Sysdig

What is Sysdig?

Sysdig is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) for security and infrastructure teams, built on live runtime data from the kernel level. It covers containers and Kubernetes, cloud workloads, identities and, with Sysdig AI Defense, AI agents.

Key features of Sysdig

• Sysdig Secure: A CNAPP covering workload protection, vulnerability management, CSPM, CIEM, DSPM, IaC security and cloud detection and response.
• Sysdig AI Defense: Runtime security for AI agents with governance, compliance and spend tracking, and the ability to block risky actions.
• Sysdig Monitor: Cloud-native monitoring for Kubernetes and containers.
• Secure AI add-ons: A GenAI assistant, agentic AI and headless cloud security for building automated workflows.
• Falco: The open-source runtime threat detection project associated with Sysdig.
• Threat research: Published cloud threat research from the Sysdig Threat Research Team.

How Sysdig works

Sysdig collects runtime data from hosts and containers and uses it to detect threats and prioritize vulnerabilities by what is actually running. Findings roll up into a CNAPP view across workloads, cloud services and identities. Teams can use the assistant and agent features to investigate and respond.

Who uses Sysdig?

CISOs, infrastructure security managers and platform teams running containers, Kubernetes and cloud workloads use Sysdig. The vendor names customers including BigCommerce, BitMEX, JumpCloud and Apree Health. The vendor reports detection in about 2 seconds and large time savings in vulnerability management; these are vendor claims.

Sysdig pricing

Sysdig does not publish plan prices; it quotes pricing based on the environment. CNAPP licensing is based on the number of hosts, with compute instances used for CSPM, and cloud log detection is priced per events processed. Cloud-native monitoring uses host-based or time series-based licensing. The vendor offers a free trial of Sysdig AI Defense and demos for the other products.

Sysdig integrations

The vendor maintains an ecosystem and integrations catalog and a partner program, and links to open-source projects including Open Policy Agent and Prometheus. Specific tool names are in the catalog rather than on the homepage.

Sysdig alternatives

Wiz is an agentless CNAPP known for broad cloud posture coverage, while Sysdig leans on runtime data from agents. Aqua Security is a container and Kubernetes security vendor with a long track record in workload protection. Orca Security offers agentless cloud security scanning, and Snyk centers on developer-side code and dependency security.