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Aqua Security vs Modelyo

Aqua Security sells a cloud native application protection platform that secures applications from development through production, along with a Secure AI product for AI applications. Modelyo sells a cryptographically isolated cloud environment in which customer data, applications, AI workloads and keys remain under customer control, even on infrastructure the customer does not own. CISO Tribune files both under Cloud workload protection. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Aqua Security vs Modelyo: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
Aqua SecurityAqua Security sells a cloud native application protection platform that secures applications from development through production, along with a Secure AI product for AI applications.aquasec.comModelyoModelyo sells a cryptographically isolated cloud environment in which customer data, applications, AI workloads and keys remain under customer control, even on infrastructure the customer does not own.modelyo.com
What it sells
  • Aqua Security PlatformCloud native application protection platform for development through production.
  • Sovereign cloud[1][3][4]A cryptographically isolated cloud environment for customer data, applications, AI workloads and keys.
  • Confidential AI[1][4][6]Runs inference, agents and AI workloads inside hardware-protected environments, keeping sensitive data, models and weights under customer control.
Categories
Headquarters
Boston, United States[1]Not stated on its pages
Founded
2015[1][5]Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Privately held[4][5][6]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
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Recent news
  • February 12, 2026Aqua Security announced the next phase of its company transformation, centered on helping enterprises reduce cloud risk faster.[8]
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G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
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Who it fits
From its own pages, Aqua Security sells mainly to organizations running cloud native applications and workloads in containers, Kubernetes, serverless functions and VMs. Aqua Security says its platform covers public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud and on-premises environments, including air gapped settings. Secure AI is aimed at teams running AI applications on Kubernetes and IBM Z mainframes.Modelyo describes these buyers as held back from the cloud by the question of who else can see the data. One kind of customer Modelyo describes is a regional bank that needed to run core transaction processing on public cloud infrastructure. Modelyo deploys across hyperscalers, neoclouds, sovereign clouds and on-prem environments.
Last verified
September 27, 2026October 23, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Aqua Security and Modelyo are both filed under Cloud workload protection.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Aqua Security's primary category is Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP); Modelyo's is Cloud workload protection.
  • Aqua Security is also filed under Software supply chain security. Modelyo is also filed under Encryption, tokenization and key management.
  • Aqua Security lists Aqua Security Platform. Modelyo lists Sovereign cloud and Confidential AI.
  • Aqua Security is headquartered in Boston, United States.
  • Aqua Security was founded in 2015.
  • Aqua Security is privately held.

What it sells: Aqua Security

What Aqua Security Platform does
The Aqua Security Platform connects risk in code and images with live workload behavior. Aqua Security says it brings together application risk, runtime visibility, threat detection, prevention and response.

What it sells: Modelyo

What Sovereign cloud does[1][3][4]
Kubernetes, databases, AI, storage and development tools inherit the same confidential protection from the moment they are deployed. Nodes, control plane, secrets, keys, storage and workloads operate inside the same confidential architecture. Modelyo deploys across hyperscalers, neoclouds, sovereign clouds and on-prem environments.
What Confidential AI does[1][4][6]
Data stays encrypted while at rest, in transit and while in use by AI. Each agent tool call and retrieval is checked against keys only the customer holds. Modelyo is built to support confidential AI infrastructure, from H100 and H200 through Blackwell and Vera Rubin.

Questions about Aqua Security and Modelyo

What do Aqua Security and Modelyo sell?
Aqua Security sells Aqua Security Platform. Modelyo sells Sovereign cloud and Confidential AI.
Are Aqua Security and Modelyo in the same category?
They share Cloud workload protection. Aqua Security's primary category is Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP) and Modelyo's is Cloud workload protection.
Where are Aqua Security and Modelyo headquartered?
Aqua Security is headquartered in Boston, United States.
When were Aqua Security and Modelyo founded?
Aqua Security was founded in 2015.
Who owns Aqua Security and Modelyo?
Aqua Security is privately held.
Who are Aqua Security and Modelyo sold to?
From its own pages, Aqua Security sells mainly to organizations running cloud native applications and workloads in containers, Kubernetes, serverless functions and VMs. Modelyo describes these buyers as held back from the cloud by the question of who else can see the data.
What have Aqua Security and Modelyo announced recently?
February 12, 2026: Aqua Security announced the next phase of its company transformation, centered on helping enterprises reduce cloud risk faster.

About Aqua Security

Aqua Security sells a cloud native application protection platform that secures applications from development through production, along with a Secure AI product for AI applications. Aqua Security says its platform brings together application risk, runtime visibility, threat detection, prevention and response.

Aqua Security describes the problem it addresses as follows: sensors collect and report back for a human to act on, and security teams are flooded with alerts they cannot prioritize because they lack production context. Aqua Security also says scanning only finds what is already known. Aqua Security says its platform turns runtime insight into inline enforcement, denying unauthorized actions at the point of execution.

The Aqua Security platform connects risk in code and images with live workload behavior. Aqua Security says it filters vulnerability risk based on what is actually executing in the workload, and that it applies compensating controls at runtime to stop exploitation without waiting for a patch. Aqua Security says its agent-based architecture enforces protection locally, even when environments are disconnected or air gapped.

Secure AI is the Aqua Security product for AI applications. Secure AI finds the AI models running in applications and protects them at two layers, blocking prompt injection and jailbreaks and denying supported actions such as credential theft or data exfiltration inside the workload. Secure AI also discovers AI models, providers, frameworks and versions in use across workloads, and lets security teams authorize specific AI services and models. Aqua Security says Secure AI scans repositories and CI/CD pipelines for undocumented AI use.

Secure AI is delivered without an application SDK or code rewrite. Runtime protection for the workload runs through the Aquasec Enforcer, the same component that protects containers and Kubernetes. Secure AI protects AI applications in containers and Kubernetes across public cloud, private cloud, hybrid and on premises environments, including containerized AI on IBM Z mainframes. Through a partnership with Akamai, Akamai Firewall for AI Applications adds prompt and output analysis at the edge.

Aqua Security says it protects cloud native applications and workloads across public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud and on-premises environments, across containers, Kubernetes and other cloud native workloads. Aqua Security describes its integrations as covering clouds, container and serverless platforms, CI/CD pipelines, registries, DevOps tools and orchestrators, through to Security, SIEM and Analytics.

Aqua Security describes itself as one of the most established Israeli cybersecurity companies.[2][3]

Aqua Security on the record

Sources

Aqua Security full record

  1. [1]60m additional fundingAqua Security · aquasec.com · published January 3, 2024 · Tier A
  2. [2]Aqua cloud native security platformAqua Security · aquasec.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]aquasec.comAqua Security · aquasec.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Aqua security hires datto veteran as cmo eyes potential ipoAqua Security · aquasec.com · published July 27, 2021 · Tier A
  5. [5]Aqua Cloud Native Security, Container & Serverless SecurityAqua Security · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Secure AI: AI Application Security | AquasecAqua Security · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Aqua Security Announces Leadership Transition as Company Enters Its Next Phase of GrowthAqua Security · published November 6, 2025 · Tier A
  8. [8]Aqua Security Doubles Down on Runtime to Deliver Measurable Cloud Risk ReductionAqua Security · published February 12, 2026 · Tier A

Modelyo full record

  1. [1]modelyo.comModelyo · modelyo.com · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]PrivacyModelyo · modelyo.com · published September 24, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Cloud — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Modelyo — Trust engineered into the cloud you already useModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]What we do — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Confidential AI — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Customer stories — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]How a regulated bank moved core workloads to the cloud without moving risk — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Processing classified data on public cloud infrastructure, provably — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Confidential AI inference on patient data, without a single plaintext copy — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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