Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks vs Trivy comparison

Palo Alto Networks and Aqua Security are both solutions in the Container Security category. Palo Alto Networks is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5, while Aqua Security is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.6. Palo Alto Networks holds a 13.9% mindshare in Container Security, compared to Aqua Security’s 5.5% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Palo Alto Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Aqua Security users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 19, 2025

Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks and Trivy are competing in cybersecurity and vulnerability scanning, with Cortex Cloud noted for its robust functionality and support, whereas Trivy is favored for ease of integration and cost-effectiveness.

Features: Cortex Cloud provides dynamic workload identity creation, a combination of metadata from orchestration layers, and offers insights into security vulnerabilities across cloud environments. It automates forensics and manages scheduled rule sets. Trivy integrates easily with CI/CD pipelines, performs fast vulnerability scans, and supports Docker and Kubernetes security. It also detects secrets and misconfigurations, making it suitable for developers focusing on container environments.

Room for Improvement: Cortex Cloud could enhance the pricing structure to be more accessible for smaller enterprises and simplify integration with other security tools. Improvements could also be made in real-time alert handling to reduce time to insights. Trivy could expand its deeper infrastructure insights and offer more extensive enterprise support. Enhanced compliance reporting and broader multi-cloud capability would be beneficial.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cortex Cloud offers extensive deployment options with substantial customer support, ideal for enterprises, though it could be complex for smaller teams. Trivy provides straightforward deployment, suitable for quick setups, but might require additional support channels for enterprise environments.

Pricing and ROI: Cortex Cloud's pricing may be higher due to its comprehensive suite, potentially slowing ROI for smaller setups. Trivy’s open-source nature offers a lower entry barrier with faster ROI, but the absence of enterprise-level features or support might be a limitation for larger organizations.

To learn more, read our detailed Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks vs. Trivy Report (Updated: January 2025).

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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 Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is 13.9%, down from 17.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trivy is 5.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Mohammad Qaw

Senior Security Consultant at helpag

It gives you one console to see all of your assets, review their configurations, and build your processes

Most customers use Prisma Cloud for visibility and compliance. Prisma has so many features, but many organizations do not use them. They primarily use the visibility part to connect all their cloud accounts and hosts for visibility to see if they are missing any security controls or if they have any misconfigurations. You can connect it to cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba, etc., or to an on-prem data center. Prisma Cloud gives you so many options to automate processes related to your daily operations. When it comes to cybersecurity, you can automate things with their existing APIs. They also have out-of-the-box integrations with many solutions. I have not seen any limitations. Everything is customizable. You can do whatever you want, defining the reporting and custom use cases. They recently updated the UI, so it's much better than before.

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Utsav Sharma

Senior Security Consultant at Ernst & Young

Maintain operational efficiency by detecting misconfigurations and vulnerabilities

The vulnerability scanning feature is excellent as it supports various container capabilities like Docker and Sharma. It also offers repository scanning in the source code domain, allowing pre-push code scans. The misconfiguration detection works well for CloudFormation, Docker files, and Terraform. Its compliance support, like NIST, ensures that configurations align with standards. Trivy helps me significantly detect misconfigurations missed by the ops engineers or in Terraform by the naked eye. It ensures that my deployments are free of misconfigurations and vulnerabilities.

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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 aspects of PingSafe are its alerting system and the remediation guidance it provides."

"SentinelOne stands out with its responsiveness to feature requests for Singularity Cloud Security."

"The mean time to detect has been reduced."

"Cloud Security has provided a single view to observe all workloads, prioritization for handling cloud assets, and reduced noise by distinguishing false positives effectively."

"I recommend SentinelOne due to its high-security capabilities, which are essential to safeguard data and systems from potential threats."

"It is pretty easy to integrate with this platform. When properly integrated, it monitors end-to-end."

"The most valuable features are automated threat response, AI detection, and static and dynamic detection."

"Singularity Cloud Security's most valuable features are its ease of scalability and comprehensive security measures."

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"The framework to configure controls is pretty good; it's pretty sophisticated. We can implement a fair amount of testing for a fair number of controls."

"You can also integrate with Amazon Managed Services. You can also get a snapshot in time, whether that's over a 24-hour period, seven days, or a month, to determine what the estate might look like at a certain point in time and generate reports from that for vulnerability management forums."

"As a pure-play CSPM, it is pretty good. From the data exposure perspective, Prisma Cloud does a fairly good job. Purely from the perspective of reading the conflicts, it is able to highlight any data exposures that I might be having."

"The policies that come prepackaged in the tool have been very valuable to us. They're accurate and they provide good guidance as to why the policy was created, as well as how to remediate anything that violates the policy."

"The solution gives us a lot of visibility across all of our cloud solutions."

"Prisma Cloud's most valuable feature is its user identification capabilities."

"Integration is very easy. And because it supports security that spans multi- and hybrid-cloud environments, it's very easy to use."

"What I like most about Prisma Cloud is its zero-day signatures, maximum security, minimal downtime, cloud visibility, control, and ease of deployment."

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"The most valuable feature of Trivy is its easy integration with the CI/CD pipeline."

"Overall, I would rate Trivy a ten out of ten."

"It is open-source."

"It's customizable, allowing me to add any rules and format HTML templates as I wish."

"I appreciate Trivy for being open-source and not requiring any payment."

"I definitely recommend Trivy."

"I can see vulnerabilities in the images of any applications deployed in the Kubernetes environment or as container applications."

"Trivy's open source nature and wide functionality are incredibly valuable."

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Cons

"A vulnerability alert would appear, and we'd fix it, but then the same alert would return the next day."

"A few YouTube videos could be helpful. There isn't a lot of information out there to look at."

"After closing an alert in Cloud Native Security, it still shows as unresolved."

"I believe the UI/UX updates for SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security have room for improvement."

"There's an array of upcoming versions with numerous features to be incorporated into the roadmap. Customers particularly appreciate the service's emphasis on intensive security, especially the secret scanning aspect. During the proof of concept (POC) phase, the system is required to gather logs from the customer's environment. This process entails obtaining specific permissions, especially in terms of gateway access. While most permissions for POC are manageable, the need for various permissions may need improvement, especially in the context of security."

"When we request any changes, they must be reflected in the next update."

"In addition to our telecom and Slack channels, it would be helpful to receive Cloud Native Security security notifications in Microsoft Teams."

"When we get a new finding from PingSafe, I wish we could get an alert in the console, so we can work on it before we see it in the report. It would be very useful for the team that is actively working on the PingSafe platform, so we can close the issue the same day before it appears in the daily report."

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"Some module customization might be needed and certain features like adding custom labels are currently unavailable unless we have administrator access."

"The Fargate security microservice that's running doesn't support blocking features, which would be helpful. Another issue is the lifecycle. It isn't easy to upgrade if we have a console in Fargate."

"Palo Alto should work on ease-of-use and the user-friendliness to be more competitive with some competing products."

"In terms of securing cloud-native development at build time, a lot of improvement is needed. Currently, it's more a runtime solution than a build-time solution. For runtime, I would rate it at seven out of 10, but for build-time there is a lot of work to be done."

"While the code security feature has undergone recent enhancements, there is room for improvement in terms of its cost module."

"For some custom policies, we need more features."

"The alignment of Twistlock Defender agents with image repositories needs improvement. These deployed agents have no way of differentiating between on-premise and cloud-based image repositories. If I deploy a Defender agent to secure an on-premise Kubernetes cluster, that agent also tries to scan my ECR image repositories on AWS. So, we have limited options for aligning those Defenders with the repositories that we want them to scan. It is scanning everything rather than giving us the ability to be real granular in choosing which agents can scan which repositories."

"Getting new guys trained on using the solution requires some thought. If someone is already trained on Palo Alto then he's able to adapt quickly. But, if someone is coming from another platform such as Fortinet, or maybe he's from the system side, that is where we need some help. We need to find out if there is an online track or training that they can go to."

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"Currently, the container image scanning is static. A dynamic scanning capability during runtime would be a significant advantage."

"In our CI/CD pipelines, Trivy lacks built-in functionality for report analysis."

"Trivy can improve by providing an output in PDF format. Additionally, it takes longer to scan container images built with many layers."

"For malware detection, I need to use two tools: Trivy as my anomaly scanner and ClamAV. I am integrating these two tools into the CI pipeline. If both malware and anomaly detection could be managed by one tool, I would not need to depend on two tools."

"The only problem is that Trivy does not support reporting features such as generating reports in CSV, which is useful for auditing and reporting."

"The reporting could be a little better. When integrating Trivy with CI, the interpretation of the reports could be improved."

"A dynamic scanning capability during runtime would be a significant advantage."

"In our CI/CD pipelines, Trivy lacks built-in functionality for report analysis."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price depends on the extension of the solution that you want to buy. If you want to buy just EDR, the price is less. XDR is a little bit more expensive. There are going to be different add-ons for Singularity."

"Its pricing was a little less than other providers."

"PingSafe is less expensive than other options."

"PingSafe's primary advantage is its ability to consolidate multiple tools into a single user interface, but, beyond this convenience, it may not offer significant additional benefits to justify its price."

"It's not expensive. The product is in its initial growth stages and appears more competitive compared to others. It comes in different variants, and I believe the enterprise version costs around $55 per user per year. I would rate it a five, somewhere fairly moderate."

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

"PingSafe is affordable."

"As a partner, we receive a discount on the licenses."

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"The pricing is competitive; for the most part, the security firms have similar prices."

"One thing we're very pleased about is how the licensing model for Prisma is based on work resources. You buy a certain amount of work resources and then, as they enable new capabilities within Prisma, it just takes those work resource units and applies them to new features. This enables us to test and use the new features without having to go back and ask for and procure a whole new product, which could require going through weeks, and maybe months, of a procurement process."

"It is fairly priced. However, its price can be better so that small banks or small organizations can afford it and adopt it to secure their environment and data."

"The licensing cost is a bit high on the compute side."

"Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks has helped the company save some money. Cost-wise, it's okay."

"If you pay for three years of Palo Alto, it's better. If you're planning on doing this, it's obviously not going to be for one year, so it's better if you go with a three-year license... The only challenge we have is with the public cloud vendor pricing. The biggest lesson I have learned is around the issues related to pricing for public cloud. So when you are doing your segmentation and design, it is extremely important that you work with someone who knows and understands what kinds of needs you will have in the future and how what you are doing will affect you in terms of costs."

"Its licensing cost depends on the type of license such as the business license or the enterprise license. The enterprise license is costlier than the business license, but we get more visibility and more modules. If you have a multi-cloud environment and subscribe to each cloud's native CSPM tool, it is costly. If you are using a single tool like Prisma Cloud, with a single license, you can monitor all environments, such as Google Cloud, Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud. The cost of Prisma Cloud is less than the cost of subscribing to the CSPM tool of each cloud provider. This is where Prisma Cloud can save costs."

"This solution is good for a company with at least 400 people that must be connected remotely. For smaller companies, it can be too expensive."

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Computer Software Company

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15%

Manufacturing 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?

In version 2, a lot of rules have been deployed for Kubernetes security and CDR, which makes a lot of issues of criti...

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What is your primary use case for Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks ?

Prisma Cloud helps support DevSecOps methodologies, making those responsibilities easier to manage.

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What Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform do you recommend?

We like Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, since it offers us incredible visibility into our entire cloud system. We...

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What do you think of Aqua Security vs Prisma Cloud?

Aqua Security is easy to use and very manageable. Its main focus is on Kubernetes and Docker. Security is a very valu...

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What needs improvement with Trivy?

One drawback I have observed with Trivy is the difficulty in building or integrating a UI, particularly for an operat...

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What is your primary use case for Trivy?

The main use case for Trivy is to scan Docker images or packages for CVEs, specifically for vulnerabilities. I use th...

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What advice do you have for others considering Trivy?

I rate Trivy an eight out of ten. This rating reflects its open-source nature, comprehensive scanning capabilities, a...

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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

Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks delivers comprehensive security for cloud environments, focusing on workload protection, identity creation, and seamless AWS integration. Its cloud visibility and control, combined with thorough vulnerability scanning, help maintain robust security across multi-cloud platforms.

Prisma Cloud provides essential capabilities for cloud security posture management, container security, and compliance monitoring. Enterprises utilize it to secure cloud configurations, detect vulnerabilities, and ensure regulatory compliance, spanning AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Its runtime management, identity-based micro-segmentation, and threat detection enhance cybersecurity. Despite needing improvements in documentation, integration complexities, UI, and the need for role-based access control refinement, it remains pivotal for securing assets across cloud infrastructures, particularly with its capabilities for vulnerability scanning and CI/CD pipeline integration.

What are the key features?

Workload Identity Creation: Establishes identities for cloud workloads, enhancing security through precise access management.
Dynamic Workload Protection: Protects applications dynamically, securing resources during runtime.
Integration with AWS Products: Seamlessly integrates with AWS services, maximizing the efficiency of cloud operations.
Automated Forensics: Provides detailed insights through automated investigations and runtime mapping between containers.
Application Dependency Map: Enables compliance and asset management through comprehensive inventory functionality.

What benefits or ROI should users expect?

Proactive Threat Prevention: Enhances security measures with advanced threat detection and prevention.
Cloud Visibility and Control: Offers control across multi-cloud environments, ensuring users maintain a strong security posture.
Prevention Capabilities: Users value its ability to prevent vulnerabilities and threats effectively.
Integration Capabilities: Supports seamless integration into existing cloud infrastructures and CI/CD pipelines.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and retail, Prisma Cloud is implemented to strengthen cybersecurity measures, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance governance. Organizations leverage its features to secure sensitive data, monitor configurations, and integrate security processes within CI/CD workflows, ensuring robust protection across complex cloud infrastructures.

Palo Alto Networks

Trivy is a versatile tool for scanning container images and identifying vulnerabilities, favored for its integration with CI/CD pipelines and ease of use. It supports scanning both operating system packages and application dependencies.

Trivy is an efficient tool designed to automate security checks and ensure compliance. Its quick setup, detailed analysis capabilities, and support for multiple programming languages and environments make it a reliable choice for users. Trivy provides comprehensive scanning and integration with CI/CD pipelines, resulting in accurate vulnerability detection and a smoother workflow for developers.

What are the most important features?

Efficient vulnerability detection: Quickly identifies vulnerabilities in container images.
Comprehensive scanning: Supports scanning of both OS packages and application dependencies.
CI/CD pipeline integration: Seamlessly integrates with CI/CD tools for automated security checks.
Broad language support: Handles multiple programming languages and environments.
Ease of use: Simple setup and user-friendly interface.

What benefits or ROI should users look for?

Improved security: Regular and thorough vulnerability scanning enhances security posture.
Compliance maintenance: Helps in maintaining compliance with security policies and regulations.
Cost efficiency: Automation reduces the time and cost associated with manual security checks.
Integration flexibility: Efficiently integrates with existing CI/CD pipelines to streamline workflows.
Detailed reporting: Provides comprehensive reports for better decision-making.

Trivy is widely used in industries with a focus on maintaining high security standards such as finance, healthcare, and technology sectors. Its ability to detect vulnerabilities quickly and integrate with CI/CD pipelines makes it an essential tool for ensuring secure and compliant software development practices in these industries. Continuous improvements in speed, documentation, and integration could further enhance its value.

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Amgen, Genpact, Western Asset, Zipongo, Proofpoint, NerdWallet, Axfood, 21st Century Fox, Veeva Systems, Reinsurance Group of America

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