Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform vs. Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
The Aqua Platform is an integrated Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), that prioritizes risk and automates prevention while also focussing on detection and response across the lifecycle. It aims to stop current and prevent future cloud native attacks.
$10,188
per year
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for Azure, on-premises, and multicloud (Amazon AWS and Google GCP) resources.N/A
Pricing
Aqua Cloud Native Security PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Editions & Modules
Team
$10,188
per year
Advanced
$25,188
per year
Enterprise
Tiered Pricing
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Aqua Cloud Native Security PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
Aqua Cloud Native Security PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
6.6
(2 ratings)
8.1
(56 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Usability
6.4
(1 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Aqua Cloud Native Security PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Aqua Security
Excellent tool for identifying Cloud security issues such as vulnerabilities or misconfigurations. The complaince scanning ability is perfect for enterprise organization to maintain complaince based off various complaince programs.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is very good at allowing users to see how their Azure environment is secure through the secure score. The recommendations are an excellent source of the controls that should be in place to ensure a secure environment. There needs to be more protection and features for data security.
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Pros
Aqua Security
  • seamless integration with GitHub, Jfrog, etc
  • Easy configuration of security policy
  • detailed instructions regarding finding of Vulnerabilities
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Microsoft
  • detect and respond to security threats in the cloud environment, reducing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access.
  • The product assists our organization dealing with sensitive data in achieving and maintaining compliance with data protection rules.
  • The product provides real-time visibility into the cloud environment, offering insights into ongoing security activities.
  • It guarantees that security teams can actively handle possible threats by delivering real-time monitoring and notifications, reducing the impact on business operations.
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Cons
Aqua Security
  • The UI/UX of the Aqua platform has several issues, especially with the sign up/in flow, authentication, alerts and display of results
  • Missing a few prominent notification channels for alerts such as Datadog, Webhooks
  • Lacks complete granularity in RBAC with the ability to set permissions based on the cloud
  • Some parts of the cocumentation for connecting an Oracle Cloud account is not up to update or clear
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Microsoft
  • The licensing structure could be better by providing possibilities for partial deployment in a subscription
  • The information in the dashboards are sometimes scattered, there should be a better overall view
  • Some parts of Defender for Cloud are expensive, some features should be moved to the standard capabilities of Azure
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Likelihood to Renew
Aqua Security
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Microsoft
It is a great product that integrates nicely when running an Azure platform and even multi-cloud environment. Not looking for point-solutions but a suite that answers most requirements. It is very comfortable being able to use KQL, workbooks and automation that is native to the azure platform
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Usability
Aqua Security
The UI and UX of the platform requires some work since the platform is not for all screen sizes and the experience with certain features such as authentication and creating alerts is not great. The session times out while performing an action and having to repeat the entire action once again, which is not a great experience. Adding notification channels while creating the alerts is not seamless. But the platform has good UX with some great documentation for integrations along with the ability to customise dashboards.
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Microsoft
Just for the fact that there is always room to improve, but at the same time because it gives us that single picture across all Microsoft Stack, including the other dependent stack. I think it's the usability and tying into Sentinel is quite helpful as a reseller for us.
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Alternatives Considered
Aqua Security
Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform is easy to implement and manage compare the Dome9.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is definitely the choice with the latest market trend and attacks that are currently happening. Microsoft has been able to safe guard a lot after the recent serious attacks happening globally in the digital world. There is a trust in this software and with the latest updates and machine learning capabilities, Microsoft Defender for Cloud should be the choice.
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Return on Investment
Aqua Security
  • ROI is high with our Aqua project.
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Microsoft
  • It simplifies security management and saves time. I'm not sure, but I'm very confident it saved me a couple of paychecks by centralizing the data I need to secure the cloud environment.
  • I also utilize the inventory overview to monitor my team's activities and verify they are following internal regulations, as well as cost overruns.
  • The recommendations can be utilized as a valuable instructional tool. I have the team explain why they are receiving them, why they are not following them, and what they are doing differently.
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ScreenShots

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Remediation of critical issues in codeScreenshot of Cloud security benchmark mapped to industry FramworksScreenshot of Prioritization of critical risks with contextual threat analysisScreenshot of Workload protectionScreenshot of Unified DevOps VisibilityScreenshot of Visualizations to improve security posture proactively