Head to head
Aqua vs SentinelOne: which reaches your whole cloud estate faster?
Short answer
On our coverage weights SentinelOne scores 7.49 against 7.45 for Aqua. Aqua scores higher on clouds and environments named and cost visibility before purchase; SentinelOne scores higher on agentless workload depth, path to first findings, risk context from day one and integrations and reach. They tie on runtime layer when you need it. Aqua names 7 of 8 environments and SentinelOne names 3.
Desk research from public vendor pages read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. Editorial assessment; we did not run the products.
How do the scores compare?
| Criterion | Aqua | SentinelOne | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clouds and environments named 20% | 10.0 | 7.0 | Aqua |
| Agentless workload depth 25% | 6.8 | 7.8 | SentinelOne |
| Path to first findings 15% | 5.5 | 7.5 | SentinelOne |
| Risk context from day one 15% | 7.8 | 8.6 | SentinelOne |
| Runtime layer when you need it 10% | 9.0 | 9.0 | Tie |
| Integrations and reach 7% | 7.6 | 8.4 | SentinelOne |
| Cost visibility before purchase 8% | 4.0 | 3.0 | Aqua |
| Total | 7.45 | 7.49 | SentinelOne |
Aqua
SentinelOne
Which environments does each name?
Aqua Security
Aqua's pricing page lists "Support of AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle and Alibaba Cloud environments"; its platform page names public, private and disconnected environments and states FedRAMP High authorization.
Source: Aqua pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud
SentinelOne's Cloud Native Security page says: "Onboard AWS, Azure, GCP, and many other cloud environments with agentless deployment." It does not list the others.
Source: SentinelOne Cloud Native Security (October 2026 read) · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Named on the vendor's pages we reviewed
- Not named on the pages we reviewed (this does not mean unsupported)
Named by both: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Only Aqua: Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, On-premises or private cloud and Disconnected (air-gapped). Only SentinelOne: none.
How does each see workloads?
- Coverage model
- Agentless posture visibility; the platform's depth comes from kernel-layer runtime enforcement.
- Runtime layer
- Kernel-layer enforcement that blocks attacks without killing the container and preserves memory evidence.
- Path to first findings
- Agentless posture first; workload depth needs the enforcement layer.
Aqua
- Coverage model
- Cloud Native Security is "an agentless CNAPP"; Cloud Workload Security adds runtime protection.
- Runtime layer
- Cloud Workload Security for containers, VMs and AI workloads.
- Path to first findings
- Agentless onboarding; SentinelOne states "Connect Your Cloud. See Results Immediately." with no time figure.
SentinelOne
What does each cost?
Aqua
Not published No list prices. Aqua says Dev Security pricing "is based on the number of code repositories" and Cloud Security is priced by workloads (EC2 instances, Fargate containers, Lambda functions); trial and demo on request.
Source: Aqua pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
SentinelOne
Not published No published cloud security price.
Source: SentinelOne Singularity Cloud · Read 27 Sep 2026
What does each claim?
Aqua
SentinelOne
Which should you choose?
Choose Aqua if
you value coverage of the most clouds and environments and a deep runtime sensor for detection and blocking.
Best fit: Teams with private or disconnected environments and container pipelines.
Choose SentinelOne if
you value a deep runtime sensor for detection and blocking and a ranked fix list from attack paths.
Best fit: SentinelOne customers who want exploit-validated findings in the same data model as their endpoint security.
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher for multi-cloud coverage, Aqua or SentinelOne?
SentinelOne scores 7.49 against 7.45 on our default weights. With equal weights the order is SentinelOne first (7.33 against 7.24). The coverage calculator lets you set your own weights.
Which clouds do Aqua and SentinelOne name?
Aqua: On the pages we reviewed: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, On-premises or private cloud and Disconnected (air-gapped). Aqua's pricing page lists "Support of AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle and Alibaba Cloud environments"; its platform page names public, private and disconnected environments and states FedRAMP High authorization. SentinelOne: On the pages we reviewed: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. SentinelOne's Cloud Native Security page says: "Onboard AWS, Azure, GCP, and many other cloud environments with agentless deployment." It does not list the others.
Which is cheaper?
Aqua: Not published. SentinelOne: Not published. Neither figure is a quote for your estate.