# SCYTHE: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/scythe

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Breach and attack simulation](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/breach-and-attack-simulation/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 10% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "SCYTHE provides true adversary emulation capabilities beyond basic baseline simulations." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, BAS)
- "Choose SCYTHE when experienced operators need flexible, custom campaigns" (Perplexity Sonar, BAS)
- "OT/ICS environments or real campaign-based emulation → SCYTHE" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, BAS)

## And against it

- "SCYTHE (more customizable for advanced users)" (Grok 4.20, BAS)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SCYTHE, from 28 of the 31 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- csoonline.com: 15
- g2.com: 13
- securityopswire.com: 12
- picussecurity.com: 11
- guideflow.com: 10
- startupstash.com: 10
- gane.ai/index: 9
- cymulate.com: 8
- socradar.io: 8
- techtarget.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://csoonline.com/article/2132289/breach-and-attack-simulation-tools.html: 15
- https://securityopswire.com/best-breach-and-attack-simulation-tools: 12
- https://guideflow.com/blog/breach-and-attack-simulation-software: 10
- https://startupstash.com/best-breach-and-attack-simulation-tools: 9
- https://g2.com/categories/breach-and-attack-simulation-bas: 8
- https://socradar.io/blog/top-10-breach-and-attack-simulation-bas-software-2024: 8
- https://techtarget.com/news/Pros-and-cons-of-7-breach-and-attack-simulation-tools/837268: 8
- https://guptadeepak.com/tools/top-5-breach-attack-simulation-tools-2026: 6

## In its own words

What SCYTHE's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Adversarial Exposure Validation platform for continuous security control testing across IT, cloud, and OT/ICS environments. (https://scythe.io/)
- For: Security teams (https://scythe.io/)
- Price stated: One price. Everything included. Scoped to your environment, not the number of users or agents you deploy. (https://scythe.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free Trial (https://scythe.io/platform)
- Integrations claimed: 11 (https://scythe.io/platform)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: OG&E, Black Hills Information Security, Dupaco Community Credit Union, Gula Tech Ventures

## What it publishes

Every page scythe.io exposes, read 2026-10-05: 235 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-26
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-05-29
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-02-26
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-17
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-18
- Recent: 2026-09-26 case study: Real world testing at electric substations a scythe case study https://scythe.io/library/real-world-testing-at-electric-substations-a-scythe-case-study
- Recent: 2026-04-17 comparison: Cybersecurity simulation vs cybersecurity emulation scythe https://scythe.io/library/cybersecurity-simulation-vs-cybersecurity-emulation-scythe
- Recent: 2025-05-18 glossary or explainer: What is continuous security controls validation https://scythe.io/library/what-is-continuous-security-controls-validation
- Recent: 2020-05-29 webinar or virtual event: Measuring cyber risk webinar with bryson bort paul rosenzweig https://scythe.io/library/measuring-cyber-risk-webinar-with-bryson-bort-paul-rosenzweig
- Recent: 2020-02-26 conference or event: Bryson bort chris krebs ics discussion at rsa conference 2020 https://scythe.io/library/bryson-bort-chris-krebs-ics-discussion-at-rsa-conference-2020
- Recent: 2018-10-03 glossary or explainer: What is scythes origin story https://scythe.io/library/what-is-scythes-origin-story

## 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.