Cogent Security

Name: Cogent Security
Brand: Cogent Security
Rating: 5 (8 reviews)

AI Native

Autonomous cyberdefense for a new age of security. Finding risks is easy. Fixing them is hard.

Est 2025|Valuation $295M|Raised $50M|58 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 7K|Web traffic 5K|FTEs 17|HQ San Francisco, CA

MarketsVulnerability Management

01Competitive Landscape

| Aspect | Cogent Security | Tenable One | Rapid7 InsightVM | |--------|---------------|-------------|------------------| | Starting Price | Not publicly listed (demo/quote) (https://www.cogent.com/platform/) | Public “Buy now” appears for Tenable One Foundation with a displayed price in the pricing UI; overall still quote-driven for many enterprise packages (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing) | Rapid7 lists starting price “Vulnerability risk management starts at $1.62/mo for 500 assets, per asset” on its general pricing page (https://www.rapid7.com/pricing//) | | Best For | Orchestration-heavy enterprises wanting AI-driven triage, routing, remediation coordination, and verified closure under governance | Organizations wanting broad exposure management suite (VM + other modules) and mature vulnerability research ecosystem | Organizations wanting a mature VM scanner + prioritization model + remediation projects and wide integrations | | Key Strength | Focus on automating “coordination work” and closing the loop with verification; strong governance messaging (approvals, auditability) (https://www.securityweek.com/cogent-security-raises-42-million-for-ai-driven-vulnerability-management/) (https://www.cogent.com/ai/safety-guardrails) | Broad platform components bundled (VM, web app scanning, OT/IoT, attack surface mgmt, etc.) (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing) | Clear VM product maturity; free trial; strong threat-intel-driven prioritization messaging (https://www.rapid7.com/products/insightvm/pricing/) | | Key Weakness | Limited publicly verifiable security/compliance attestations and limited independent review volume; unclear integration specifics without sales motion | Community complaints exist about parts of Tenable One UX/dashboards; pricing/packaging complexity (https://www.reddit.com/r/tenable/comments/1t4v4on/rant_tenable_one_lack_of_dashboards/) | Asset-based pricing can scale quickly; still requires mature processes to operationalize remediation; not “autonomous remediation” by default | - Direct competitors and their key differentiators - Tenable One differentiates via breadth of exposure coverage and modules packaged into a broader platform. (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing) - Rapid7 InsightVM differentiates via an established VM product with prioritization (“Active Risk”) and remediation project workflow, with public trial and clearer pricing anchors. (https://www.rapid7.com/products/insightvm/pricing/) (https://www.rapid7.com/pricing//) - Qualys differentiates via long-established SaaS VM/VMDR platform and compliance automation; pricing is typically quote-based. (https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/feature/Qualys-Vulnerability-Management-Product-overview) - Feature comparison: where Cogent may excel vs lag behind - Likely excels (based on positioning and press descriptions): - Multi-step workflow automation and orchestration around remediation, including ownership mapping, ticket creation, follow-ups, and “proof of fix.” (https://www.securityweek.com/cogent-security-raises-42-million-for-ai-driven-vulnerability-management/) - Governance model emphasis: approval gates, “humans in control,” and traceability. (https://www.cogent.com/blog/cogent-security-raises-42m-series-a) - Likely lags / uncertainty areas (due to lack of public detail): - Scanner depth/coverage compared to incumbents (especially in niche infra). - Compliance attestations and enterprise trust artifacts published openly. - Public documentation clarity on SSO/SCIM/audit log export. - Pricing comparison: value proposition vs alternatives - Cogent: no public pricing, making ROI evaluation dependent on sales process. - Tenable: shows some pricing for certain components (e.g., Nessus Pro) and Tenable One UI elements, but exposure platforms often remain quote-based at scale. (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing) - Rapid7: provides a starting per-asset price anchor publicly. (https://www.rapid7.com/pricing//) - Customer testimonials comparing Cogent to competitors - No accessible independent quotes directly comparing Cogent to Tenable/Qualys/Rapid7 were found in the reviewed sources. - Market share and adoption trends - No independent market share data for Cogent was found in accessible sources.

01Competitive Landscape

Aspect	Cogent Security	Tenable One	Rapid7 InsightVM
Starting Price	Not publicly listed (demo/quote) (https://www.cogent.com/platform/)	Public “Buy now” appears for Tenable One Foundation with a displayed price in the pricing UI; overall still quote-driven for many enterprise packages (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing)	Rapid7 lists starting price “Vulnerability risk management starts at $1.62/mo for 500 assets, per asset” on its general pricing page (https://www.rapid7.com/pricing//)
Best For	Orchestration-heavy enterprises wanting AI-driven triage, routing, remediation coordination, and verified closure under governance	Organizations wanting broad exposure management suite (VM + other modules) and mature vulnerability research ecosystem	Organizations wanting a mature VM scanner + prioritization model + remediation projects and wide integrations
Key Strength	Focus on automating “coordination work” and closing the loop with verification; strong governance messaging (approvals, auditability) (https://www.securityweek.com/cogent-security-raises-42-million-for-ai-driven-vulnerability-management/) (https://www.cogent.com/ai/safety-guardrails)	Broad platform components bundled (VM, web app scanning, OT/IoT, attack surface mgmt, etc.) (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing)	Clear VM product maturity; free trial; strong threat-intel-driven prioritization messaging (https://www.rapid7.com/products/insightvm/pricing/)
Key Weakness	Limited publicly verifiable security/compliance attestations and limited independent review volume; unclear integration specifics without sales motion	Community complaints exist about parts of Tenable One UX/dashboards; pricing/packaging complexity (https://www.reddit.com/r/tenable/comments/1t4v4on/rant_tenable_one_lack_of_dashboards/)	Asset-based pricing can scale quickly; still requires mature processes to operationalize remediation; not “autonomous remediation” by default

Direct competitors and their key differentiators
- Tenable One differentiates via breadth of exposure coverage and modules packaged into a broader platform. (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing)
- Rapid7 InsightVM differentiates via an established VM product with prioritization (“Active Risk”) and remediation project workflow, with public trial and clearer pricing anchors. (https://www.rapid7.com/products/insightvm/pricing/) (https://www.rapid7.com/pricing//)
- Qualys differentiates via long-established SaaS VM/VMDR platform and compliance automation; pricing is typically quote-based. (https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/feature/Qualys-Vulnerability-Management-Product-overview)
Feature comparison: where Cogent may excel vs lag behind
- Likely excels (based on positioning and press descriptions):
  - Multi-step workflow automation and orchestration around remediation, including ownership mapping, ticket creation, follow-ups, and “proof of fix.” (https://www.securityweek.com/cogent-security-raises-42-million-for-ai-driven-vulnerability-management/)
  - Governance model emphasis: approval gates, “humans in control,” and traceability. (https://www.cogent.com/blog/cogent-security-raises-42m-series-a)
- Likely lags / uncertainty areas (due to lack of public detail):
  - Scanner depth/coverage compared to incumbents (especially in niche infra).
  - Compliance attestations and enterprise trust artifacts published openly.
  - Public documentation clarity on SSO/SCIM/audit log export.
Pricing comparison: value proposition vs alternatives
- Cogent: no public pricing, making ROI evaluation dependent on sales process.
- Tenable: shows some pricing for certain components (e.g., Nessus Pro) and Tenable One UI elements, but exposure platforms often remain quote-based at scale. (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing)
- Rapid7: provides a starting per-asset price anchor publicly. (https://www.rapid7.com/pricing//)
Customer testimonials comparing Cogent to competitors
- No accessible independent quotes directly comparing Cogent to Tenable/Qualys/Rapid7 were found in the reviewed sources.
Market share and adoption trends
- No independent market share data for Cogent was found in accessible sources.

Aspect

Cogent Security

Tenable One

Rapid7 InsightVM

Starting Price

Not publicly listed (demo/quote) (https://www.cogent.com/platform/)

Public “Buy now” appears for Tenable One Foundation with a displayed price in the pricing UI; overall still quote-driven for many enterprise packages (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing)

Rapid7 lists starting price “Vulnerability risk management starts at $1.62/mo for 500 assets, per asset” on its general pricing page (https://www.rapid7.com/pricing//)

Best For

Orchestration-heavy enterprises wanting AI-driven triage, routing, remediation coordination, and verified closure under governance

Organizations wanting broad exposure management suite (VM + other modules) and mature vulnerability research ecosystem

Organizations wanting a mature VM scanner + prioritization model + remediation projects and wide integrations

Key Strength

Focus on automating “coordination work” and closing the loop with verification; strong governance messaging (approvals, auditability) (https://www.securityweek.com/cogent-security-raises-42-million-for-ai-driven-vulnerability-management/) (https://www.cogent.com/ai/safety-guardrails)

Broad platform components bundled (VM, web app scanning, OT/IoT, attack surface mgmt, etc.) (https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-one/pricing)

Clear VM product maturity; free trial; strong threat-intel-driven prioritization messaging (https://www.rapid7.com/products/insightvm/pricing/)

Key Weakness

Limited publicly verifiable security/compliance attestations and limited independent review volume; unclear integration specifics without sales motion

Community complaints exist about parts of Tenable One UX/dashboards; pricing/packaging complexity (https://www.reddit.com/r/tenable/comments/1t4v4on/rant_tenable_one_lack_of_dashboards/)

Asset-based pricing can scale quickly; still requires mature processes to operationalize remediation; not “autonomous remediation” by default