# Sprocket Security: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sprocket-security

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Penetration testing as a service](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/penetration-testing-as-a-service/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 0% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "A rising mid-market favorite, particularly for continuous pentesting" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PTaaS)
- "often cited in market roundups as a continuous subscription option" (GPT-5.4 mini, PTaaS)
- "Best for Continuous/Unlimited Retesting" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PTaaS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Sprocket Security, from 9 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- stingrai.io: 9
- msppentesting.com: 5
- gane.ai/index: 4
- securitycomplianceguide.com: 4
- brightdefense.com: 3
- echeloncyber.com: 3
- netragard.com: 3
- atlantsecurity.com: 2
- cloudsecuritypartners.com: 2
- cobalt.io: 2

### Pages cited

- https://stingrai.io/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies-mid-market-2026: 7
- https://msppentesting.com/blog-posts/best-penetration-testing-companies: 5
- https://stingrai.io/blog/ptaas-pricing-compared-2026: 5
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/penetration-testing-as-a-service: 4
- https://securitycomplianceguide.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 4
- https://echeloncyber.com/2026-guide-best-penetration-testing-companies-in-us: 3
- https://netragard.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 3
- https://atlantsecurity.com/blog/top-penetration-testing-companies: 2

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Expert-Driven Continuous Penetration Testing Platform (https://sprocketsecurity.com/)
- For: Mid-Market and Enterprise Security Teams (https://sprocketsecurity.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start free with ASM (https://sprocketsecurity.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 7 (https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/solutions/integrations)
- Certifications: PCI DSS, HITRUST, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, CREST
- Customers named: Citizens Bank, Ascendium Education Group, One Community Bank, Gordon Flesch Company, Roundhouse Marketing, Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance

## What it publishes

Every page sprocketsecurity.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 496 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 263 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-23
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-24
- conference or event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-19
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-12-19
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-10-25
- podcast or video: 42 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-23
- news or press: 60 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-17
- Recent: 2026-08-17 news or press: Sprocket security launches link an authenticated pentesting agent https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/company/news/sprocket-security-launches-link-an-authenticated-pentesting-agent
- Recent: 2026-07-23 blog: How combined ai and manual testing discovered two zero days https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/blog/how-combined-ai-and-manual-testing-discovered-two-zero-days
- Recent: 2026-07-07 blog: Obtaining as rep hashes through arp poisoning https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/blog/obtaining-as-rep-hashes-through-arp-poisoning
- Recent: 2026-07-07 blog: Ptaas is not continuous and why that matters https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/blog/blog/ptaas-is-not-continuous-and-why-that-matters
- Recent: 2026-06-30 news or press: Sprocket security launches apex https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/company/news/sprocket-security-launches-apex
- Recent: 2026-06-10 blog: Can we beat the adversary or am i willing to accept the risk https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/blog/can-we-beat-the-adversary-or-am-i-willing-to-accept-the-risk

## 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.