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Product	IBM X-Force Red by IBM View product	SCYTHE by SCYTHE View product
Overview
What it is	IBM X-Force Red covers red teaming, AI red teaming, security testing and penetration testing for adversary simulation. Compare top Penetration Testing tools.	SCYTHE: custom payload engine. Built for adversary emulation testing and purple teaming detection engineering. Compare Penetration Testing alternatives.
Product type	Offensive security services	Enterprise Adversary Emulation & Next-Gen Red Team Automation
Best for	Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology	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	Cloud	SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Professional service; Professional service	Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; On-premises Virtual Appliance; Private Cloud
Data residency	Deployment and region dependent	United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure / Customer On-Premises Enclave
Key features
What it offers	Offensive security services covering penetration testing, vulnerability management and adversary simulation. Red teaming Penetration testing Security testing AI red teaming Adversary simulation	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	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Applicationscloudnetworksphysical systems	Enterprise EndpointsCloud Virtual MachinesCorporate Networks
Compliance	Engagement-specific	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001MITRE ATT&CK AlignedNIST CSF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	On-siteremotehybrid	CrowdStrikeSentinelOneMicrosoft DefenderSplunkQRadarJira
Industries	EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology	Financial ServicesDefenseHealthcareTechnologyEnterprise ITEnergy
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	IBM	SCYTHE
Headquarters	Armonk, New York, USA	Arlington, Virginia, USA
Company size	250,000+	51-200
Founded	1911	2016

IBM X-Force Red

by IBM

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SCYTHE

by SCYTHE

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Overview

What it is

IBM X-Force Red

IBM X-Force Red covers red teaming, AI red teaming, security testing and penetration testing for adversary simulation. Compare top Penetration Testing tools.

SCYTHE

SCYTHE: custom payload engine. Built for adversary emulation testing and purple teaming detection engineering. Compare Penetration Testing alternatives.

Product type

IBM X-Force Red

Offensive security services

SCYTHE

Enterprise Adversary Emulation & Next-Gen Red Team Automation

Best for

IBM X-Force Red

Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology

SCYTHE

Financial Services, Defense, Healthcare, Technology, Enterprise IT, Energy

Pricing

Pricing model

IBM X-Force Red

Contact Vendor

SCYTHE

Contact Vendor

Free trial

IBM X-Force Red

SCYTHE

Deployment

Deployment options

IBM X-Force Red

Cloud

SCYTHE

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

IBM X-Force Red

Professional service; Professional service

SCYTHE

Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; On-premises Virtual Appliance; Private Cloud

Data residency

IBM X-Force Red

Deployment and region dependent

SCYTHE

United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure / Customer On-Premises Enclave

Key features

What it offers

IBM X-Force Red

Offensive security services covering penetration testing, vulnerability management and adversary simulation.
Red teaming
Penetration testing
Security testing
AI red teaming
Adversary simulation

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

IBM X-Force Red

SCYTHE

Single sign-on (SSO)

IBM X-Force Red

SCYTHE

Role-based access (RBAC)

IBM X-Force Red

SCYTHE

Multi-tenant

IBM X-Force Red

SCYTHE

Mobile app

IBM X-Force Red

SCYTHE

Supported platforms

IBM X-Force Red

Applicationscloudnetworksphysical systems

SCYTHE

Enterprise EndpointsCloud Virtual MachinesCorporate Networks

Compliance

IBM X-Force Red

Engagement-specific

SCYTHE

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001MITRE ATT&CK AlignedNIST CSF

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

IBM X-Force Red

On-siteremotehybrid

SCYTHE

CrowdStrikeSentinelOneMicrosoft DefenderSplunkQRadarJira

Industries

IBM X-Force Red

EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology

SCYTHE

Financial ServicesDefenseHealthcareTechnologyEnterprise ITEnergy

Regions

IBM X-Force Red

Global

SCYTHE

Global

Vendor

Company

IBM X-Force Red

IBM

SCYTHE

Headquarters

IBM X-Force Red

Armonk, New York, USA

SCYTHE

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Company size

IBM X-Force Red

250,000+

SCYTHE

51-200

Founded

IBM X-Force Red

1911

SCYTHE

2016