ZAP
How does Fluid Attacks’ solution compare to ZAP’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 | ZAP |
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | DAST |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 143 | Same | 8 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 42% , IT 13%, sales 13%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 26% | Same | No information available |
| Headcount growth | +8% , +10%, -8% | Same | No information available |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | No information available |
| Countries | AR , BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | No information available |
| Reputation | 9.77 from 209 reviews over 7 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 9.17 from 45 reviews over 9 years on Capterra and PeerSpot |
| Followers | 20K based on the following: Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , X and YouTube | Same | 20K based on the following: X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | None |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2010 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $100M USD in 1 round from 1 investor |
| Acquisitions | None | None | None |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | Not applicable |
| CVEs as CNA Researcher | 276 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 | None |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 21K per month. Top 3: 26% CO, 8% FR, 7% US. Others 59% | Same | 160K per month. Top 3: 15% US, 10% IN, 7% JP. Others 68% |
| Authority | 32 out of 100 | Same | 47 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, documentation and videos |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections , 4 in common and 9 additional | Same | 4 documentation sections, all in common |
| Community | Forum | Same | Chat (slack) |
| 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 | None |
| Freemium | No | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | Not applicable |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Not applicable |
| Open demo | No | No | Not applicable |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Not applicable |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | Not applicable |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Not applicable |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Not applicable |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM , binary SAST, containers, CSPM, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: API security testing , PTaaS, RE and SCR | API security Testing and DAST |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | Not applicable |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Not applicable |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | Not applicable |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | Not applicable |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | ZAP |
| 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 | None |
| Minimum availability | >=99.95% per minute LTM | Same | None |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | No |
| Accreditations | CNA and Penetration testing by CREST | Same | None |
| Hacker certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | Not applicable |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Not applicable |
| Endpoint control | Not applicable | Total | Not applicable |
| Channel control | Not applicable | Total | Not applicable |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards | All requirements from the same standards | No information available |
| Detection method | Automated tools | Automated tools , AI and human intelligence | Automated tools |
| False positives | 17.12 times better | 26.93 times better | 4% F0.5 score per quantity |
| False negatives | 28.83 times better | 82.91 times better | 1% F2.0 score per severity |
| Remediation | 5Â | Same, plus 1Â | No |
| Outputs | 5Â , 3 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 2Â | 7, 3 in common and 4 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | ZAP |
| 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 | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 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 | No |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 23 package managers | Same | No |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers | Same | Yes. No information available |
| 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 | 6Â | 4Â | No |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary | Same , plus 2 types of binaries | No |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types , 5 in common and 2 additional | Same | 7 attack surface types, 5 in common and 2 additional |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs , 3 in common and 1 additional | 3 types of APIs, all in common |
| 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 | Same | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open-source | MPL-2.0 license , totally equivalent to the paid version | Not applicable | Apache license 2.0 |
| Provisioning as code | Yes | Yes | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | On-premises (single-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | Not applicable |
| Status | Yes | Yes | No |
| Incidents | 4 per year | Same | Not applicable |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | ZAP |
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3 | Same | None |
| ChatOps | None | None | None |
| IDE | 3 | Same | None |
| CI/CD | 21 , 1 in common and 20 additional | Same | 1 in common |
| SCA | Native | Same | None |
| Container | Native | Same | None |
| SAST | Native | Same | None |
| DAST | Native | Same | Native |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 3 | Same | None |
| 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 15, 2025. The primary source of information was zaproxy.org, which was supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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