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| Product | Cobalt Strike by Fortra View product | SCYTHE by SCYTHE View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cobalt Strike helps teams with adversary emulation. Explore features like team collaboration, on-premises deployment and the closest Penetration Testing competitors. | SCYTHE: custom payload engine. Built for adversary emulation testing and purple teaming detection engineering. Compare Penetration Testing alternatives. |
| Product type | Adversary Simulation & Red Team Operations Platform | Enterprise Adversary Emulation & Next-Gen Red Team Automation |
| Best for | Cybersecurity Defense, Financial Services, Government, Technology, Defense Contractors, Cybersecurity Consulting, Defense | Financial Services, Defense, Healthcare, Technology, Enterprise IT, Energy |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises / Self-hosted Linux Team Server; Self-hosted Team Server; Client Workstations | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; On-premises Virtual Appliance; Private Cloud |
| Data residency | Customer-hosted data sovereignty | United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure / Customer On-Premises Enclave |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise NetworksActive DirectoryCloud & On-Premises Endpoints | Enterprise EndpointsCloud Virtual MachinesCorporate Networks |
| Compliance | Offensive Security Trade ControlsExport ComplianceISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001MITRE ATT&CK AlignedNIST CSF |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Aggressor ScriptMetasploit FrameworkBloodHoundCobalt Strike Community Kit | CrowdStrikeSentinelOneMicrosoft DefenderSplunkQRadarJira |
| Industries | Cybersecurity DefenseFinancial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyDefense ContractorsCybersecurity Consulting+1 more | Financial ServicesDefenseHealthcareTechnologyEnterprise ITEnergy |
| Regions | GlobalRegulated enterprise environments | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortra | SCYTHE |
| Headquarters | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA | Arlington, Virginia, USA |
| Company size | 3,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2016 |
Overview
What it is
Cobalt Strike
Cobalt Strike helps teams with adversary emulation. Explore features like team collaboration, on-premises deployment and the closest Penetration Testing competitors.SCYTHE
SCYTHE: custom payload engine. Built for adversary emulation testing and purple teaming detection engineering. Compare Penetration Testing alternatives.Product type
Cobalt Strike
Adversary Simulation & Red Team Operations PlatformSCYTHE
Enterprise Adversary Emulation & Next-Gen Red Team AutomationBest for
Cobalt Strike
Cybersecurity Defense, Financial Services, Government, Technology, Defense Contractors, Cybersecurity Consulting, DefenseSCYTHE
Financial Services, Defense, Healthcare, Technology, Enterprise IT, EnergyPricing
Pricing model
Cobalt Strike
Contact VendorSCYTHE
Contact VendorFree trial
Cobalt Strike
Free trial: noSCYTHE
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cobalt Strike
On-Premise
SCYTHE
SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Cobalt Strike
On-premises / Self-hosted Linux Team Server; Self-hosted Team Server; Client WorkstationsSCYTHE
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; On-premises Virtual Appliance; Private CloudData residency
Cobalt Strike
Customer-hosted data sovereigntySCYTHE
United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure / Customer On-Premises EnclaveKey features
What it offers
Cobalt Strike
- Malleable C2 profiles
- Beacon post-exploitation agent
- Lateral movement execution
- Living-off-the-land emulation
- Aggressor Script automation
- Team collaboration
- Adversary emulation
- Red team operations
SCYTHE
- Dynamic adversary attack campaign builder
- Non-destructive production execution
- MITRE ATT&CK threat mapping
- Purple team detection validation
- Custom payload engine
- Adversary emulation testing
- Purple teaming detection engineering
- Security control efficacy validation
Platform & access
API access
Cobalt Strike
API access: yesSCYTHE
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cobalt Strike
SSO: noSCYTHE
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cobalt Strike
RBAC: yesSCYTHE
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cobalt Strike
Multi-tenant: yesSCYTHE
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cobalt Strike
Mobile app: noSCYTHE
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cobalt Strike
Enterprise NetworksActive DirectoryCloud & On-Premises Endpoints
SCYTHE
Enterprise EndpointsCloud Virtual MachinesCorporate Networks
Compliance
Cobalt Strike
Offensive Security Trade ControlsExport ComplianceISO 27001
SCYTHE
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001MITRE ATT&CK AlignedNIST CSF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cobalt Strike
Aggressor ScriptMetasploit FrameworkBloodHoundCobalt Strike Community Kit
SCYTHE
CrowdStrikeSentinelOneMicrosoft DefenderSplunkQRadarJira
Industries
Cobalt Strike
Cybersecurity DefenseFinancial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyDefense ContractorsCybersecurity Consulting+1 more
SCYTHE
Financial ServicesDefenseHealthcareTechnologyEnterprise ITEnergy
Regions
Cobalt Strike
GlobalRegulated enterprise environments
SCYTHE
Global
Vendor
Company
Cobalt Strike
FortraSCYTHE
SCYTHEHeadquarters
Cobalt Strike
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USASCYTHE
Arlington, Virginia, USACompany size
Cobalt Strike
3,000+SCYTHE
51-200Founded
Cobalt Strike
1984SCYTHE
2016