Aqua Cloud Native Application Protection Platform

My main use case for Aqua Cloud Security Platform  is securing our cloud native applications, especially container and Kubernetes  environments. We primarily use it for vulnerability scanning, identifying security risks, monitoring runtime activities, and ensuring that workloads follow our security policies. For example, when we deploy container images, we use Aqua Cloud Security Platform  to scan them for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations before they go into production. It helps us identify potential risks early, prioritize critical issues, and take corrective actions before they impact the environment. We also use its runtime monitoring capabilities to detect any unusual behavior in running workloads.

What I appreciate most about Aqua Cloud Security Platform is that it provides a centralized view of our cloud security posture and helps us manage security across different cloud native environments. Aqua Cloud Security Platform gives us good visibility into vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and runtime risks. The features I find most valuable are its container and Kubernetes  security capabilities, vulnerability scanning, runtime protection, and the ability to integrate security into the DevOps lifecycle. I also appreciate that it helps prioritize risks instead of just showing a long list of vulnerabilities, which makes it easier for the team to focus on the most important issues first.

Aquq Cloud Security Platform helps us integrate security earlier into our DevOps workflow by bringing security checks into the development and deployment process. Instead of finding issues after applications are deployed, we can identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations during the build and testing stages. For example, when developers create container images, Aqua Cloud Security Platform can scan those images as part of the CI/CD pipeline and highlight vulnerabilities or policy violations before the image moves to production. This allows developers and security teams to collaborate better and fix issues earlier in the lifecycle.

One of the biggest improvements we have noticed is that security teams and development teams can collaborate better because security checks are integrated into the workflow. Before using Aqua Cloud Security Platform, managing security across cloud native environments required more manual effort in our case. We used to do it manually. However, with Aqua Cloud Security Platform, we have better visibility into vulnerabilities, container security issues, and runtime risks. Aqua Cloud Security Platform has given us significantly more capability, and the workflow is substantially better than the previous products we have used.

Aqua Cloud Security Platform is a strong solution for cloud native security, but there are always areas where it can be improved. One area would be making the user experience even more intuitive, especially for new users who are getting started with the platform. Simplifying  some configurations and providing more guided recommendations would help teams onboard faster. New users may find it a little difficult in the earlier stages, but when they become accustomed to it, it will be easier for them to operate.

Aqua Cloud Security Platform already provides good documentation and support resources, but expanding real-world examples, best practice guides, and troubleshooting scenarios would make it even easier for teams to get maximum value from the platform. From a feature perspective, having more automated recommendations and deeper integrations with a wider range of cloud native tools could further improve the user experience. Additionally, making some advanced features easier to configure would help organizations adopt the platform more quickly.

A few additional improvements could make the experience even better. One area would be further simplifying the user interface and making advanced configurations easier for new users. More guided workflows, recommendations, and automated remediation suggestions would help teams get value from the platform faster. I would also appreciate seeing continued improvements in integrations with more cloud native tools and better customization options for dashboards and reporting. More detailed real-world examples and best practice documentation would also help users during implementation.

I have been using Aqua Cloud Security Platform for almost one year.

Aqua Cloud Security Platform is quite stable. Currently, it is performing its work properly and maintaining stability.

The scalability is good. Aqua Cloud Security Platform is feature-rich. There can be a learning curve for new users, as some dashboards and policies take time to understand, but it has good scalability.

We have approached customer support a few times, and the customer support has been quite good during our experience with Aqua Cloud Security Platform. Whenever we had questions or needed assistance with configurations, troubleshooting, or understanding certain features, the support team was responsive and helpful. They provided clear guidance and helped us resolve issues efficiently. Overall, the support experience has been positive, and having knowledgeable assistance available made the adoption process smoother.

If I had to rate customer support on a scale of one to ten, I would rate it around eight out of ten. The support team has been responsive and knowledgeable, especially when we needed help with implementation, troubleshooting, or understanding specific features. There is always some room for improvement, such as faster resolution for more complex issues, but overall the support experience has been positive throughout our one year of using the platform.

Before Aqua Cloud Security Platform, we used other security tools for monitoring vulnerabilities and managing parts of our cloud security environment. However, we were looking for a more comprehensive cloud native security solution that could provide better visibility across containers, Kubernetes workloads, and our overall cloud environment. We decided to move to Aqua Cloud Security Platform because it offered a more integrated approach, combining vulnerability management, runtime protection, container security, and DevSecOps  capabilities in a single platform. Aqua Cloud Security Platform has given us significantly more capability, and the workflow is substantially better than the previous products we have used.

My experience with Aqua Cloud Security Platform pricing and licensing has been generally positive. The pricing is aligned with the value it provides, considering the level of visibility, vulnerability management, and cloud native security capabilities it offers. The initial setup required some planning, especially around understanding our environment, configuring policies, and integrating it with our cloud and DevOps workflows. However, once the platform was configured properly, day-to-day management became much easier.

According to metrics, we have seen a positive return on investment from using Aqua Cloud Security Platform, mainly through improved efficiency, better visibility, and reduced manual security efforts. One of the biggest benefits has been saving time during vulnerability assessment and cloud security monitoring. Previously, our teams had to spend more time manually reviewing security issues across different workloads, but Aqua Cloud Security Platform has helped centralize the process and prioritize the most important risks. We have noticed improvements in areas such as faster vulnerability identification, quicker remediation decisions, and better collaboration between security and development teams. The value has come from reducing manual effort, improving our security response process, and helping us manage cloud security more proactively with the same team resources.

Before choosing Aqua Cloud Security Platform, we evaluated a few other cloud security solutions. Some of the solutions we considered included Prism Cloud, Wiz , and Sysdig Secure . We compared them based on factors such as security coverage, ease of integration with our cloud environment, container and Kubernetes security capabilities, visibility, and overall fit with our DevSecOps  workflow. We selected Aqua Cloud Security Platform because it provided the combination of features we were looking for, especially around container security, runtime protection, and securing cloud native workloads.

My advice would be to first clearly understand your organization's cloud security requirements and then evaluate how Aqua Cloud Security Platform fits into your environment. Aqua Cloud Security Platform is a powerful platform with many security capabilities. Spending time on proper configuration, policy setup, and team training will help you get the maximum value from it. I would also recommend starting with the areas that are most critical for your organizations, such as container security, vulnerability management, or runtime protection, and then expanding usage as the team becomes more familiar with the platform. I would rate this product eight out of ten overall.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I have been using Aqua Cloud Security Platform for around a year.

Aqua Cloud Security Platform is stable based on my experience.

It can handle increasing workloads easily.

The customer support has been responsive and knowledgeable, especially regarding deployment questions and policy tuning.

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.

We purchased Aqua Cloud Security Platform from the AWS Marketplace .

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.

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.

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.

Aqua Cloud Security Platform  is primarily used for cloud-native applications, focusing on cloud identity and entitlement management and vulnerability management for containers, Kubernetes , and ISC, along with secret detection and DevSecOps .

A recent project with Aqua Cloud Security Platform  addressed a security challenge related to container and Kubernetes  security using runtime protection. Examples include container escape attempts, privilege escalations, reverse shell executions, malicious process wrapping, and crypto mining, which involved using Aqua runtime controls to scan the entire CNAPP .

Kubernetes security is a key focus, where Aqua provides capabilities for network segmentation, pod security controls, and service account monitoring, often stronger than Microsoft Defender for Cloud  and more mature than Orca .

The best features found in Aqua Cloud Security Platform include capabilities at the domain-wise level, which include CWPP , secret detection, runtime protection, Kubernetes security, vulnerability management, and CSPM.

Aqua Cloud Security Platform positively impacted my organization by allowing deployment from code to cloud in the entire CI/CD pipeline, with excellent capabilities and recent AI application security that is useful in the DevSecOps  platform.

Multi-cloud support with AWS , Azure , GCP , and software supply chain security with SBOM generation and CI/CD pipeline scanning are unique aspects that set Aqua Cloud Security Platform apart.

When compared to modern platforms like Wiz  and CrowdStrike, the user interface of Aqua Cloud Security Platform feels more engineer-focused than executive-friendly, requiring improvement in user interfaces for CISO preferences.

Currently, there is a move towards agent-based solutions, and Aqua Cloud Security Platform lacks visibility on the agent side. Wiz  and Orca  have changed the market with agentless scanning, while Aqua Cloud Security Platform still relies on deeper runtime agents, inviting operational overhead compared to other vendors.

Risk prioritization in security graphs is a point where Aqua Cloud Security Platform is less mature than Wiz, which excels at identifying critical vulnerabilities as a single attack path.

I have been using Aqua Cloud Security Platform for around four years.

Aqua Cloud Security Platform is stable, providing good capabilities and service.

Aqua Cloud Security Platform's scalability is good, providing better services compared to DevSecOps when compared to CrowdStrike and Orca.

The customer support for Aqua Cloud Security Platform is excellent, available 24/7, and provides better solutions for any issues raised through tickets.

I did not previously use a different solution; we were using earlier open-source solutions only. We wanted to go with a paid solution to provide good capability that we can rely on.

I have seen a return on investment with Aqua Cloud Security Platform as it provides good capabilities. It is generally used for the DevSecOps pipeline to scan the entire SAST , DAST, or ISC, performing excellently in that area.

Compared to other vendors, Aqua Cloud Security Platform's pricing is good or lesser. The pricing part is acceptable, and ease of use, as well as DevSecOps integration, is excellent.

Before choosing Aqua Cloud Security Platform, I evaluated other options including CrowdStrike and Orca.

My advice for others looking into using Aqua Cloud Security Platform is that for container security, Kubernetes security, runtime protection, supply chain, or overall CNAPP , if someone wants to use it at a lesser price, this product provides good capabilities. They can proceed with this product; however, for dashboard and executive reporting, if that is specifically what you are looking for, you may want to consider other products.

Aqua Cloud Security Platform's AI capabilities provide good governance and security primarily through risk prioritization, although compared to Wiz, Prisma Cloud, and Orca, it is less competitive at the moment. In terms of supply chain securities, Aqua Cloud Security Platform is paramount in comparison to other vendors.

When it comes to the accuracy and reliability of Aqua Cloud Security Platform's AI capabilities, more work on the AI security side is required. A responsible AI part is missing, making it less valuable.

I rated this product a seven out of ten.