# Deepinfo vs. CyCognito URL: https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/cycognito/ EASM-led CyCognito is a strong fit when the question that decides your evaluation is whether exposed applications can be exploited, and you want active testing to answer it. Deepinfo is a strong fit when you want attack surface management, threat intelligence, brand monitoring and vendor risk on one platform, running on an index of the internet Deepinfo collects itself. [Request demo](https://www.deepinfo.com/request-demo/) ## Scope Is Where They Differ. Both begin with the assets your organization exposes to the internet. What each one builds on top of that is where they part. Deepinfo and CyCognito compared feature by feature | Capability | Deepinfo | CyCognito | | --- | --- | --- | | External attack surface | | | | Continuous discovery of internet-facing assets | Yes | Yes | | Active testing of exposed applications · Exploit-style tests against discovered web apps | No | Core strength | | Where discovery data comes from | Deepinfo’s own index, kept with history | Internet data gathered to support discovery | | Beyond the attack surface | | | | Cyber threat intelligence · Breach data, infostealer logs, threat actors | Yes | Usually a separate vendor | | Lookalike-domain monitoring and takedown | Yes | Usually a separate vendor | | Third-party risk on the same engine | Yes | Usually a separate vendor | | Data access | | | | Direct access to the underlying data · Bulk files and query APIs | Data feeds and API services | Delivered as findings in its platform | Last reviewed: May 2, 2026. CyCognito rows reflect its public positioning at that date; confirm current capabilities with CyCognito. Product names are trademarks of their owners; Deepinfo is not affiliated with or endorsed by CyCognito. ## Where CyCognito Is Strong. CyCognito’s signature capability is active testing. It runs security tests against the applications it discovers, so a finding can show that an exposed app is exploitable, not only that it is exposed. It also puts weight on attributing discovered assets to the business units and subsidiaries that own them. If exploitability testing decides your evaluation, that depth is real, and Deepinfo does not replicate it. What Deepinfo does instead is scan each asset across all its layers, without running exploit tests against it. ## The Modules Share One Record. [External Attack Surface Management](https://www.deepinfo.com/platform/easm/) is one module. Cyber Threat Intelligence, Brand Risk Protection, Third-Party Risk Management and Deep Search & Insights read Deepinfo’s index too, so an exposed host, an employee password in an infostealer log, a lookalike domain and a vendor’s slipping score land in one place. The record shows each module’s findings in place: the rows the matrix above marks as usually coming from a separate vendor. [The platform](https://www.deepinfo.com/platform/) ## What to Check In a Demo. Bring a domain you own and ask to see each one on it. ### [An Index Deepinfo Collects Itself](https://www.deepinfo.com/platform/dsi/) 400M+ domains, 2B+ subdomains, 200B+ DNS records and 30B+ SSL certificates, kept with history. Discovery pivots through reverse IP, MX, NS and WHOIS lookups run against that data. ### [CVEs Ranked by Exploitation Signal](https://www.deepinfo.com/platform/easm/complete-risk-scoring/) Every CVE on your assets carries its CVSS score, its EPSS probability and its CISA KEV status, plus CWE mapped to OWASP Top 10 2021. The queue starts with what attackers are most likely to use. ### [The Raw Data as Well as Findings](https://www.deepinfo.com/data-api/) Data feeds deliver the full domain and subdomain lists, plus daily files of registered, updated, deleted and newly discovered names, as CSV or JSON. The API covers both the index and the platform. ## Teams Running Deepinfo Across the Surface. - [A national telecom operator](https://www.deepinfo.com/customers/telecommunications-national-operator/) (Telecommunications): Continuous monitoring across tens of thousands of public-facing assets. - [An industrial conglomerate](https://www.deepinfo.com/customers/industrial-conglomerate/): 30+ subsidiary brands monitored as separate portfolios on one platform. - [A leading research university](https://www.deepinfo.com/customers/research-university/) (Education): Discovery across decentralized departments, research labs and student organizations. - [Deepinfo vs. Cortex Xpanse](https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/cortex-xpanse/) (EASM-led) - [Deepinfo vs. Microsoft Defender EASM](https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/microsoft-defender-easm/) (EASM-led) - [Deepinfo vs. Tenable](https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/tenable/) (EASM-led) - [Deepinfo vs. Detectify](https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/detectify/) (EASM-led) ## What Buyers Ask About Both. **Does Deepinfo run exploit tests against my assets?** No. The platform scans all data layers of each asset, including TCP and UDP ports, and matches the technologies it detects to known CVEs. It does not attempt exploitation. **Can Deepinfo and CyCognito run side by side?** They can. An active-testing tool answers whether a specific application can be exploited, while Deepinfo answers what you expose, what has leaked and who imitates you. Assets and findings export through the Deepinfo API, so the inventory can feed other tools. **What does Deepinfo cover beyond the attack surface?** Cyber threat intelligence from breach data and infostealer logs, lookalike-domain monitoring with takedown, and third-party risk on the same engine. Next to CyCognito, those usually come from a separate vendor. **How does Deepinfo find assets owned by subsidiaries?** Discovery starts from a seed and pivots across Deepinfo’s index through reverse IP, MX, NS and WHOIS lookups, which surfaces domains registered by subsidiaries and acquired companies. Your team approves what joins the inventory. **How does Deepinfo confirm that a fix worked?** Every scan checks open issues again. When the signal is gone, the issue moves to `verified_resolved` on its own, whether or not your team marked it `marked_as_resolved` first. If the signal returns, the issue reopens as `reappeared`. **How do I compare the two on my own surface?** Book a [demo](https://www.deepinfo.com/request-demo/) on your domain and bring the questions from your evaluation. ## Compare Them on Your Surface. Book a walk-through on your own domain and bring the questions from your CyCognito evaluation. [Request demo](https://www.deepinfo.com/request-demo/)