Horizon3 vs. XBOW
Horizon3 chains web app flaws into credential theft, lateral movement, and cloud access, and is designed for safe execution in production. XBOW's documented testing stays at web apps and APIs.
Side by side
| Criteria | XBOW | Horizon3 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaining beyond the application | Exploit chains within web apps and APIs | Chains web app flaws with credential theft, lateral movement, cloud access, and data exposure |
| Internal network and Active Directory | Web app and API testing only documented | Internal network pentesting, including Active Directory attack paths |
| Production safety | Pre-execution action vetting, scope enforcement, and bounded attack sequences | Designed for safe execution in production, with intensity and scope controls |
| Customer proof and scale | 100+ customers reported | Over 7,600 customers; over 340,000 production-safe pentests |
| Federal readiness | FedRAMP authorization not documented | FedRAMP High authorized; Tradewinds and Platform One |
| Pricing | Usage-based credit model | Unlimited testing, per asset |
Scope, safety, and a price you can plan around.
why nodezero
It runs real attack techniques against production environments to find exploitable paths, guide remediation, and verify fixes, with intensity and scope controls.
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frequently asked questions
NodeZero is an autonomous pentesting platform that covers internal, external, cloud, identity, data, Kubernetes, and web apps, and is designed for safe execution in production. XBOW's documented testing focuses on web applications and APIs. XBOW has a public exploitation record, including the top spot on HackerOne's US leaderboard in June 2025.
Yes. NodeZero performs internal network pentesting, including Active Directory attack paths, and chains application flaws with credential theft, lateral movement, cloud access, and data exposure.
NodeZero is priced per asset and includes continuous, unlimited testing. XBOW prices through attack credits, with usage-based overages on some packages, and its own pricing page showed no dollar figures as of late November 2026.
Yes. NodeZero WebApp Pentesting is generally available. It crawls and tests production, staging, and private web apps with automated route discovery, and chains application flaws into broader attack paths.
XBOW has a public exploitation record, including the top spot on HackerOne's US leaderboard in June 2025 and a Chrome full-chain exploit disclosed in October 2026. It is sold through AWS Marketplace, Microsoft Security Copilot and Sentinel, and Vanta, and it has raised $272M.
Run NodeZero against your own environment, not a canned demo. Designed for safe execution in production, with intensity and scope controls.
