Aqua
Control what runs in the cloud
Ranked #6 in Open-source application security testing tools, and on 3 more rankings.
Aqua is a cloud native application protection platform that monitors workload behaviour to identify real risks. It evaluates images before deployment and enforces policies at runtime to stop unsafe actions.
At a glance
| Best for | DevSecOps teams |
From Aqua's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, GitHub |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Integrations
What stands out
Aqua turns runtime insight into inline enforcement to deny unauthorised actions.
“Aqua turns runtime insight into inline enforcement, denying unauthorized actions at the point of execution.”Aqua, own website
The product uses an agent-based architecture to enforce protection locally even when disconnected.
“Aqua s agent-based architecture enforces protection locally, even when environments are disconnected or air gapped”Aqua, own website
How it ranks
Aqua is ranked 6th of 10 in Open-source application security testing tools (Lister Score 84.0), 6th of 10 in Open-source access control software (Lister Score 84.0), 6th of 10 in Best vulnerability management software (Lister Score 84.0) and 7th of 10 in Enterprise vulnerability management software (Lister Score 84.0).
#6 in Open-source application security testing tools · Lister Score 84.0
Turns runtime insight into inline enforcement to deny unauthorised actions.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 8.
“The Aqua Platform monitors the real behavior of running workloads to determine which vulnerabilities and actions actually impact live applications. It evaluates images before deployment, observes workloads in production and enforces policy at runtime to stop unsafe actions.”Aqua, own website
“VM Security Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA) Container Vulnerability Scanning Open Source Container Security Platform Integrations”Aqua, own website
| Rank | Open-source application security testing tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mend.io | 94.0 |
| 2 | ReversingLabs | 94.0 |
| 3 | Snyk | 94.0 |
| 4 | SonarQube | 90.0 |
| 5 | Wazuh | 88.0 |
| 6 | Aqua | 84.0 |
| 7 | SpecterOps | 84.0 |
| 8 | Metasploit | 80.0 |
| 9 | Bandit | 74.0 |
| 10 | Gitleaks | 68.0 |
#6 in Open-source access control software · Lister Score 84.0
Aqua is a cloud native security platform that controls what runs in the cloud. It monitors real workload behaviour to identify vulnerabilities and actions impacting live applications.
Turns runtime insight into inline enforcement at the point of execution.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 8.
“Aqua Security controls what runs in the cloud. The Aqua Platform monitors the real behavior of running workloads to determine which vulnerabilities and actions actually impact live applications.”Aqua, own website
“VM Security Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA) Container Vulnerability Scanning Open Source Container Security Platform Integrations”Aqua, own website
| Rank | Open-source access control software | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud-IAM | 96.0 |
| 2 | authentik | 94.0 |
| 3 | NetBird | 90.0 |
| 4 | Permit.io | 88.0 |
| 5 | Zitadel | 86.0 |
| 6 | Aqua | 84.0 |
| 7 | Netgate | 84.0 |
| 8 | SpecterOps | 84.0 |
| 9 | Keycloak | 76.0 |
| 10 | Gitolite | 66.0 |
#6 in Best vulnerability management software · Lister Score 84.0
Aqua is a cloud native security platform that controls what runs in the cloud. It monitors real workload behaviour to identify vulnerabilities and actions impacting live applications.
Turns runtime insight into inline enforcement at the point of execution.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 8.
“Vulnerability Management Advanced Code-to-Cloud vulnerability management to reduce noise and fix fast”Aqua, own website
| Rank | Best vulnerability management software | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucleus Security | 92.0 |
| 2 | Tenable | 90.0 |
| 3 | Edgescan | 88.0 |
| 4 | Orca Security | 88.0 |
| 5 | Upwind | 88.0 |
| 6 | Aqua | 84.0 |
| 7 | HackerOne | 84.0 |
| 8 | Lockwell | 82.0 |
| 9 | Nozomi Networks | 82.0 |
| 10 | SecPod | 82.0 |
#7 in Enterprise vulnerability management software · Lister Score 84.0
Turns runtime insight into inline enforcement to deny unauthorised actions.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 8.
“Vulnerability Management Advanced Code-to-Cloud vulnerability management to reduce noise and fix fast”Aqua, own website
“Founded in 2015, Aqua is headquartered in Boston and Ramat Gan, Israel, and protects more than 500 of the world's largest enterprises.”Aqua, own website
| Rank | Enterprise vulnerability management software | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mend.io | 94.0 |
| 2 | Tenable | 90.0 |
| 3 | Edgescan | 88.0 |
| 4 | Orca Security | 88.0 |
| 5 | Upwind | 88.0 |
| 6 | Veracode | 88.0 |
| 7 | Aqua | 84.0 |
| 8 | Nozomi Networks | 82.0 |
| 9 | Palo Alto Networks | 80.0 |
| 10 | Brinqa | 76.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Aqua rank on Lister?
Aqua is ranked 6th of 10 in Open-source application security testing tools (Lister Score 84.0), 6th of 10 in Open-source access control software (Lister Score 84.0), 6th of 10 in Best vulnerability management software (Lister Score 84.0) and 7th of 10 in Enterprise vulnerability management software (Lister Score 84.0).