# Amazon GuardDuty vs Sysdig Secure Comparison | | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.8 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 56 | 112 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (39.6% of reviews) | Enterprise (46.8% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Amazon GuardDuty **Not enough data** ### Sysdig Secure Pros: - Security (33 reviews) - Vulnerability Detection (32 reviews) Cons: - Feature Limitations (10 reviews) - Complexity (9 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (45 reviews) | 9.5 (97 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (46 reviews) | 9.3 (100 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (13 reviews) | 9.1 (91 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.6 (12 reviews) | 9.3 (69 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.9 (43 reviews) | 9.8 (98 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (13 reviews) | 9.7 (69 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.2 (46 reviews) | 9.4 (94 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Amazon GuardDuty #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Sysdig Secure #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Workload Protection Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | 9.9/10 | 31 | #### Management | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Dashboards and Reports** | Not enough data | 9.8 (30 reviews) | | **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | 9.7 (29 reviews) | | **Administration Console** | Not enough data | 9.9 (30 reviews) | #### Operations | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Governance** | Not enough data | 9.9 (30 reviews) | | **Logging and Reporting** | Not enough data | 9.9 (30 reviews) | | **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | 9.8 (30 reviews) | #### Security Controls | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | 9.9 (29 reviews) | | **Data Loss Prevention** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Security Auditing** | Not enough data | 10.0 (28 reviews) | | **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | 10.0 (25 reviews) | ### Container Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | 9.4/10 | 57 | #### Administration | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Risk Scoring** | Not enough data | 9.1 (53 reviews) | | **Secrets Management** | Not enough data | 9.3 (44 reviews) | | **Security Auditing** | Not enough data | 9.6 (50 reviews) | | **Configuration Management** | Not enough data | 9.5 (49 reviews) | #### Monitoring | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Continuous Image Assurance** | Not enough data | 9.4 (52 reviews) | | **Behavior Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.3 (49 reviews) | | **Observability** | Not enough data | 9.4 (52 reviews) | #### Protection | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Dynamic Image Scanning** | Not enough data | 9.4 (52 reviews) | | **Runtime Protection** | Not enough data | 9.6 (56 reviews) | | **Workload Protection** | Not enough data | 9.4 (52 reviews) | | **Network Segmentation** | Not enough data | 9.1 (46 reviews) | ### Cloud Compliance | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | 9.5/10 | 40 | #### Security | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.6 (38 reviews) | | **Anomoly Detection** | Not enough data | 9.3 (38 reviews) | | **Data Loss Prevention** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | 9.6 (38 reviews) | #### Compliance | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Governance** | Not enough data | 9.6 (38 reviews) | | **Data Governance** | Not enough data | 9.3 (32 reviews) | | **Sensitive Data Compliance** | Not enough data | 9.5 (36 reviews) | #### Administration | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | 9.6 (37 reviews) | | **Auditing** | Not enough data | 9.6 (37 reviews) | | **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | 9.4 (35 reviews) | ### Vulnerability Scanner | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | 9.2/10 | 52 | #### Performance | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Issue Tracking** | Not enough data | 9.5 (45 reviews) | | **Detection Rate** | Not enough data | 9.5 (47 reviews) | | **False Positives** | Not enough data | 9.2 (45 reviews) | | **Automated Scans** | Not enough data | 9.5 (48 reviews) | #### Network | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Compliance Testing** | Not enough data | 9.6 (40 reviews) | | **Perimeter Scanning** | Not enough data | 9.8 (7 reviews) | | **Configuration Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.5 (41 reviews) | #### Application | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Manual Application Testing** | Not enough data | 8.5 (32 reviews) | | **Static Code Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.5 (28 reviews) | | **Black Box Testing** | Not enough data | 8.1 (28 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | 9.6/10 | 38 | #### Activity Monitoring | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Usage Monitoring** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Database Monitoring** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **API Monitoring** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Security | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.6 (37 reviews) | | **Risk Analysis** | Not enough data | 9.7 (34 reviews) | | **Reporting** | Not enough data | 9.5 (37 reviews) | #### Administration | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Security Automation** | Not enough data | 9.5 (33 reviews) | | **Security Integration** | Not enough data | 9.7 (36 reviews) | | **Multicloud Visibility** | Not enough data | 9.7 (32 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | 9.5/10 | 45 | #### Configuration | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **DLP Configuration** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Configuration Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.4 (39 reviews) | | **Unified Policy Management** | Not enough data | 9.5 (40 reviews) | | **Adaptive Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.2 (38 reviews) | | **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Visibility | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Multicloud Visibility** | Not enough data | 9.6 (38 reviews) | | **Asset Discovery** | Not enough data | 9.8 (36 reviews) | #### Vulnerability Management | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Threat Hunting** | Not enough data | 9.7 (42 reviews) | | **Vulnerability Scanning** | Not enough data | 9.6 (44 reviews) | | **Vulnerability Intelligence** | Not enough data | 9.6 (44 reviews) | | **Risk-Prioritization** | Not enough data | 9.5 (42 reviews) | ### Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | 9.3/10 | 17 | #### Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Policy Management** | Not enough data | 9.4 (16 reviews) | | **Fine-Grained Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.3 (16 reviews) | | **Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)** | Not enough data | 9.3 (15 reviews) | | **AI-driven access control** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.3 (16 reviews) | | **AI-based detection** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Visibility** | Not enough data | 9.3 (17 reviews) | | **Compliance Reporting** | Not enough data | 9.4 (17 reviews) | ### Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | N/A | N/A | #### Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Workload and container security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Threat detection and response** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **DevSecOps Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Unified Visibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Intelligent remediations and suggestions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Risk prioritization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Anomaly detection using machine learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Multi-cloud visibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Cloud Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | N/A | N/A | #### Cloud Visibility | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cloud Registry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data loss Prevention** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Identity | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **SSO** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **User Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon GuardDuty** | N/A | N/A | | **Sysdig Secure** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) | Feature | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Managed Services** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-security-monitoring-and-analytics) **Unique to Sysdig Secure (8):** [Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-infrastructure-entitlement-management-ciem), [Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-native-application-protection-platform-cnapp), [Container Security Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-security-tools), [Cloud Workload Protection Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-workload-protection-platforms), [Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-detection-and-response-cdr), [Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-security-posture-management-cspm), [Cloud Compliance Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-compliance), [Vulnerability Scanner Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vulnerability-scanner) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Amazon GuardDuty | Sysdig Secure | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 34.0% | 13.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 26.4% | 39.6% | | **Enterprise** | 39.6% | 46.8% | ### By Industry #### Amazon GuardDuty - **Computer Software:** 30.2% - **Accounting:** 9.4% - **Retail:** 9.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 5.7% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.8% - **Computer Networking:** 3.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.8% - **Medical Devices:** 3.8% - **Market Research:** 1.9% - **Other:** 24.5% #### Sysdig Secure - **Financial Services:** 19.8% - **Computer Software:** 15.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 15.3% - **Banking:** 9.9% - **Computer & Network Security:** 9.0% - **Telecommunications:** 7.2% - **Airlines/Aviation:** 3.6% - **Government Administration:** 1.8% - **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 1.8% - **Consulting:** 1.8% - **Other:** 14.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Amazon GuardDuty - [CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-cloud-security/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (86 reviews) - [IBM QRadar SIEM](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (335 reviews) - [FortiCNAPP](https://www.g2.com/products/forticnapp/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (386 reviews) - [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (309 reviews) - [Sumo Logic](https://www.g2.com/products/sumo-logic/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (396 reviews) - [Wiz](https://www.g2.com/products/wiz-wiz/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (789 reviews) - [Coralogix](https://www.g2.com/products/coralogix/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (343 reviews) - [F5 Distributed Cloud App Infrastructure Protection (AIP)](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-distributed-cloud-app-infrastructure-protection-aip/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (44 reviews) - [Coro Cybersecurity](https://www.g2.com/products/coro-cybersecurity/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (231 reviews) - [SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security](https://www.g2.com/products/sentinelone-singularity-cloud-security/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (113 reviews) ### Alternatives to Sysdig Secure - [Wiz](https://www.g2.com/products/wiz-wiz/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (789 reviews) - [FortiCNAPP](https://www.g2.com/products/forticnapp/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (386 reviews) - [Orca Security](https://www.g2.com/products/orca-security/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (256 reviews) - [Cortex Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/cortex-cloud/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (112 reviews) - [Aqua Security](https://www.g2.com/products/aqua-security/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (57 reviews) - [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (309 reviews) - [Scrut Automation](https://www.g2.com/products/scrut-automation/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (1300 reviews) - [CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-cloud-security/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (86 reviews) - [Drata](https://www.g2.com/products/drata/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1159 reviews) - [Sumo Logic](https://www.g2.com/products/sumo-logic/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (396 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Amazon GuardDuty - Title: [What is Amazon GuardDuty used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-guardduty-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Threat Intelligence" ### Sysdig Secure - Title: [Is Sysdig free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sysdig-free) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Hello! Sysdig has a free trial, which you can sign up for here: https://sysdig.com/company/start-free/. " - Title: [What is Sysdig used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-sysdig-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Sysdig provides visibility across cloud, containers, and hosts from source to run. These include: -Misconfigurations - Detect misconfigurations from IaC..." - Title: [Has anyone used this to monitor storage devices?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/34123-has-anyone-used-this-to-monitor-storage-devices) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Hi Shea, PV monitoring is something we are currently working on. Since Kubernetes exposes that information through the API, we will expose metrics on defined..." - Title: [Types of data collected](https://www.g2.com/discussions/types-of-data-collected) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Sysdig’s approach starts from a completely new way to instrument and collect granular data in real-time, and an innovative approach to enriching that data..." - Title: [Multi-cluster, multi-cloud](https://www.g2.com/discussions/multi-cluster-multi-cloud) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Yes. The Sysdig platform is inherently multi-cluster and multi-cloud capable. You can monitor your choice of environments, many clusters, and private or..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-guardduty-vs-sysdig-sysdig-secure)