Sysdig is a cloud-native security company with a mission to make every cloud deployment secure and reliable. The company’s goal is to provide deep, real-time visibility into containerized environments to help organizations monitor, secure, and troubleshoot their cloud-native applications. Sysdig aims to address the challenges of security and monitoring in complex, dynamic cloud environments by offering a unified platform for threat detection, compliance, and performance monitoring. This is achieved through its open-source core technology, including Falco, which has become a standard for cloud-native threat detection.
Sysdig has established a strong market reputation, particularly in the realm of cloud and container security. The company is recognized for its robust capabilities in runtime security, threat detection, and compliance. Customers and industry analysts often praise Sysdig for its deep visibility into container and Kubernetes environments. In 2023, Gartner Peer Insights reviews for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tools showed a high level of customer satisfaction, with 97% of reviewers recommending Sysdig.
Offerings, Capabilities, and Integrations
Sysdig provides a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that focuses on real-time cloud security. The company’s offerings are designed to secure the entire container lifecycle, from development to production. Sysdig’s competitive edge lies in its deep runtime visibility, which allows security teams to detect and respond to threats as they happen. This is achieved through its open-source foundation, particularly Falco, which has become a standard for cloud threat detection. Sysdig’s platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to identify hidden attack paths. This focus on runtime insights allows for the prioritization of vulnerabilities that pose an active risk. The company’s platform is built to support multi-cloud environments. Sysdig integrates with a wide range of cloud providers, container platforms, and third-party tools, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, and various CI/CD and SIEM/SOAR solutions.
Products and Services
Sysdig’s offerings are consolidated under its comprehensive Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP). This platform is built upon an open-source core and provides a suite of security solutions.
- Sysdig Secure: This is Sysdig’s flagship commercial security product. It provides container security, vulnerability management, threat detection and response, posture management, and compliance validation. Sysdig Secure is designed to secure the entire software lifecycle, from the build pipeline to runtime.
- Sysdig Monitor: This product offers monitoring and troubleshooting for cloud-native applications. It provides deep visibility into the performance and health of containerized applications and infrastructure. Sysdig Monitor is compatible with Prometheus, a popular open-source monitoring system.
- Falco: This is an open-source cloud threat detection engine created by Sysdig. It has become a standard for runtime security and detects unexpected behavior, configuration changes, and potential attacks in real-time.
- Sysdig Sage: A newer offering, Sysdig Sage is an AI-powered analyst that assists with cloud security management. It uses generative AI to streamline incident analysis and response.
Target Customers
Sysdig offers a suite of security and observability products that integrate with major cloud providers, and it maintains a presence on their respective marketplaces.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Sysdig integrates with a variety of AWS services to provide cloud security posture management (CSPM), cloud workload protection (CWP), cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM), and cloud detection and response (CDR). These integrations leverage runtime insights to help secure cloud environments. Key integrations include support for Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, and AWS Fargate. Sysdig also integrates with AWS security solutions like AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, and Amazon Security Lake. The Sysdig platform is available for purchase on the AWS Marketplace, offering its Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) which unifies various security capabilities. This allows customers to procure and deploy Sysdig’s solutions directly through their AWS account.
- Microsoft Azure
Sysdig provides security and visibility for Microsoft Azure, integrating with services such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Registry (ACR), and Azure Pipelines. These integrations deliver a unified view of risk from the development stage to runtime. Sysdig’s capabilities on Azure include continuous cloud security posture management, vulnerability management, and threat detection and response for containers and cloud services. The Sysdig Secure DevOps Platform is available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, enabling customers to purchase and deploy its security solutions directly.
- Google Cloud
Sysdig integrates with Google Cloud services, including Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Anthos, and Google Cloud’s Security Command Center, to offer a comprehensive view of risk. Its solutions for Google Cloud cover use cases such as cloud security posture management, infrastructure as code security, vulnerability management, and cloud threat detection and response. Sysdig’s platform helps secure Google Cloud environments by detecting and responding to threats in real time and managing security posture and compliance. Sysdig is also available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, providing its cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) to Google Cloud users.
Key People
- Chief Executive Officer: William (Bill) Welch
- Chief Technology Officer & Founder: Loris Degioanni
- Chief Financial Officer: Karen Walker
- Chief Revenue Officer: Gary Olson
- Chief Marketing Officer: Shanta Kohli
- Chief Product Officer: Omer Azaria
- Senior Vice President of Corporate Development: Phil Williams
- Chief Administrative Officer: Colleen Lam
Key Facts
- Headquarters Location: San Francisco, California, United States.
- Number of Employees: 700-1,000
- Annual Revenue: $283.6M.
- Parent Company: None
- Subsidiary Companies: Sysdig, Ltd. (UK), Sysdig Japan GK, Sysdig Technology, S. L. (Spain), Sysdig France, SAS, Sysdig India, Pvt. Ltd., Sysdig d.o.o Beograd (Serbia), Apolicy Ltd. (Israel), Sysdig Canada, Inc., Sysdig Germany GmbH.
- Publicly Listed: No.
Analyst Recognition
Gartner, Forrester, and IDC recognize Sysdig in the cloud security market, specifically within the Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and Cloud Workload Security (CWS) categories.
- Gartner recognized Sysdig as a Customers’ Choice in its January 2025 Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms” (CNAPPs) report. This was based on customer reviews where Sysdig achieved an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars and a 99% “willing to recommend” rating as of October 2024. In the same report, Sysdig received a 5 out of 5 score for Support Experience. Additionally, Gartner named Sysdig a “Strong Performer” in the March 2024 Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer” for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools.
- Forrester included Sysdig as one of the 12 most significant providers in its “The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Workload Security, Q1 2022” report.
- IDC includes Sysdig as a vendor in its “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform 2025 Vendor Assessment”.
There is no information available regarding analyst recognition for Sysdig from Everest Group.
