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Best Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms in 2026
Protecting cloud-native applications means weighing security across cloud environments and the application lifecycle. Compare cloud scope and supported cloud providers with code-to-cloud security, identity security, and Kubernetes security to understand the areas each platform lists. Runtime protection adds another dimension to consider. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing can help frame costs. Qualys…
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Sysdig Secure is a cloud-native application protection platform for cloud environments, containers, Kubernetes, hosts, and serverless workloads.
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37.0
Qualys TotalCloud is a cloud-native application protection platform for cloud and container environments.
Free planWebAPI
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Cloudanix
Cloudanix is a cloud-native application protection platform that combines code security, cloud posture, workload protection, cloud identity, and…
WebAPISelf-hosted6.5From $3.49 a month - 5
Uptycs CNAPP
Uptycs CNAPP provides risk visibility, protection, and prevention for hybrid cloud workloads from build time through runtime.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.4From $36 a year - 6
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.2 - 7
Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security
Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security discovers, prioritizes, and protects APIs across cloud environments.
WebAPILinux6.2 - 8
Cyscale CNAPP
Cyscale CNAPP is a web platform that brings cloud posture, vulnerabilities, identity, workloads, data, AI, and compliance context into a remediation workflow.
Web6.1From $850 a month - 9
AccuKnox
AccuKnox is a Zero Trust Security platform covering AI, API, application, cloud, and supply chain security.
WebLinuxSelf-hosted5.7 - 10
Calico Enterprise
Calico Enterprise is Tigera’s paid, self-managed platform for network security and observability in Kubernetes clusters.
WebLinuxSelf-hostedWindows5.7 - 11
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
WebLinuxmacOSWindows5.7 - 125.7
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Tenable One Cloud Security
Tenable One Cloud Exposure is a cloud-native application protection platform for finding and reducing risk across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
Web5.6 - 14
Upwind CNAPP
Upwind CNAPP brings application security, cloud posture, and real-time protection together across the cloud lifecycle, from development through production.
WebAPI5.6 - 15
FortiCNAPP
WebLinuxWindows5.5 - 16
OpenCNAPP
OpenCNAPP is an open-source cloud-native application protection platform covering environments from build through runtime.
Self-hosted5.5 - 17
Aqua Security
WebLinux5.3 - 185.0
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5.0 - 20
Tenable Security Center
WebLinux5.0 - 214.4