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| Product | Cobalt Strike by Fortra View product | Synack Red Team by Synack 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. | Synack Red Team helps teams with ethical red teaming. Explore features like MTTR benchmarking, cloud deployment and the closest Penetration Testing competitors. |
| Product type | Adversary Simulation & Red Team Operations Platform | Continuous Adversary Emulation & Ethical Hacking |
| Best for | Cybersecurity Defense, Financial Services, Government, Technology, Defense Contractors, Cybersecurity Consulting, Defense | Critical Infrastructure, Banking, Enterprise Tech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises / Self-hosted Linux Team Server; Self-hosted Team Server; Client Workstations | Cloud SaaS; Vetted Offensive Security Network; Managed Cloud Testing Service; Monitored Traffic Routing |
| Data residency | Customer-hosted data sovereignty | United States; Global |
| 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 InfrastructureWeb ServicesCloud Assets |
| Compliance | Offensive Security Trade ControlsExport ComplianceISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMP |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Aggressor ScriptMetasploit FrameworkBloodHoundCobalt Strike Community Kit | JiraServiceNowMicrosoft TeamsSlackAPI |
| Industries | Cybersecurity DefenseFinancial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyDefense ContractorsCybersecurity Consulting+1 more | Critical InfrastructureBankingEnterprise Tech |
| Regions | GlobalRegulated enterprise environments | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortra | Synack |
| Headquarters | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA | Redwood City, California, USA |
| Company size | 3,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2013 |
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.Synack Red Team
Synack Red Team helps teams with ethical red teaming. Explore features like MTTR benchmarking, cloud deployment and the closest Penetration Testing competitors.Product type
Cobalt Strike
Adversary Simulation & Red Team Operations PlatformSynack Red Team
Continuous Adversary Emulation & Ethical HackingBest for
Cobalt Strike
Cybersecurity Defense, Financial Services, Government, Technology, Defense Contractors, Cybersecurity Consulting, DefenseSynack Red Team
Critical Infrastructure, Banking, Enterprise TechPricing
Pricing model
Cobalt Strike
Contact VendorSynack Red Team
Contact VendorFree trial
Cobalt Strike
Free trial: noSynack Red Team
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cobalt Strike
On-Premise
Synack Red Team
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Cobalt Strike
On-premises / Self-hosted Linux Team Server; Self-hosted Team Server; Client WorkstationsSynack Red Team
Cloud SaaS; Vetted Offensive Security Network; Managed Cloud Testing Service; Monitored Traffic RoutingData residency
Cobalt Strike
Customer-hosted data sovereigntySynack Red Team
United States; GlobalKey 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
Synack Red Team
- Continuous ethical adversary emulation
- LaunchPoint full packet auditing
- Vetted elite researchers
- Zero-day discovery
- MTTR benchmarking
- Continuous adversary emulation
- Ethical red teaming
- Mission-critical attack testing
Platform & access
API access
Cobalt Strike
API access: yesSynack Red Team
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cobalt Strike
SSO: noSynack Red Team
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cobalt Strike
RBAC: yesSynack Red Team
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cobalt Strike
Multi-tenant: yesSynack Red Team
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cobalt Strike
Mobile app: noSynack Red Team
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cobalt Strike
Enterprise NetworksActive DirectoryCloud & On-Premises Endpoints
Synack Red Team
Enterprise InfrastructureWeb ServicesCloud Assets
Compliance
Cobalt Strike
Offensive Security Trade ControlsExport ComplianceISO 27001
Synack Red Team
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMP
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cobalt Strike
Aggressor ScriptMetasploit FrameworkBloodHoundCobalt Strike Community Kit
Synack Red Team
JiraServiceNowMicrosoft TeamsSlackAPI
Industries
Cobalt Strike
Cybersecurity DefenseFinancial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyDefense ContractorsCybersecurity Consulting+1 more
Synack Red Team
Critical InfrastructureBankingEnterprise Tech
Regions
Cobalt Strike
GlobalRegulated enterprise environments
Synack Red Team
Global
Vendor
Company
Cobalt Strike
FortraSynack Red Team
SynackHeadquarters
Cobalt Strike
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USASynack Red Team
Redwood City, California, USACompany size
Cobalt Strike
3,000+Synack Red Team
201-500Founded
Cobalt Strike
1984Synack Red Team
2013