# RealCISO: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/realciso

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [GRC platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/grc-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 56 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "CyberArrow GRC / RealCISO | Best for: SMBs needing simplified assessment workflows." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, GRC)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named RealCISO, from 6 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- realciso.io: 6 (its own site)
- reddit.com: 3
- simplerisk.com: 3
- brightdefense.com: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- cyberarrow.io: 2
- eramba.org: 2
- medium.com: 2
- openriskregister.org: 2
- orbiqhq.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://realciso.io/grc-platform/for-small-business: 5
- https://brightdefense.com/resources/grc-tools-for-smbs-and-startups: 2
- https://capterra.com/grc-software/s/small-businesses: 2
- https://cyberarrow.io/blog/best-grc-software-for-startups-and-smbs: 2
- https://eramba.org/: 2
- https://medium.com/@GorkemCetin/open-source-grc-tools-you-should-be-using-in-2025-eramba-ciso-assistant-verifywise-649364e00206: 2
- https://openriskregister.org/alternatives/open-source-grc-tool: 2
- https://realciso.io/best-enterprise-grc-platforms: 2

## In its own words

What RealCISO's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI vCISO & GRC Platform / Compliance Intelligence (https://realciso.io/)
- For: MSPs, MSSPs, vCISO consultants and security firms; in-house security, IT and compliance teams; small business to enterprise (https://realciso.io/)
- Price stated: Prices are published. GRC plans: Free $0, Essentials $3,600 a year, Professional $15,000, Enterprise $50,000, Enterprise Plus scoped to your portfolio. Service providers add client licences from $42 a client per month under a Consultant License. (https://realciso.io/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://realciso.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Free $0; Free forever. Run your first assessment free. (https://realciso.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 15 (https://realciso.io/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

## What it publishes

Every page realciso.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 145 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 55 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-25
- comparison: 15 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-15
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-28
- glossary or explainer: 11 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-15
- news or press: 6 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-19
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Start with one client https://www.realciso.io/start-with-one-client
- Recent: 2026-09-15 comparison: Sophos CISO Advantage vs. RealCISO for MSPs (2026) https://www.realciso.io/sophos-ciso-advantage-vs-realciso
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: Unreported is not no asset inventory https://www.realciso.io/unreported-is-not-no-asset-inventory
- Recent: 2026-08-25 blog: G2 fall 2026 leader vciso https://www.realciso.io/g2-fall-2026-leader-vciso
- Recent: 2026-08-22 comparison: Realciso vs cynomi https://www.realciso.io/realciso-vs-cynomi
- Recent: 2026-08-19 blog: A lign and realciso partner to connect auditors directly into the compliance platform https://www.realciso.io/a-lign-and-realciso-partner-to-connect-auditors-directly-into-the-compliance-platform

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.