Amazon EKS vs CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and CrowdStrike are both solutions in the Container Security category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.7, while CrowdStrike is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 0.1% mindshare in Container Security, compared to CrowdStrike’s 5.6% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of CrowdStrike users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Amazon EKS provides a managed Kubernetes service, and CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security offers cloud security solutions. CrowdStrike has the upper hand due to superior security features.

Features: Amazon EKS is valued for its scalability, seamless integration with AWS services, and ease of use. CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security stands out for its robust threat detection, real-time analytics, and comprehensive security measures.

Room for Improvement: Reviewers suggest that Amazon EKS could enhance monitoring and logging capabilities and simplify initial setup. CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security could benefit from better documentation and more straightforward integration with third-party tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Users find Amazon EKS straightforward to deploy, benefiting from AWS’s support system. CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security has a steeper learning curve but is highly praised for its customer support once deployed.

Pricing and ROI: Amazon EKS is seen as cost-effective due to its pay-as-you-go pricing model. CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, while more expensive, delivers high ROI through advanced security features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Container Security category, the mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is 2.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Amazon EKS is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is 5.6%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Andrew W

VP - Information Technology at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Tells us about vulnerabilities as well as their impact and helps to focus on real issues

Looking at all the different pieces, it has got everything we need. Some of the pieces we do not even use. For example, we do not have Kubernetes Security. We are not running any K8 clusters, so it is good for us. Overall, we find the solution to be fantastic. There can be additional education components. This may not be truly fair to them because of what the product is going for, but it would be great to see additional education for compliance. It is not a criticism of the tool per se, but anything to help non-development resources understand some of the complexities of the cloud is always appreciated. Any additional educational resources are always helpful for security teams, especially those without a development background.

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Rock Wang

cloud architect at selfstarter

Managing complex environments effortlessly while focusing on growth

The most beneficial aspect of Amazon EKS is that it helps manage the Kubernetes master node, so I don't need to maintain the master node, including tasks like upgrading. This allows me to focus on business code. If using services like Fargate, I only need to maintain my workload, simply uploading code that will be deployed to the Kubernetes cluster. This is especially beneficial for startup companies that lack the technical resources to manage the Kubernetes cluster. Furthermore, Amazon EKS allows me to utilize Kubernetes cluster-level expansion. If there’s insufficient resource on a machine, the cluster can automatically expand to add new nodes.

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Saif Ullah Khan

Security Engineer at ebryx

Boosts security by automatically blocking applications or activities, but query responses have been slower recently

For the past six months, we have been facing some issues. Because it is a cloud-based infrastructure, it has been getting slower. There are no bugs because they release updates continuously. We highly appreciate that, but during hunting or running a query on different logs, the time frame has increased in the past six months. It takes longer to give us the results. Another issue is the lack of proper documentation. During investigations, there is no proper documentation available. This is a problem because many people are saying there should be proper documentation explaining what CrowdStrike captures from the machine and the meaning of it.

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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

"The most valuable feature is the ability to gain deep visibility into the workloads inside containers."

"Atlas security graph is pretty cool. It maps out relationships between components on AWS, like load balancers and servers. This helps visualize potential attack paths and even suggests attack paths a malicious actor might take."

"All the features we use are equal and get the job done."

"We like PingSafe's vulnerability assessment and management features, and its vulnerability databases."

"It used to guide me about an alert. There is something called an alert guide. I used to click on the alert guide, and I could read everything. I could read about the alert and how to resolve it. I used to love that feature."

"The Offensive Security Engine, powered by impressive AI/ML capabilities, seamlessly integrates with cloud infrastructure to analyze data and provide optimal security solutions."

"I did a lot of research before signing up and doing the demo. They have a good reputation as far as catching threats early on."

"I would rate SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security a nine out of ten."

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"The solution's performance is good."

"The solution has very good basic features."

"The product's most valuable features are scalability, observability, and performance."

"Provides high performance and easy manageability."

"It's the best option for medium or large enterprises."

"I like the scalability they're currently providing. Integration was very easy. It was a good experience."

"It has always helped me. It is the repository where we store our images...The microservices appear to be well-made, and I don't have any comments on them as I don't see any flaws."

"We do not have to do a lot of administration, such as create virtual machines, or worry about our controllers or nodes going down because the solution is fully managed by Amazon."

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"The most valuable features are the real-time response, which allows me to log into a machine to pull files and check signatures for malicious activities, and the ability to restrict USB block storage usage on endpoints by policy."

"Technical support is helpful."

"Cloud security posture management (CSPM) is most valuable."

"The most significant benefit is how quickly malware and other malicious attacks are detected."

"The scalability of the product has been great."

"The most valuable features of CrowdStrike Falcon include its automation capabilities, efficacy, and lower risk."

"The RTR feature stands out as particularly valuable to me due to its capability to log into machines."

"I think the overall solution should be rated a ten out of ten."

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Cons

"They could generally give us better comprehensive rules."

"There's room for improvement in the graphic explorer."

"The categorization of the results from the vulnerability assessment could be improved."

"Customized queries should be made easier to improve PingSafe."

"PingSafe is an excellent CSPM tool, but the CWPP features need to improve, and there is a scope for more application security posture management features. There aren't many ASPM solutions on the market, and existing ones are costly. I would like to see PingSafe develop into a single pane of glass for ASPM, CSPM, and CWPP. Another feature I'd like to see is runtime protection."

"Currently, we would have to export our vulnerability report to an .xlsx file, and review it in an Excel spreadsheet, and then we sort of compile a list from there. It would be cool if there was a way to actually toggle multiple applications for review and then see those file paths on multiple users rather than only one user at a time or only one application at a time."

"The Singularity Cloud Security console is experiencing delays in clearing resolved issues, which can take over an hour to be removed from the display."

"Cloud Native Security's reporting could be better. We are unable to see which images are impacted. Several thousand images have been deployed, so if we can see some application-specific information in the dashboard, we can directly send that report to the team that owns the application. We'd also like the option to download the report from the portal instead of waiting for the report to be sent to our email."

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"Sometimes, we face minor connectivity issues. However, it depends on the applications we are using."

"The dashboard needs to be more user-friendly."

"Amazon EKS is not a solution that can be fully managed through automation, making it an area of concern where improvement is required."

"I'd like to see the solution add a service catalog."

"Improvement is needed in reducing the complexity of using EKS. While services like EC2 are user-friendly, EKS and ECS present a steep learning curve with significant responsibilities."

"They need to work on the Amazon plugins on the Kubernetes cluster."

"Sometimes, we face minor connectivity issues."

"There is room for improvement in the interface of Amazon EKS."

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"I would not say the tool's integration capabilities were straightforward because the complexity depends on the volume of the data."

"Different file options should be available, and clients should be able to select from the options."

"The UI part needs to be improved."

"The threat intelligence and user behavioral analysis could be more comprehensive."

"There are no bugs because they release updates continuously. We highly appreciate that, but during hunting or running a query on different logs, the time frame has increased in the past six months. It takes longer to give us the results."

"It gets the work done, but the main problem with the solution is that if you remediate anything, it takes 45 days for you to get any of the features displayed on the dashboard. This is the real weakness of CrowdStrike. Their customer support is also not ready to help with it. If you remediate any cloud vulnerability that they are giving you, such as removing a host from your organization, it takes around 45 days for them to remove it from their console."

"It would be more convenient if there was an easier way to install CrowdStrike, perhaps through better integration with Active Directory."

"The only challenge lies in token verification."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"PingSafe is priced reasonably for our workload."

"PingSafe falls somewhere in the middle price range, neither particularly cheap nor expensive."

"It is not that expensive. There are some tools that are double the cost of PingSafe. It is good on the pricing side."

"For pricing, it currently seems to be in line with market rates."

"PingSafe's pricing is good because it provides us with a solution."

"I am personally not taking care of the pricing part, but when we moved from CrowdStrike to PingSafe, there were some savings. The price of CrowdStrike was quite high. Compared to that, the price of PingSafe was low. PingSafe is charging based on the subscription model. If I want to add an AWS subscription, I need to pay more. It should not be based on subscription. It should be based on the number of servers that I am scanning."

"While I'm slightly out of touch with pricing, I know SentinelOne is much cheaper than other products."

"It is cost-effective compared to other solutions in the market."

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"I rate Amazon EKS’s pricing a nine out of ten."

"Cloud based pay-as-you-go pricing"

"The tool's pricing is good."

"Pricing is dependent upon instance type."

"Amazon EKS is very cost-effective."

"The solution's pricing is fair enough and a little less costly."

"The solution is more expensive than other competitors and does not require a license."

"The product is available at such a huge scale in the market since the resources that are offered under the tool are competitively priced and available at a much cheaper rate compared to other solutions."

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"The pricing is fair for what you get. I'd rate them a solid nine out of ten in terms of pricing."

"Its price is moderate."

"The pricing is reasonable, neither overly expensive nor excessively cheap, making it competitive compared to other market options."

"It's an expensive package but does what it says it will do."

"I am not the one who handled the pricing. A different team worked on it, but it is pretty expensive."

"It is expensive, but it adds value."

"It's an expensive product"

"CrowdStrike Falcon is very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about PingSafe?

The dashboard gives me an overview of all the things happening in the product, making it one of the tool's best featu...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingSafe?

It is cost-effective compared to other solutions in the market.

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What needs improvement with PingSafe?

The documentation could be better. Besides improving the documentation, obtaining a professional or partner specializ...

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What do you like most about Amazon EKS?

The product's most valuable features are scalability, observability, and performance.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EKS?

The pricing structure is beneficial for large companies who pay for what they use, but it is not affordable for start...

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What needs improvement with Amazon EKS?

There is room for improvement in making Amazon EKS ( /products/amazon-eks-reviews ) less error-prone when writing on ...

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What do you like most about CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security?

It's easy to gather insights and conduct analysis about existing threats.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security?

It's an expensive product. The solution costs around $60 for a single user on a yearly basis. I would rate the pricin...

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What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security?

I am not part of the current monitoring team, so I do not know how they feel about the tool. I am sharing information...

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Also Known As

PingSafe

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service

CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM

Overview

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security protects cloud workloads, offering advanced threat detection and automated response. It integrates seamlessly with cloud environments and secures containerized applications and virtual machines against vulnerabilities.

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is renowned for its efficiency in mitigating threats in real-time. The platform integrates effortlessly with existing cloud environments, ensuring robust cloud security management with minimal manual intervention. Securing containerized applications and virtual machines, it excels in threat intelligence and endpoint protection. However, improvements are needed in performance during high workload periods, and more integrations with third-party tools and better documentation would be beneficial. Users often find the installation process complex, support response times slow, and the dashboard's navigation unintuitive.

What are the key features of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security?

Real-time Threat Detection: Identifies and mitigates threats as they occur.
Automated Response: Automatically responds to threats to minimize impact.
Ease of Deployment: Simple setup process with scalable options.
Machine Learning Insights: AI-driven insights enhance threat prevention.
Seamless Integration: Integrates with cloud environments for unified security management.

What are the primary benefits or ROI to expect from SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security?

Enhanced Threat Mitigation: Improved security against real-time threats.
Reduced Manual Intervention: Automated processes save time and resources.
Scalability: Easily adapts to growing security requirements.
Centralized Management: Manage security across platforms from a single console.
Advanced Threat Intelligence: Provides in-depth analysis and protection.

In specific industries, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is implemented to safeguard critical data and infrastructure. Organizations in finance, healthcare, and technology depend on its real-time threat detection and automated response to protect sensitive information. Its ability to secure containerized applications and virtual machines is particularly valuable in dynamic environments where rapid scaling is necessary.

SentinelOne

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) is a fully managed Kubernetes service. Customers such as Intel, Snap, Intuit, GoDaddy, and Autodesk trust EKS to run their most sensitive and mission critical applications because of its security, reliability, and scalability.

EKS is the best place to run Kubernetes for several reasons. First, you can choose to run your EKS clusters using AWS Fargate, which is serverless compute for containers. Fargate removes the need to provision and manage servers, lets you specify and pay for resources per application, and improves security through application isolation by design. Second, EKS is deeply integrated with services such as Amazon CloudWatch, Auto Scaling Groups, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), providing you a seamless experience to monitor, scale, and load-balance your applications. Third, EKS integrates with AWS App Mesh and provides a Kubernetes native experience to consume service mesh features and bring rich observability, traffic controls and security features to applications. Additionally, EKS provides a scalable and highly-available control plane that runs across multiple availability zones to eliminate a single point of failure.
EKS runs upstream Kubernetes and is certified Kubernetes conformant so you can leverage all benefits of open source tooling from the community. You can also easily migrate any standard Kubernetes application to EKS without needing to refactor your code.

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CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is a platform of cloud security solutions aimed at protecting organizations from breaches while simplifying cloud security management. The unified platform combines several cloud security functionalities for comprehensive protection. Built on the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform, it leverages the powerful agent and technology used in CrowdStrike's renowned endpoint protection solutions, extending its capabilities seamlessly to cloud environments.

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is designed to be a shield for the cloud infrastructure. One of its key strengths is its ability to monitor cloud workloads for potential breaches and attacks. It doesn't matter if you're running virtual machines, containers, or a combination of both across different cloud providers – Falcon Cloud Security offers visibility and protection. Additionally, it works tirelessly to pinpoint misconfigurations or vulnerabilities in your cloud setup, proactively stopping issues before they become full-blown security incidents. Compliance becomes easier too, as it can check if your deployments meet the requirements of various industry standards and regulations.

If you heavily utilize containers and Kubernetes, Falcon Cloud Security has you covered. It delves deep into container images and running containers to spot weaknesses and potential threats, helping you secure your containerized applications from the moment they're developed to when they're up and running. Finally, it tackles the often messy world of permissions in the cloud. Falcon Cloud Security analyzes identities and their attached permissions, ensuring that the principle of least privilege is followed and sensitive data isn't exposed due to overly broad access rights.

In essence, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security aims to simplify the complexities of cloud security by consolidating tools, providing a centralized view of your risks and threats, and delivering advanced protection that blends seamlessly with your development processes.

Based on the interviews we conducted with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security users, overall, the sentiment is positive. Users praise the solution's efficacy in detecting and preventing threats, its ease of use, scalability, stability, and integration with existing systems. There were also mentions of areas for improvement, such as the pricing, the user interface, and customer support.

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GoDaddy, Pearson, FICO, Intuit, Verizon, Honeywell, Logicworks, RetailMeNot, LogMeIn, Conde Nast, mercari, Trainline, Axway

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