Aikido Security vs CloudPassage comparison

Aikido Security and CloudPassage are both solutions in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category. Aikido Security is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.9, while CloudPassage is ranked #41. Aikido Security holds a 0.9% mindshare in CSPM, compared to CloudPassage’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Aikido Security users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of CloudPassage users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Aikido Security and CloudPassage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Aikido Security vs. CloudPassage

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Qualys TotalCloud

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category, the mindshare of Qualys TotalCloud is 1.9%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Aikido Security is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudPassage is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Qualys TotalCloud	1.9%
Aikido Security	0.9%
CloudPassage	0.7%
Other	96.5%

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Featured Reviews

Robert Orłowski

IT Security Expert at Alior Bank S.A.

Unified risk scoring has improved our cloud visibility and simplifies remediation priorities

Qualys TotalCloud provides unified vulnerability and threat assessment across both IAS and SaaS. This solution provides a single prioritized view of risk, which helps reduce the work I would have to do. We are no longer based on CVSS; we are based on Qualys risk scoring, which is based on CVSS plus internal findings made by Qualys, and then assigns its own score. The TruRisk insight feature has found a small number of assets with high vulnerability scores, though I am cautious since some information is classified. Qualys TotalCloud has positively impacted our bank's performance, and we have definitely seen benefits after implementing this solution.

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Tarun Goswami_

Product Manager at Zidio development

Security has shifted left and now catches vulnerabilities early in our development workflow

There are a few areas for improvement. The first is scan speed. For large repositories, initial scans can be slow. Incremental scanning helps, but full scans still take considerable time. The second thing is the false positive rate. While Auto-Triage is good, it is not perfect. Occasionally, genuine issues get filtered out and real false positives slip through. The third one is remediation guidance. Aikido Security tells you what is vulnerable, but sometimes the fix suggestions are generic. More specific, actionable remediation steps would save developer time. The fourth one is IDE integrations. It currently works best in CI/CD pipelines. A proper VS Code or JetBrains plugin for real-time scanning while coding would be a significant improvement. From a customer point of view, the following things could change. The first thing is documentation for custom rules. Aikido Security allows you to create custom scanning rules, but the documentation for this feature is surprisingly thin. I spent considerable time in community forums and with trial and error just to configure basic custom rules. Step-by-step guides with real-world examples would make this feature much more accessible. The second thing is better Slack and communication integrations. Currently, security alerts come through email and dashboard notifications, but our team lives in Slack. A more configurable Slack integration that sends contextual alerts directly to the relevant developer, not just a generic channel notification, would dramatically improve response time. The third one is historical trend reporting. While Aikido Security shows current vulnerability status well, generating historical reports showing security posture improvement over time is limited. For presenting security progress to management or stakeholders, better exportable trend reports would be very valuable.

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it_user854058

Lead Information Security Engineer

It helped us be more aware of what our security posture is, but not all of the features work in my environment

I would say CloudPassage is very useful for certain things. If you just want a few modules then focus on what you need and negotiate the price based on the individual module, rather than looking at the whole thing, because I didn't find all the modules very useful. Also, use Splunk in combination with it if you want reporting. I would give CloudPassage at least a seven out of 10. I rate it on the high-end because of the customer support - I've never seen any support that is comparable to that, it's very good, excellent. The support staff actually care, they actually follow up; it's very nice. And CloudPassage really listens to its customers. The product itself is very nice if you're only looking to check off your compliance requirements, but if you're looking for more of dashboarding and things like that, CloudPassage is improving but it's not quite there.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I would definitely recommend it because it is easy to handle any cloud resources."

"We were able to realize its benefits within 24 to 48 hours."

"Qualys TotalCloud provides a single, prioritized view of risk, reducing the workload associated with consolidating multiple sources for risk prioritization."

"By integrating TotalCloud, we have significantly reduced vulnerabilities in our deployment pipeline."

"TotalCloud has been excellent in providing us with immediate access to all the products and features we need, such as CSPM, TruRisk Insights, and compliance reports, including CIS and HIPAA."

"TotalCloud provides the easiest and the best approach for cloud infrastructure management."

"The most valuable feature is the consolidated information that it provides from various platforms."

"Qualys TotalCloud helps you not just to identify misconfigurations, but you can actually also fix issues."

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"Since switching to Aikido Security, I have noticed a positive impact on my team's productivity with measurable results, as we now have measurements."

"Aikido Security has positively impacted my organization significantly because initially we were thinking it would take a month for us to achieve SOC 2 compliance again, and with Aikido Security, we were able to get all codebase vulnerability fixes within a week for all our 13 or 14 repositories that we had."

"Aikido Security has positively impacted my organization because we feel more secure, we have a good monitoring system for vulnerabilities, and we are able to show our clients our security posture and the security posture of our internal systems."

"Aikido Security saved me several hours each week by automating vulnerability scanning and security checks, reducing the need for manual review and helping me focus on more development."

"Aikido Security offers the best features including being very easy to use, allowing even a normal tech person with some hands-on experience to use this tool and clearly get the results they want."

"My advice for others looking into using Aikido Security is that if the codebase and everything need to be audited and recorded in a single forum, and if they want a unified solution to scan both the code and the image, they can definitely use it."

"We were able to close 90% of issues with the help of Aikido Security tools, providing a return on investment."

"Aikido Security nests directly in our development workflow and it catches security issues before they reach production."

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"CloudPassage allowed us to implement changes that affected hundred of servers within our environments in seconds."

"Our scores let us know when to trigger workflow to go out in a patch, it has reduced the amount of time we had to take to manually verify software and check our updates, and it helped us be more aware of what our security posture is."

"Key features are the Software Vulnerability Assessment and the CSM, which is the configuration check."

"Policies are very easy to manage on a day-to-day basis."

Cons

"I sometimes have difficulty detecting or uninstalling certain versions of applications, which I have to do manually."

"We encountered challenges identifying the correct resource category for certain items, such as those in containers or storage."

"There is a lack of data segregation according to criticality or inventory."

"The support is not up to the mark and seems to be overburdened."

"In terms of improvement, remediation still belongs to the cloud team, which is one of the issues we faced with Qualys TotalCloud."

"Qualys's ticketing system can be confusing when assigning tasks to individuals, and support could be improved by offering instant call solutions with engineers in addition to ticket replies."

"Some major banks and insurance companies require an on-premises solution for comprehensive vulnerability management, which TotalCloud does not offer."

"There is room for improvement in the support."

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"Aikido Security can be improved by addressing the lags in the UI and ensuring that updates can be given very quickly and rapidly."

"The accuracy of Aikido Security's output is still not very high, and there are a few features where they are still lacking behind regarding accuracy."

"I think Aikido Security could improve by reducing some pricing model. Pricing is quite high for a normal user, and if they can make it a little less, it will be much better."

"However, there was one minor issue that I faced. When I had a UUID for an object in the code, Aikido Security was considering it as a secret key, which it was not."

"I think Aikido Security could be improved by addressing its Jira integration, which I feel needs a bit of work."

"Regarding Aikido Security's AI accuracy and reliability of output, I think its AI capabilities are all right, but it can miss the point sometimes; it is good to have a fast and cheap overview, but I would not rely 100% on it."

"There are a few areas for improvement. The first is scan speed; for large repositories, initial scans can be slow, and while incremental scanning helps, full scans still take considerable time."

"I think Aikido Security could be improved with more detailed remediation guidance, such as additional beginner-friendly tutorials and enhanced customization for alerts and reporting."

"In the CSM module the policies are really hard to work with it. It is not very flexible at all. I would suggest that they change that. Right now, the scan is based on the group that the server is in. What happens if the server is in multiple groups?"

"Of all the advertised functions, I only find two things that really work in my environment, even though I wanted to use all of them. They're not flexible enough to be used."

"The reports and graphs are unintuitive."

"Anything outside of the software vulnerability management and the CSM, things like the GhostPort, need some improvement. The dashboard is in beta. It looks really good, I wish it would come out of beta."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is high, but it meets our organizational needs."

"While Qualys TotalCloud's pricing is currently acceptable, it is becoming increasingly expensive and may soon be considered overpriced."

"Qualys TotalCloud offers competitive pricing given its comprehensive suite of features, including integration, assessment, remediation, and detection capabilities, all within a single platform."

"Qualys TotalCloud is cost-efficient and was selected for its value compared to other products."

"As a middle management member, I do not have direct pricing knowledge, but based on the knowledge from our meetings, its pricing is competitive."

"The pricing is comparable. It is built into our other product, so I cannot piecemeal it. It is a part of our subscription."

"Qualys TotalCloud is expensive, but it offers a premier solution with no headaches."

"TotalCloud's price is about right where I would expect it to be."

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"We also evaluated VMware NSX, but the pricing and features available in a CloudPassage implementation were decisive in deciding to go with CP."

"CloudPassage is a little bit on the expensive side. So my suggestion is that the company lower its price point a wee bit or sell modules, separate them in modules, because I only find two things that are useful to me, yet I pay for four or five modules. It didn't seem like it was a fair deal."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

16%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Construction Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	31

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Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	5

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qualys TotalCloud?

The price is very expensive, actually.

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What needs improvement with Qualys TotalCloud?

To be totally honest, I do not have any best features because I have had a bad experience using this tool, especially...

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What is your primary use case for Qualys TotalCloud?

My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud is vulnerability management and exposure management. I use this tool to evalua...

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What needs improvement with Aikido Security?

Aikido Security could be improved by allowing us to scan the entire network, not just the applications, but also devi...

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What is your primary use case for Aikido Security?

My main use case for Aikido Security is vulnerability scanning of our internal applications. We have a development de...

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What advice do you have for others considering Aikido Security?

My advice for others looking into using Aikido Security is to take into account that they will get a robust solution ...

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Overview

Qualys TotalCloud enhances security posture across cloud environments with continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk visualization, ensuring efficient threat assessment and automated remediation for improved cyber risk reduction.

Qualys TotalCloud offers a robust suite of security tools essential for organizations managing multi-cloud infrastructures. By integrating cloud accounts and automating workflows, it supports AWS, Azure, and GCP, offering comprehensive vulnerability management and zero-day detection. The platform's user-friendly design, combined with its extensive risk management and unified threat assessment capabilities, enables organizations to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities effectively. TruRisk Insights provides clear insights on cyber risks, while the automation options streamline patch management and scanning processes. API integration across IaaS and SaaS environments further enhances resource allocation efficiency and saves time, addressing misconfigurations across cloud environments.

What are the most important features of Qualys TotalCloud?

Accurate Vulnerability Reports: Delivers precise and actionable insights for risk mitigation.
Zero-Day Detection: Identifies and addresses zero-day vulnerabilities proactively.
Unified Threat Assessment: Offers comprehensive evaluation of threats across the environment.
Extensive Risk Management: Manages risks effectively with advanced insights and prioritization.
Continuous Monitoring: Provides non-stop surveillance for vulnerabilities and threats.
Cloud-Native Automation: Streamlines processes and reduces manual efforts using automation.
FlexScan for Internet-Facing VMs: Scans external VMs efficiently to detect vulnerabilities.
Dashboard Risk Visualization: Clear visualization helps prioritize vulnerabilities.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Improved Security Posture: Enhances threat detection and response across clouds.
Time Savings: Automation reduces time spent on manual vulnerability management.
Resource Efficiency: Better allocation of resources through streamlined workflows.
Enhanced Risk Prioritization: Focus on critical vulnerabilities for effective mitigation.
Integrated Cloud Accounts: Facilitates seamless cloud management and security.

Qualys TotalCloud is deployed in sectors needing rigorous vulnerability management, such as finance and healthcare. Companies utilize it to secure multi-cloud environments like AWS, Azure, and GCP, focus on compliance, and integrate security into CI/CD pipelines to detect and remedy threats pre-deployment.

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Aikido Security is the no-nonsense platform that empowers developers by centralizing code-to-cloud security issues and providing rapid guidance for fixing vulnerabilities.

With over 6,000 teams utilizing its features, Aikido Security prioritizes effective security management by consolidating 11 comprehensive scans into one platform. This approach translates complex vulnerabilities into understandable insights, targeting non-enterprise SaaS businesses with engineering teams of 10-500 developers. It focuses on delivering security management without excessive costs or complexity through a product-led growth model.

What are the standout features of Aikido Security?

SAST: Secures code as it is written.
DAST: Monitors surfaces, dynamically tests for vulnerabilities with OWASP ZAP.
IaC: Detects infrastructure vulnerabilities.
CSPM: Real-time detection of cloud infrastructure risks.
Container Scanning: Assesses container environments for risky packages.
Secrets Detection: Identifies exposed API keys, passwords.
Open Source Dependencies: Analyzes dependencies to avoid vulnerabilities.
Open Source License: Maps and exports SBOMs to manage license risks.
Malware Detection: Protects from supply chain attacks.
Runtime Protection: Secures apps with an embedded firewall.
Custom Scans: Integrates with existing tools like SonarQube.

Why should you consider Aikido Security?

Easy Adoption: Setup takes less than 3 minutes with clear UX.
Cost Efficiency: Offers a comprehensive 9-in-1 solution at competitive pricing.
Accurate Results: Best false positive reduction in the market.

In industries like software development and cloud services, Aikido Security is implemented to provide clear insights, enabling teams to focus on rapid product growth while maintaining robust security. Its product-led growth strategy, including a freemium offering, allows developers to experience benefits firsthand without initial investment.

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CloudPassage offers cloud security solutions ensuring data protection and compliance. Its comprehensive platform provides security monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident response for dynamic cloud environments.

CloudPassage specializes in securing cloud-based infrastructures, facilitating visibility and control across complex environments. Its key functionalities include real-time vulnerability management and automated security monitoring, helping maintain compliance with industry standards. The adaptable solution is designed to seamlessly integrate with existing systems, providing users with effective security measures needed to safeguard cloud resources. CloudPassage delivers significant protection against evolving threats, empowering organizations to confidently deploy applications in the cloud.

What are the most valuable features of CloudPassage?

Automated Security Monitoring: Offers continuous oversight of cloud environments to identify potential threats.
Vulnerability Management: Detects vulnerabilities to help prioritize remediation efforts efficiently.
Compliance Management: Ensures adherence to regulatory standards and automates compliance checks.
Incident Response: Provides real-time alerts and comprehensive incident management tools.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Improved Security Posture: Helps enhance overall security, reducing risk exposure.
Cost Efficiency: Minimizes potential security breaches, reducing associated financial impacts.
Time Savings: Streamlines security processes, allowing teams to focus on critical tasks.
Scalability: Supports growing workloads, adapting to changing requirements effectively.

CloudPassage is implemented across industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail where securing sensitive data is crucial. Its versatile capabilities support compliance with sector-specific regulations, ensuring secure cloud infrastructure deployment regardless of industry-specific challenges.

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