Aqua Cloud Workload Protection
Provider 
Founded 2015
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Usage-based by workloads or repos
Ownership Private

Aqua Cloud Workload Protection provides runtime protection for cloud native workloads including containers, VMs, serverless functions, and Kubernetes.
The product monitors workload activity and behavior at runtime, enforcing policies that block exploits, malware, and drift in running workloads.
It applies the same enforcement model across container, virtual machine, serverless, and Kubernetes deployments.
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| Attribute | Aqua Cloud Workload Protection | Cloud Security Platform | Datadog Workload Protection | Sysdig Secure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |||||
| Founded | 2015 | 2019 | 2010 | 2013 | |
| Sells To | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise, Small Business | Enterprise | |
| Pricing Model | Usage-based by workloads or repos | Recurring, Software | Recurring | Recurring, Software | |
| Ownership | Private | Private equity-backed, Venture-backed | Public | Equity, Venture-backed |
Provider 
Founded 2015
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Usage-based by workloads or repos
Ownership Private
Provider 
Founded 2019
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Private equity-backed, Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 2010
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Public
Provider 
Founded 2013
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Equity, Venture-backed


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