, podcast, reports, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 2 in common and 11 additional | Same | 7 documentation sections, 2 in common and 5 additional |
| Community | Forum | Same | Chat(Slack) |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | 6 live security education courses (paid) |
| Async training | 3 product use courses, all free | Same | 3 security education courses (free) |
| Distribution | Direct or with any of its 14 partners | Same | Direct or with any of its 22 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS and Azure |
| Freemium | No | No | No |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | No |
| 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 (BloodHound Enterprise) |
| 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 | Identity Attack Path Management (APM) |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 1 employee |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Employees |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | SpecterOps |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTaaS | No | Yes | No. MPT |
| Reverse engineering | No | Yes | No information available |
| Secure code review | No | Yes | No information available |
| Pivoting | No | Yes | No information available |
| Exploitation | No | Yes | Yes |
| Manual reattacks | Not applicable | Unlimited reattacks | No information available |
| Zero-day vulnerabilities | Scanner-based zero-day vulnerability detection | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy, availability and response | Availability |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99.99% per month |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | Yes |
| Accreditations | CNA, Penetration Testing by CREST and OpenSSF Gold Badge | Same | Penetration Testing by CREST |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | 13 from 10 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, 3 in common and 64 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 4 standards, 3 in common and 1 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, automated tools and human intelligence | Automated tools and human intelligence |
| Remediation | 5, 3 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 1 | 3, all in common |
| Output | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 2 | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | SpecterOps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 18 sources | Same | None |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | No information available |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Privilege Zones |
| 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 |
| Containers | 4 distributions | Same | No |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 | Same | No |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 23 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | Custom Cypher queries |
| IaC | 6 | 2 | 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 |
| MAST | No | Yes | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| Secrets | 171 secrets types | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 4 functions, 1 in common and 3 additional | Same, plus 1 function | 1 function in common |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source | No | No | Apache License 2.0 |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (single-tenant) + on-premises (no tenancy information) |
| Regions | US | Same | AE, AU, CA, EU, UK and US |
| Status | Yes | Yes | No |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | No information available |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | SpecterOps |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 1 in common and 5 additional | Same | 1 in common |
| 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 |
| Container | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | None |
| DAST | Native | Same | None |
| MAST | None | Native | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 1 in common | Same | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| CSPM | Native | Same | None |
| Secrets | Native | Same | None |
| Remediation | None | None | None |
| Bug bounty | None | None | None |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | 1 |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
The latest update to this comparison was on 2026-08-14. The primary sources of information were specterops.io and bloodhound.specterops.io, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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