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Axonius vs Scytale comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Axonius
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) (1st)
Scytale
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
19th
Average Rating
1.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
GRC (28th), AI Legal & Compliance (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of Axonius is 2.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scytale is 1.7%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Vendor Risk Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Axonius2.0%
Scytale1.7%
Other96.3%
IT Vendor Risk Management
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Director of cloud security at Nuxeo
Centralized asset tracking has transformed governance and now speeds incident response
I would add that currently, the tool supports some integrations, but we would expect it to support broader integration with other security tools, observability, or any other cloud integrations. One area Axonius can be improved is its integration process, as it is not straightforward; there is a lot involved in cloning the instance and other hard changes that I expect to be fully automated, suggesting an agentless method instead of utilizing agents, which feels somewhat legacy but could be improved. The user interface needs improvement because it is a bit laggy sometimes, making it not straightforward when we want to identify things quickly, leading us to go in different directions which could be better tied together in one place.
reviewer2814822 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Sudden access suspension has disrupted compliance work and raises serious trust concerns
Scytale unilaterally suspended access because in their opinion, I don't know why they did that. I'm assuming they think that we're competitive, which we're not. They sold us the system and sent a contract to us in full knowledge of what we do as a business. Compliance is a very broad word; we provide compliance into nonprofits, housing associations, markets that these guys do not serve. Somebody inside Scytale likely thought, "Oh my God, these guys must be competitive, so let's just cut them off." I'm assuming that's what happened, but there was no explanation, nothing. Scytale did not help me streamline my compliance processes. It didn't really identify gaps. There was no gap analysis in there that we could see. I didn't really get that far to use the effectiveness of Scytale's real-time insights in identifying potential compliance issues. All my experiences with Scytale have been negative. We haven't used the automated evidence collection of Scytale. Scytale has not helped me allocate resources more efficiently for compliance; it's been the opposite experience. We have put six months of effort into looking at the controls on 27001, talking about auditors, getting audit-ready, and so forth. But we've invested significant time, which has now been a complete waste of time. Scytale is not only unreliable, considering they can suspend access without any notice or formal reason, but this lack of stability results in serious concerns about their dependability as a partner. If they can do that without explanation, my fear is that even if they switch it on again, who's to know in three months' time that the same thing couldn't happen again?

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"In comparing Axonius to other products, I believe its main competitors on the market offer similar functionalities, but my experience with other solutions has shown me that Axonius stands out."
"The automation capabilities in Axonius have streamlined our security operations."
"The solution's technical support was good...The product's initial setup phase is pretty straightforward."
"he best feature I found in Axonius is that it shows us the duration of eCheck, and it shows us what device is down and in which part of the system life cycle or the checking part the system is down in."
"With this solution in place, we are now 100% compliant along with security functions or operations area management."
"I like that the tool has a user-friendly interface. It helps organizations and big companies improve business requirements and control processes."
"Overall, I would rate Axonius an eight out of ten."
"Axonius provides preconfigured dashboards that can be customized to your needs."
"The processes I participated in during the setup of Scytale were straightforward; it was acceptable and fine."
 

Cons

"One area Axonius can be improved is its integration process, as it is not straightforward; there is a lot involved in cloning the instance and other hard changes that I expect to be fully automated, suggesting an agentless method instead of utilizing agents, which feels somewhat legacy but could be improved."
"For us, the product's deployment phase was a little challenging because we had to deal with other departments and business units."
"We can have fetch cycle issues."
"For Axonius, I would suggest supporting more ticketing platforms and enhancing API integration directly into the platform rather than just the connector. This would allow for better integration from different systems, possibly into workflows, which I think is currently lacking."
"Adding more detailed descriptions or YouTube videos about specific features would help improve the application."
"Axonius could improve by increasing their integrations with more technology vendors."
"Axonius can improve on delivering compliance-related features."
"Regarding the improvement of Axonius, it goes halfway for both the tool and the user. If we set it up quickly from our end, and if the AD groups and all other groups assigned to tag the assets have been tagged correctly, Axonius could not show an error."
"Scytale is not reliable at all; not stable. You would be unwise to put a mission-critical function like ISO 27001 on Scytale."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are on a subscription model with them."
"Axonius is quite a bit cheaper compared to other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Axonius?
For pricing, I would rate it as a 7, where one represents a high price and ten represents a low price.
What needs improvement with Axonius?
I am generally satisfied with Axonius's reporting features. The reporting part could be simplified for the end user, and it might be beneficial to have tutorials or drafts from the vendor. I want t...
What is your primary use case for Axonius?
My use case for Axonius is extensive as I utilize it in multiple processes, and I would describe the use case for Axonius as great.
What needs improvement with Scytale?
Scytale unilaterally suspended access because in their opinion, I don't know why they did that. I'm assuming they think that we're competitive, which we're not. They sold us the system and sent a c...
What is your primary use case for Scytale?
My usual use case for Scytale is for ISO 27001 compliance.
What advice do you have for others considering Scytale?
We're going to sue Scytale, and we're going to sue Amazon as well because they're technically the people we're paying. My feedback on Scytale is that it's terrible. Currently, it's actually useless...
 

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Sample Customers

Extreme Engineering Solutions, AppsFlyer, Landmark Health, Natera
Deel, Guesty, Berlitz, AXS Guard, vSure, KOR, Trial X, Tune Insight, Agora, Leen, Upsolver. For a full list of customers and testimonials, please visit: https://scytale.ai/customers/
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