ALTERNATIVES
Beyond CyCognito: CyCognito alternatives for proving and fixing exposures
THE SHORT ANSWER
CyCognito ranks 3 of 10 at 6.90 out of 10. On our weights the highest-scoring alternatives are IONIX, watchTowr and Hadrian. The right one depends on the step you need most; each entry below lists where it scores higher than CyCognito and where CyCognito stays ahead.
Why do buyers look beyond CyCognito?
- No compensating control is documented, so exposures wait for the owner's patch.
- List price is published only on AWS Marketplace, for one 250-asset tier.
- Edge and SOAR connections are not named on the pages reviewed.
Which alternatives score highest?
IONIX
Scores higher than CyCognito on: Contains before the patch and Fits the enterprise stack
CyCognito scores higher on: Proves exploitability and Closes the loop
watchTowr
Scores higher than CyCognito on: Contains before the patch and Fits the enterprise stack
CyCognito scores higher on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Closes the loop and Buying transparency
Hadrian
Scores higher than CyCognito on: Buying transparency
CyCognito scores higher on: Finds the unlisted estate and Routes to an owner
Cortex Xpanse
Scores higher than CyCognito on: Contains before the patch and Fits the enterprise stack
CyCognito scores higher on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability, Closes the loop and Buying transparency
CrowdStrike EASM
Scores higher than CyCognito on: Contains before the patch and Fits the enterprise stack
CyCognito scores higher on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability, Closes the loop and Buying transparency
Tenable ASM
Scores higher than CyCognito on: Contains before the patch and Fits the enterprise stack
CyCognito scores higher on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability, Closes the loop and Buying transparency
Rapid7 Surface Command
Scores higher than CyCognito on: Contains before the patch and Fits the enterprise stack
CyCognito scores higher on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability, Closes the loop and Buying transparency
Censys ASM
Scores higher than CyCognito on: Fits the enterprise stack
CyCognito scores higher on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability, Closes the loop and Buying transparency
Microsoft Defender EASM
Scores higher than CyCognito on: Fits the enterprise stack and Buying transparency
CyCognito scores higher on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability and Closes the loop
When should you stay with CyCognito?
Stay with CyCognito if you value starting from a company name and a retest after every fix.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to CyCognito?
On our default weights it is IONIX at 8.05. If CyCognito's weakest criterion, contains before the patch, matters most to you, IONIX scores highest there (9/10).
Is there a cheaper alternative to CyCognito?
Few tools here publish prices. IONIX: AWS Marketplace, 1-month contract, cost per month: Silver Plan (monthly monitoring) $25,000; Gold Plan (weekly monitoring) $35,000; Platinum Plan (continuous monitoring) $45,000. Hadrian: NOVA agentic penetration test: from 1,250 euros per test excluding VAT. Cortex Xpanse: No price from Palo Alto Networks. Tenable ASM: ASM: quote only. Microsoft Defender EASM: Billed through Azure on billable assets (approved host:IP combinations, domains and IP addresses) after a 30-day free trial. The rest publish no price.
Which alternative to CyCognito contains exposures before the patch?
IONIX: Agentic mitigation invokes compensating controls: WAF rules within the 12-hour SLA; Active Protection reclaims hijackable assets. watchTowr: Active Defense pushes rules to seven named edge vendors. Cortex Xpanse: Active Response automated playbooks.
Read next
- CyCognito profile
Scores, sources and pricing
- Exposure triage calculator
Set your own weights and must-haves
- Line them up
CyCognito against the top two alternatives