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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
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) (1st)
Scytale
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
20th
Average Rating
5.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
GRC (24th), AI Legal & Compliance (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of Axonius is 2.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scytale is 1.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Vendor Risk Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Axonius2.2%
Scytale1.6%
Other96.2%
IT Vendor Risk Management
 

Featured Reviews

ZZ
senior security engineer at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees
Asset discovery has transformed how we find unprotected devices and deploy endpoint defenses
The best features Axonius offers, in my opinion, are asset discovery, finding rogue devices, and vulnerability management. When I mention device discovery and management, the speed of discovery, the level of detail, and network-level discovery stand out to me. Axonius has positively impacted my organization significantly, as we discover thousands upon thousands of devices that don't have EDR tools, which means they are not protected. With Axonius, we were able to find them and deploy the EDR tool that they needed. I can share that we found about the Linux servers and Windows servers, hundreds of them, that were deployed. They were re-imaged and didn't have an EDR tool, and the integration with other tools proved that these devices are live on our network, and they just don't have a specific tool that we need to deploy to them.
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

"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."
"Axonius has positively impacted my organization significantly, as we discover thousands upon thousands of devices that don't have EDR tools, which means they are not protected."
"With this solution in place, we are now 100% compliant along with security functions or operations area management."
"Overall, I would rate Axonius an eight out of ten."
"Axonius provides preconfigured dashboards that can be customized to your needs."
"Axonius offers excellent features including ease of use, the ability to ingest all assets at one central display, creating multiple visualization dashboards, the ability to create an enforcement center to complete tasks and support the program, and support for government operations."
"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."
"Scytale has positively impacted my organization by giving us the ability to really educate our employees and make them aware, providing them more situational awareness when it comes to cybersecurity."
"The processes I participated in during the setup of Scytale were straightforward; it was acceptable and fine."
 

Cons

"For us, the product's deployment phase was a little challenging because we had to deal with other departments and business units."
"Axonius could improve by increasing their integrations with more technology vendors."
"Adding more detailed descriptions or YouTube videos about specific features would help improve the application."
"I think Axonius can be improved with more integration with different third-party tools, so we can identify which tools are missing and what more we can do with these endpoint devices floating around on our network."
"Axonius needs to improve by having the ability to ingest IoT data, as customers are requesting IoT data which we are currently unable to provide."
"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."
"Axonius can improve on delivering compliance-related features."
"We can have fetch cycle issues."
"Scytale can be improved by making the interface a bit more consistent in most areas of the platform, as sometimes it can be confusing, and some information can be inaccessible or cut off."
"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

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

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Outsourcing Company
26%
Construction Company
22%
Healthcare Company
8%
Wholesaler/Distributor
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise9
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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?
Axonius needs to improve by having the ability to ingest IoT data, as customers are requesting IoT data which we are currently unable to provide. Axonius has several capabilities that could be impr...
What is your primary use case for Axonius?
My main use case for Axonius is as a sysadmin. I use Axonius to ingest data from security tools, provide access to users, create dashboards, and provide reports.
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 sys...
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, i...
 

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Sample Customers

Extreme Engineering Solutions, AppsFlyer, Landmark Health, Natera
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