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Aqua secures every cloud native application everywhere, including AI. The Aqua Platform (CNAPP) delivers full lifecycle security from development to production, enabling organizations to build faster and innovate with confidence. FedRAMP High Authorized, Aqua helps enterprises meet the most rigorous security and compliance standards. By embedding security across the software development lifecycle, Aqua reduces risk and accelerates digital transformation on AWS. Get a Demo: https://www.aquasec.com/demo/
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- Unified platform to secure every cloud native application, including containers, serverless, Kubernetes, and AI workloads across AWS, on-premises, and multi-cloud environments
- Runtime protection to detect threats, block malicious activity, and enforce compliance in production across all cloud native workloads
- Purpose-built AI workload security to govern LLMs and generative AI applications, detect model abuse, and enforce policy
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
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Aqua Platform Shift Left | Standard Plan | $1.00 |
Aqua Platform Protect | Advanced Plan | $1.00 |
Aqua Platform Ultimate | Ultimate Plan | $1.00 |
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DevSecOps pipelines have identified and prioritize vulnerabilities before deployment
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Aqua Cloud Security Platform was looking at the code-based pipeline to find vulnerabilities in place. I was using it for DevSecOps, where I checked for misconfiguration around pipelines and across my cloud environments.
One specific example from when I was using Aqua Cloud Security Platform to find vulnerabilities was scanning container images as part of my pipeline. For the Docker build for a Python application, it was scanned before deployment and Aqua identified vulnerable packages and misconfiguration issues in the image. I reviewed the findings, prioritized the critical and high vulnerabilities, then updated the affected dependencies and Docker configuration, and performed a rescan to confirm the issues had been resolved before deployment.
What is most valuable?
The best features that Aqua Cloud Security Platform offers are Kubernetes security, cloud-native vulnerability management, risk prioritization, and real-time protection. Other features include CI/CD integration and compliance reporting, which helps security as a whole.
Among the features I have shared, the ones I find most valuable are the CI/CD integration since it allows security checks to happen early in the development cycle. This enables me to identify vulnerable dependencies, insecure container configurations, and other issues before they reach production, helping me reduce the risk before deployment occurs as I am able to identify security weaknesses before deployment happens.
I have a software engineering team, and before providing a client with a fully deployed application, Aqua Cloud Security Platform helps us know any vulnerabilities and patch them. It highlights any misconfigurations in place before deployment. It also helps in risk prioritization, where the security team focuses on vulnerabilities based on context rather than treating every finding equally. Aqua Cloud Security Platform integration helps security issues in the pipeline be detected earlier, enabling us to perform runtime monitoring and check for any indicators of compromise earlier.
What needs improvement?
I think Aqua Cloud Security Platform can be improved by making the platform easier to integrate and manage across CI/CD environments. There should be more details in remediation guidance and clearer prioritization of findings. Simpler dashboards would help security teams quickly understand what needs attention. There should be stronger automation for creating tickets and tracking remediation through closure, which is particularly useful for day-to-day security operations. These are the most important improvements I believe Aqua Cloud Security Platform should have.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Aqua Cloud Security Platform for the past two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I find Aqua Cloud Security Platform reasonably scalable because it can support security checks across multiple cloud workloads, container images, Kubernetes environments, and CI/CD pipelines without requiring a proportional increase in manual effort. It is particularly useful as the number of applications and deployments grows since scanning and policy enforcement can be automated. The main consideration is ensuring the platform is properly integrated and configured as the environment becomes more complex.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is favorable on my side.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment mainly through time savings and early identification of security issues rather than reducing headcount. Aqua Cloud Security Platform helped automate vulnerability and misconfiguration scanning. I would prefer to quantify the financial savings using an organization's actual deployment and remediation data rather than provide an estimation figure. The main measurable benefits are faster identification and remediation of findings, fewer issues progressing to later stages, and reduced manual effort for repetitive security checks.
What other advice do I have?
The advice I would give is to base it on someone's specific cloud and DevSecOps requirements, then start with the areas with the most risk, such as container vulnerabilities, Kubernetes security, or CI/CD pipelines. I recommend piloting before wider deployment, as someone should assess the quality of its integration, reporting, remediation workflows, and how well it fits with their existing security processes.
I think AI governance and security are important to evaluate regarding Aqua Cloud Security Platform. While there are controls for data privacy, access permissions, and transparency, Aqua Cloud Security Platform could strengthen its AI governance and security by providing more visibility into how AI recommendations are generated, what data is processed, and adding controls for validating AI-driven security decisions before automated actions are taken, including transparency of AI-generated findings and ensuring human oversight.
I find the output from Aqua Cloud Security Platform generally useful for speeding up security analysis and it helps prioritize findings. I would still validate the AI-generated recommendations against the underlying scan results and security context before taking action. For me, its value is high as an analyst assistant tool rather than something that should replace human validation. I would rate this review an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Lightweight container security has improved startup scans and supports automated AWS microservices
What is our primary use case?
Aqua Cloud Security Platform was a piece of microservices on AWS Elastic Container Service with a few microservices, something around maybe 100 or 150 containers representing different parts of services of the company. It was really different because it was a few different services. I was writing implementation as a DevOps engineer and developer of infrastructure rather than as a user.
It was easy only on the test stage with Aqua Cloud Security Platform where I could run manual tests and verify it was working. However, we were too optimistic about how much time the implementation should take. I had to rewrite a lot of Terraform modules because every container needed to be updated. The most difficult things compared to our expectation were that the last simple step of updating the entry point proved extremely complex. Every module, every build, and every container was reviewed and rewritten. I had to rewrite builds and deployments because it was a pretty big system that was highly automated and had been done by different people at different times with different scripts in Bash, Python, and Terraform. Some things were updated manually in Terraform, so the entry point was probably the most tricky part because it involved Java microservices with some entry points that were scripts and some entry points that were huge terrible lines with everything related to Java starts that sometimes looked a poem. I had to move all this content to the command line, which was tricky as a syntax and as a part of the build process. Some entry points were already patched in the entry point at container startup in the module, which made it pretty tricky.
It was not only ECS; my part was ECS while someone was working in EKS and we had discussions and testing on how to move it better with a lot of experiments because different entry points were patched, updated, scripted, or endless lines. It took pretty much time, and it was also complicated by company processes because different departments had different procedures for implementation. It took, with all these experiments, probably about four months to push it through all processes because some departments had up to four environments with procedures, QAs, testing, and all this. It was definitely more than one month that I estimated at the very beginning, but that was mostly due to company processes. If I had worked there a couple of years before, I would not have estimated one month, and if I had full knowledge of processes and experience with implementation, I would have approached it differently.
It was more tricky because I was new to the company and had to learn not only Aqua Cloud Security Platform but much more. I had to learn all modules, procedures, and processes, which was good. I jumped into infrastructure in a way that was a pretty good learning experience because I learned everything: build, deploy, infrastructure, and procedures. I pushed all this up to production and started in production, which is a pretty good line in my resume.
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
For how long have I used the solution?
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
How are customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
What other advice do I have?
Comprehensive container security has strengthened our Kubernetes lifecycle protection and productivity
What is our primary use case?
For example, I use Aqua Cloud Security Platform for scanning container images through my registries, specifically Docker Hub, and I scan them before deployment. I have policies that are set to fail a build or a PR when any critical or high CVEs appear.
What is most valuable?
Regarding how runtime protection and drift detection have helped my team, as any drift detection mechanism does, it helps identify if anything has been changed in production that is not reflected in code, and when that happens, an alarm is triggered.
Aqua Cloud Security Platform has positively impacted my organization by significantly increasing productivity and helping identify the security posture of my environments, which releases a lot of pressure from the security team.
My productivity increased mainly because time to production has been reduced, thanks to the drift detection and malware analysis at runtime, allowing my team to react faster before reaching production.
What needs improvement?
I think Aqua Cloud Security Platform could work on its SOAR integration for needed improvements.
I chose a rating of eight because it is technically really good for what it is built for, but the UI complexity and the need for improved remediation guidance on findings affect my rating.
For how long have I used the solution?
What other advice do I have?
Concerning the accuracy and reliability of its AI capabilities, I can say that the scanning accuracy of the AI in Aqua Cloud Security Platform is quite good for catching CVEs that other tools have otherwise missed.
My advice for others looking into using Aqua Cloud Security Platform is that it requires a big and mature security team or at least someone with enough experience in Aqua security in order to get the most out of it. I gave this product a rating of eight.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Unified cloud-native security has improved compliance and now needs simpler deployment and AI insight
What is our primary use case?
I used Aqua Cloud Security Platform for container image scanning, runtime threat detection, infrastructure as code scanning, and software supply chain security.
I used it for container image scanning registries for our Azure cloud environment and AWS ECR as well. So it was for Azure Container Registry scanning and Amazon ECR scanning.
For Kubernetes security, I think it is a good feature, including RBAC analysis, privileged containers, host path detection, and pod security. And on the CSPM side as well.
Mostly, I used it for container scanning and our CI/CD pipeline scanning. So mostly, on the CSPM side.
We deployed it in a hybrid environment. We also have both AWS cloud and Azure cloud. So it is a hybrid deployment.
What is most valuable?
The best features I can identify are container image scanning, Kubernetes security, runtime protection, CSPM, infrastructure as code security, and supply chain security as well.
Not specifically cost saving, but from the security side, we completed our compliance standards, and in our CI/CD pipeline, we set up our security gates between the planning, build, and code phases.
What needs improvement?
I think Aqua Cloud Security Platform has a good, strong platform, but there are still other areas. For example, if we compare it with Prisma Cloud or Wiz, I can see that with the initial deployment, in the deployment phase, they need to create a more user-friendly interface. Also, the cloud context visualization is an area for improvement. Aqua Cloud Security Platform is focusing heavily on workloads and runtime security, but it offers less intuitive visualization of cloud relationships compared to Wiz and Prisma Cloud.
I think for the licensing part and AI-driven prioritization, this needs improvement. While Aqua Cloud Security Platform prioritizes findings using CVSS and policy context, if we compare it with Wiz and Prisma Cloud, they are increasingly using AI-driven risk scoring that incorporates exploitability, identity exposure, internet reachability, and business context.
Regarding AI-driven activities, I think there is still a need for them to think about, or implement, or enhance their LLM models so they can prioritize the CVSS or policy context scoring based on AI-driven methodologies.
I think the licensing complexity and agent dependency are areas for improvement. Many runtime protection capabilities rely on deploying Aqua enforcers and Aqua agents. So, organizations that prefer completely agentless security for operational simplicity may find this less attractive than platforms like Wiz or Orca Security, which emphasize agentless assessment for many use cases. Also, the licensing can become difficult to estimate for large environments with many clusters, workloads, and cloud accounts, making cost forecasting less straightforward than for some competitors.
For how long have I used the solution?
I used Aqua Cloud Security Platform in my previous job for around three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Aqua Cloud Security Platform is stable as of now.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Platform scalability is fantastic and its enterprise solution is really amazing.
How are customer service and support?
Customer support is acceptable. Sometimes we receive a complaint from our L3 or L2 engineers that they are not getting proper on-time support, but overall, it is acceptable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, we were using multiple tools for scanning: container image scanning, Kubernetes security, runtime security, CSPM and on the IAC side. We were using multiple scanning tools for that. Then we found one single solution, which is Aqua Cloud Security Platform. So it really added value for our organization.
We were previously using a lot of open-source tools. Open-source tools have their limitations and there is no vendor support. Then we did a lot of analysis with multiple paid solutions and came to know that Aqua Cloud Security Platform is the best from our environment's perspective.
How was the initial setup?
The main trend is for deployment complexity, so we still have to use multiple resources for that. But after deploying it in the CI/CD pipeline, it enhances our CI/CD or automation capability for the organization. So the DevSecOps capacity or DevSecOps integration is good. And the supply chain security is also fantastic. Container security, Kubernetes security, runtime protection, everything is fantastic.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I think the licensing part and the cost part are as per the market standard, but it again depends on your budget and what services you are looking for. So, overall, it is good. Not too high, not too low. It is easy for organizations.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We went through Wiz, Prisma, and Orca as well.
What other advice do I have?
My advice would be that if someone is looking for runtime protection, Kubernetes security, container security, IAC security, and supply chain security for their organization, then I think Aqua Cloud Security Platform is fantastic. But if they are looking for agentless assessment, attack path analysis, and ease of deployment, then they can look at other vendors. I would rate this product seven out of ten.
Cloud-native security has unified container protection and now automates vulnerability checks
What is our primary use case?
Aqua Cloud Security Platform secures our containers, Kubernetes clusters, and container images. We regularly run container image scanning, SAST scans, and vulnerability management and software supply chain security scans. We also use it for secret detection, rotation of secret keys, and compliance monitoring.
Aqua helps with secret detection by scanning our GitHub or GitLab repositories to check whether there are any passwords or sensitive data present. If it detects them, we remove them or take action around them.
How has it helped my organization?
Aqua Cloud Security Platform has positively impacted our organization by improving our tooling usage.
It has positively impacted us by reducing twenty to thirty percent of our manual vulnerability checks.
We see a return on investment in terms of time saved, with around twenty-five to thirty percent of our time saved as we no longer need to search for vulnerabilities manually. We can now see all vulnerabilities on one dashboard.
What is most valuable?
Aqua Cloud Security Platform is perfect for us because it has container image scanning, real-time protection, Kubernetes security, and inbuilt cloud security. It is an all-in-one tool.
The best feature of Aqua Cloud Security Platform is the Kubernetes security, which secures admission controllers, runtime policies, namespace protection, and RBAC and pod security. It helps manage all these aspects effectively with this cloud-native security tool.
We use admission controllers, and this Aqua cloud-native solution has inbuilt admission controllers and Kubernetes operators that help secure our Kubernetes pods, deployments, and services. This is particularly beneficial for us, especially because other solutions operating in the same space do not match the accuracy and operational capability. The scans and benchmarking are also very good.
Other notable features I found in Aqua Cloud Security Platform include multiple integrations with tools such as Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Terraform, and Jfrog. There are hundreds of integrations available. It also has multiple deployment options such as hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, or on-premise, and includes SAST with all security tooling inbuilt, making it a comprehensive tool.
The dashboard shows all the important information we were missing in our previous tool.
What needs improvement?
Improvements could be made to Aqua Cloud Security Platform.
I am considering some specific features that Aqua could include for better functionality.
The UI needs some improvement as it is somewhat overwhelming, and the licensing can be expensive at scale. The AI output of Aqua Cloud Security Platform is good, but I believe it can be improved. We received alerts about vulnerabilities in our dashboard, particularly related to a database call issue. The AI identified a problem with a Postgres snapshot, which turned out to be accurate, but it could be enhanced by including specific details about what has gone wrong.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Aqua Cloud Security Platform for around a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Aqua Cloud Security Platform is stable based on my experience.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It can handle increasing workloads easily.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support has been responsive and knowledgeable, especially regarding deployment questions and policy tuning.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used a security tool built into our company, which had many issues, mainly only supporting AWS and Docker, without Kubernetes or other cloud providers. That is why we switched to Aqua Cloud Security Platform, an all-in-one solution.
How was the initial setup?
We purchased Aqua Cloud Security Platform from the AWS Marketplace.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with Aqua Cloud Security Platform's pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been good.
The license and setup costs have been reasonable, though a challenge arises when deploying the entire application in our own cloud, as we must manage everything from scratch. The customer support has also been very cooperative.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated various options, including Snyk and Splunk, as well as other tools such as Trivy. We found Aqua Cloud Security Platform to be the best choice among all alternatives.
What other advice do I have?
The AI output of Aqua Cloud Security Platform is good, but I believe it can be improved. We received alerts about vulnerabilities in our dashboard, particularly related to a database call issue. The AI identified a problem with a Postgres snapshot, which turned out to be accurate, but it could be enhanced by including specific details about what has gone wrong.
Aqua Cloud Security Platform needs some improvement in the UI, which is somewhat overwhelming, and the licensing can be expensive at scale. I gave this product a rating of eight.