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Compare Amazon GuardDuty and CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Contact Us 1 Workloads
Amazon GuardDuty
Star Rating
(56)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon GuardDutyCrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Star Rating
(81)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 1 Workloads
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansAmazon GuardDuty vs CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is easier to set up , while reviewers preferred administration and ease of doing business with Amazon GuardDuty overall.
- Reviewers felt that CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security meets the needs of their business better than Amazon GuardDuty.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon GuardDuty is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security over Amazon GuardDuty.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon GuardDuty
No pricing availableCrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Cloud-Native Application Security (CNAPP)
Contact Us
1 Workloads
Fully integrated Cloud-Native Application Security
- Full stack cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP)
- Discovery, visibility and compliance for any cloud infrastructure
- Cloud Workload Protection (CWP)
Free Trial
Amazon GuardDuty
No trial information availableCrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
45
9.2
71
Ease of Use
8.7
46
8.7
73
Ease of Setup
8.8
13
8.9
66
Ease of Admin
9.6
12
8.9
53
Quality of Support
8.9
43
8.7
65
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
13
9.1
53
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
46
9.5
73
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
15
Operations
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security Controls
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
23
Compliance
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.6
21
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Activity Monitoring
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.6
40
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
8.2
37
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection & Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Visibility
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Vulnerability Management
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.0
23
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk management - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and efficiency - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and Analytics - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Identification and Assessment - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Integration - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Discovery & Classification - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Prioritization - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remediation & Governance - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon GuardDuty and CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security are categorized as Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Unique Categories
Amazon GuardDuty has no unique categories
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Compliance, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools, Application Security Posture Management (ASPM), Container Security, Exposure Management Platforms, Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms, Vulnerability Scanner, and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon GuardDuty
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
30.2%
Retail
9.4%
Accounting
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
5.7%
Medical Devices
3.8%
Other
41.5%
Information Technology and Services
27.5%
Computer & Network Security
12.5%
Banking
7.5%
Logistics and Supply Chain
5.0%
Computer Software
5.0%
Other
42.5%
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Discussions
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