Orca Security vs Upwind Security
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Overview
Orca Security is an enterprise-grade Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) that utilizes its patented SideScanning™ technology to provide deep, context-aware visibility into cloud environments across workloads, configurations, and identities without requiring operational agents.
Upwind Security is a runtime-powered Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) built on lightweight eBPF (Extended Berkeley Packet Filter) architecture. By capturing continuous, kernel-level telemetry across processes, system calls, and network paths, Upwind cuts through alert noise and maps live cloud execution, prioritizing risks based on actual runtime reachability rather than theoretical vulnerabilities.
Agentless Scanning
Supported
Supported
Agent-Based Protection
Supported
Supported
Snapshot Analysis (Vendor Cloud)
Supported
Supported
Snapshot Analysis (Customer Cloud)
Supported
Supported
Fully Self-Hosted Backend (BYOC)Diff
Supported
Not Supported
Terraform Provider Available
Supported
Supported
Opensource
Not Supported
Not Supported
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Supported
Supported
Microsoft Azure
Supported
Supported
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Supported
Supported
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Supported
Supported
Alibaba CloudDiff
Supported
Not Supported
IBM Cloud
Not Supported
Not Supported
On-Premises & Hybrid Cloud
Supported
Supported
Posture & Compliance
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Supported
Supported
Kubernetes Security Posture Management (KSPM)
Supported
Supported
Native / Self-Managed Kubernetes
Supported
Supported
AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
Supported
Supported
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Supported
Supported
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Supported
Supported
Red Hat OpenShift
Supported
Supported
SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
Not Supported
Not Supported
Microsoft 365
Not Supported
Not Supported
Google Workspace
Not Supported
Not Supported
Salesforce
Not Supported
Not Supported
GitHub
Not Supported
Not Supported
GitLab
Not Supported
Not Supported
Slack Workspace Operations
Not Supported
Not Supported
Zoom
Not Supported
Not Supported
Workday
Not Supported
Not Supported
Okta
Not Supported
Not Supported
API Security Posture Management
Supported
Supported
Compliance Standards & Frameworks
8 Supported
8 Supported
CIS Benchmarks
Supported
Supported
SOC 2 Type II
Supported
Supported
ISO/IEC 27001
Supported
Supported
PCI DSS v4.0
Supported
Supported
HIPAA
Supported
Supported
NIST SP 800-53
Supported
Supported
GDPR Compliance
Supported
Supported
FedRAMP Mapping
Supported
Supported
Graph-Based Attack Path Analysis
Supported
Supported
Workload & Runtime Protection
Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP)
Supported
Supported
Host Runtime Agent RequiredDiff
Not Supported
Supported
Linux Kernel Distribution Support
Supported
Supported
Windows Server Support
Supported
Supported
Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Supported
Supported
eBPF Runtime Enforcement
Supported
Supported
Vulnerability Management (CVE)
Supported
Supported
Malware & Ransomware Detection
Supported
Supported
Container Registry Scanning
Supported
Supported
File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
Supported
Supported
Network MicrosegmentationDiff
Not Supported
Supported
Identity & Access Governance
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Supported
Supported
Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR)
Supported
Supported
Least-Privilege Remediation Automation
Supported
Supported
Just-In-Time (JIT) Privileged Access
Not Supported
Not Supported
Application & Supply Chain Security
Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Supported
Supported
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Scanning
Supported
Supported
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Diff
Supported
Not Supported
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Supported
Supported
Supported Programming Languages
9 Supported
9 Supported
Python
Supported
Supported
JavaScript / TypeScript
Supported
Supported
Go (Golang)
Supported
Supported
Java
Supported
Supported
C#
Supported
Supported
C / C++
Supported
Supported
Ruby
Supported
Supported
Rust
Supported
Supported
PHP
Supported
Supported
Dynamic SBOM Generation
Supported
Supported
Hardcoded Secrets & Token Detection
Supported
Supported
Code-to-Cloud Traceability Mapping
Supported
Supported
Data & AI Security
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Supported
Supported
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM)
Supported
Supported
Ecosystem Integrations
CI/CD Deployment Pipelines
4 Supported
4 Supported
GitHub Actions
Supported
Supported
GitLab CI/CD
Supported
Supported
Jenkins Automation
Supported
Supported
Azure DevOps Pipelines
Supported
Supported
SIEM, SOAR & Telemetry Systems
5 Supported
5 Supported
Splunk Enterprise Security
Supported
Supported
Microsoft Sentinel
Supported
Supported
AWS Security Hub
Supported
Supported
Datadog Cloud Security
Supported
Supported
Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR
Supported
Supported
ITSM & Incident Ticketing Platforms
4 Supported
4 Supported
Atlassian Jira
Supported
Supported
ServiceNow
Supported
Supported
PagerDuty
Supported
Supported
Freshworks Freshservice
Supported
Supported
ChatOps Collaboration tools
2 Supported
2 Supported
Slack Workspace Operations
Supported
Supported
Microsoft Teams Operations
Supported
Supported
Extensibility & Policy Customization
Custom CSPM Configuration Rules
Supported
Supported
Native Rego / OPA Parsing EngineDiff
Supported
Not Supported
Visual UI Query/Rule Builder
Supported
Supported
Custom CWPP Workload Behavior Rules
Supported
Supported
Custom Infrastructure-as-Code Policies
Supported
Supported
Comparing specifications for Orca Security and Upwind Security.