# Infection Monkey alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 221 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Infection Monkey holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/infection-monkey/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Cymulate: 62
- Picus Security Validation Platform: 37
- AttackIQ: 18
- AttackIQ Flex: 17
- SafeBreach: 16
- Pentera: 9

## Breach and attack simulation

**Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Infection Monkey (Infection Monkey is #4 of 11 at 12%).

- Cymulate: first choice in 12 of those 61
- AttackIQ Flex: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Vanta: first choice in 7 of those 61
- Picus Security Validation Platform: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Horizon3.ai NodeZero: first choice in 3 of those 61
- BreachLock: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Pentera: first choice in 2 of those 61
- AttackIQ: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Infection Monkey (Infection Monkey is #8 of 13 at 2%).

- Cymulate: first choice in 27 of those 76
- Picus Security Validation Platform: first choice in 12 of those 76
- AttackIQ Flex: first choice in 7 of those 76
- AttackIQ: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Drata: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Pentera: first choice in 2 of those 76
- SafeBreach: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Cymulate SMB: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Infection Monkey.

- Cymulate: first choice in 23 of those 84
- Picus Security Validation Platform: first choice in 19 of those 84
- SafeBreach: first choice in 14 of those 84
- AttackIQ: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Pentera: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Validato: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Atomic Red Team: first choice in 1 of those 84
- AttackIQ Flex: first choice in 1 of those 84

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