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CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security vs Sonatype Lifecycle comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security offers superior threat protection, cost-effectiveness, compliance, efficient management, and positive ROI, enhancing security.
Sentiment score
7.0
Sonatype Lifecycle boosts security and efficiency, enhancing developers' productivity, app release speed, and reducing costs through proactive risk management.
More than 12 million vulnerabilities have been identified and resolved while working with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security over the past 10 years.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
We have seen a return on investment through time saved and managed employee workload.
Senior Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It is an expense we are willing to pay to conform to Cyber Essentials Plus and demonstrate responsibility in protecting our data and that of our partners.
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
The open-source section of the code lifecycle is being automatically secured by Sonatype Lifecycle, which also offers a firewall for these repositories and SBOM manager.
Presales Engineer at Rah Infotech Pvt Ltd
We have seen cost savings and efficiency improvements as we now know what happens in what was previously a black box.
Principal DevSecOPs at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud's support is mixed; knowledgeable and responsive but criticized for delays and varied service quality.
Sentiment score
5.7
Sonatype Lifecycle's customer service is praised for being efficient, knowledgeable, and professional, with minor improvements needed in response times.
Based on my experience with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security's technical support, I would rate them a solid 10 out of 10.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
Technical support is quite good.
Senior Engineer at Indocement
I have contacted customer service, and they are fast.
Security Engineer at ebryx
They are helpful when we raise any tickets.
Principal DevSecOPs at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Customer support is responsive, typically replying in under two hours
Presales Engineer at Rah Infotech Pvt Ltd
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.0
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is praised for its scalability, adaptability, and strong support, suitable for medium to large enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.0
Sonatype Lifecycle scales flexibly across environments, though some face challenges with cluster setup and high-availability configurations.
It is deployed across multiple departments and multiple locations.
Security Engineer at ebryx
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is indeed highly scalable, ideally for enterprises with a minimum of 2,000 servers to ensure cost efficiency and easier setup.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
The scalability of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is good, and it can easily scale up to over 20,000 or 30,000 endpoints.
Senior Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
JFrog is easier to configure for high availability as it does not require extra components.
Analista De Sistemas at Dataprev
The scalability of Sonatype Lifecycle is robust, especially with its SaaS offering and ease of resource scaling, whether horizontally or vertically.
Presales Engineer at Rah Infotech Pvt Ltd
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Most users rate CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security highly for stability, despite some experiencing high CPU usage and past issues.
Sentiment score
8.0
Sonatype Lifecycle is highly stable, with minimal downtime and effective binary management, despite minor lags and evolving cluster technology.
Occasionally, when the workload increases, it slows down considerably and sometimes becomes unresponsive.
Security Engineer at ebryx
When evaluating the stability of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, their partnerships with all major cloud service providers ensure their servers are optimally positioned.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
Sonatype Lifecycle is very stable, especially in the binary repository management use case for managing binary artifacts.
Analista De Sistemas at Dataprev
Sonatype Lifecycle is stable technologically with minimal encountered issues.
Presales Engineer at Rah Infotech Pvt Ltd
 

Room For Improvement

CrowdStrike Falcon needs improvements in cost, integration, user interface, support, documentation, and cloud infrastructure to enhance user experience.
Sonatype Lifecycle struggles with integration, reporting inconsistencies, and seeks enhancements in language support, cloud capabilities, and dashboard intuitiveness.
If CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security could implement pushing out remediation from the sensor installed on machines, that would be beneficial.
Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The user interface needs improvement as it's sometimes difficult to locate specific dashboards or reports.
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Another issue is the lack of proper documentation.
Security Engineer at ebryx
We also noticed a lack of detailed information for configuring Sonatype Lifecycle for high availability and data recovery.
Analista De Sistemas at Dataprev
The visibility and clarity instructions are lacking. Users, especially those less experienced, are often baffled by the breadth of Sonatype Lifecycle Nexus IQ server's capabilities and may not know where to start.
Presales Engineer at Rah Infotech Pvt Ltd
 

Setup Cost

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is costly yet valuable, offering competitive pricing, scalability, and single sensor installation benefits.
Sonatype Lifecycle's competitive pricing is justified by features and security benefits, though additional costs may arise for larger deployments.
The pricing for CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is reasonable, especially for small companies with limited budgets.
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
No additional cost for maintenance or support; it's all included in the quotation.
Senior Engineer at Indocement
However, the main point is that even though it is expensive, it provides a huge capability to the organization.
Security Engineer at ebryx
For larger numbers like our case with 1,000 user licenses, JFrog becomes much more cost-effective, roughly ten times cheaper than Sonatype.
Analista De Sistemas at Dataprev
The price and cost revolve primarily around the deployment aspect.
Presales Engineer at Rah Infotech Pvt Ltd
 

Valuable Features

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security provides advanced threat detection, automation, and user-friendly management, optimizing security and system performance.
Sonatype Lifecycle excels in DevOps integration, vulnerability detection, open-source governance automation, and customizable security measures with minimal false positives.
It automatically blocks duplication and activities that could result in data loss, effectively preventing unintended copying of data to personal devices.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
The threat detection capability of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security has always been the major seller, and it works effectively.
Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
CrowdStrike Falcon plays a crucial role in our environment and gives us a clear point where we can focus our efforts rather than hunting down what is happening.
senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The integration into our CICD pipeline enables us to continuously monitor code changes and identify new vulnerabilities.
Principal DevSecOPs at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The most valuable feature for us is Sonatype Lifecycle's capability in identifying vulnerabilities.
Analista De Sistemas at Dataprev
Any person who is a basic, technically sound person can just start with it, make an application, assign it to an organization, upload the code or integrate it with it, and within clicks of less than five buttons, we have a CycloneDX or an SBOM report.
Presales Engineer at Rah Infotech Pvt Ltd
 

Categories and Ranking

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Se...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Container Security (5th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (6th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (8th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (7th), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (2nd), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (4th)
Sonatype Lifecycle
Ranking in Application Security Tools
13th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (6th), Software Supply Chain Security (6th), AI Software Development (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is 1.0%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sonatype Lifecycle is 2.0%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security1.0%
Sonatype Lifecycle2.0%
Other97.0%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Manish Indupuri - PeerSpot reviewer
senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Provides centralized visibility and real-time threat detection across multiple cloud accounts
Regarding how CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security can be improved, I would say they can improve their support. There were a couple of cases where we needed to escalate issues in order to get proper support. That part could use some tweaking on their end. Additionally, the recent incident during the last summer literally impacted our systems. We had some of our workloads that affected the business, and it was a difficult experience. Apart from that, it is a good tool and the experience with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security has been excellent. We did not find any kind of issues, but if they could improve their response to security-related incidents and provide on-time support or better understand our concerns and address them accordingly, it could be very helpful. Regarding needed improvements, I think they should enhance automatic alerting with CI/CD scanning and reporting capabilities. Additionally, it would be better to implement Falcon sensor health monitoring so agents are always active. We could know how it is behaving and how it is treating our environment. That could be a little helpful.
@RahulVerma  - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at Rah Infotech Pvt Ltd
Compliance used to slow us down. Sonatype Lifecycle turned it into an automated, streamlined step that accelerates delivery instead of blocking it.
Sonatype Lifecycle already does a nice job, but as you use it, you can’t help but notice a few spots where it could feel even smoother. Imagine opening it and immediately seeing a clearer, friendlier dashboard that tells you exactly what deserves your attention without digging around. As you move through your workflow, it would be great if the tool connected more naturally with what you’re already using, so everything just flows. And when an issue pops up, instead of leaving you guessing, it could guide you through what to do next in a way that feels simple and supportive. Even having a bit more visibility into anything happening behind the scenes would make the experience feel more complete. It’s already strong, but with touches like these, it could feel even more helpful and intuitive in everyday use.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security?
It's easy to gather insights and conduct analysis about existing threats.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security?
It's an expensive product. The solution costs around $60 for a single user on a yearly basis. I would rate the pricing a four out of ten.
What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security?
I am not part of the current monitoring team, so I do not know how they feel about the tool. I am sharing information related to the tool based on the feedback and on my experience deploying it fou...
How does Sonatype Nexus Lifecycle compare with SonarQube?
We like the data that Sonatype Nexus Lifecycle consistently delivers. This solution helps us in fixing and understanding the issues a lot quicker. The policy engine allows you to set up different t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sonatype Nexus Lifecycle?
From my experience, the licensing side is pretty straightforward to handle. Most of the cost and pricing considerations really come down to how the solution is deployed. Since we work with partners...
What needs improvement with Sonatype Nexus Lifecycle?
Sonatype Lifecycle already does a nice job, but as you use it, you can’t help but notice a few spots where it could feel even smoother. Imagine opening it and immediately seeing a clearer, friendli...
 

Also Known As

CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM
Sonatype Nexus Lifecycle, Nexus Lifecycle
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Genome.One, Blackboard, Crediterform, Crosskey, Intuit, Progress Software, Qualys, Liberty Mutual Insurance
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