# Synack: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 21 judge labels across 2 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/synack

## 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% | 13 | 5% | 19 |
| [Attack surface management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/attack-surface-management/index.md) | 0% | 65 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Synack if you have a broader or more complex attack surface... it may be more than you need" (GPT-6 Luna, PTaaS)
- "Combines an elite crowdsourced community (the Synack Red Team) with AI-powered scanning tools." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, PTaaS)
- "Uses a crowdsourced model of vetted hackers for continuous, real-world testing." (Mistral Small, PTaaS)
- "Cobalt or Synack if a platform-based, repeatable testing workflow is a priority" (GPT-6 Luna, PTaaS)

## And against it

- "What to Avoid - Synack/Bugcrowd/HackerOne – Better suited for large enterprises" (Kimi K2, PTaaS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Synack, from 66 of the 75 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- synack.com: 41 (its own site)
- stingrai.io: 30
- techrepublic.com: 18
- atlantsecurity.com: 16
- cloudsecuritypartners.com: 15
- cobalt.io: 13
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 12
- clutch.co: 11
- getastra.com: 11
- softwaresecured.com: 11

### Pages cited

- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-penetration-testing-companies: 18
- https://cloudsecuritypartners.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 15
- https://synack.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 14
- https://atlantsecurity.com/blog/top-penetration-testing-companies: 13
- https://clutch.co/it-services/cybersecurity/penetration-testing: 11
- https://cobalt.io/platform/pricing: 11
- https://redsentry.com/resources/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 9
- https://reverbico.com/blog/top-ptaas-providers: 9

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: AI + Human Penetration Testing | PTaaS (https://synack.com/)
- For: organizations (https://synack.com/)
- Price stated: Pricing (https://synack.com/)
- Starting price: 4,181 (https://www.synack.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: The Basic Platform is available at no cost. (https://www.synack.com/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 6 (https://www.synack.com/products/)
- Certifications: FedRAMP, CREST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS
- Hosting: multiple US geographic regions
- Customers named: Allianz Direct, Spectro Cloud Security, Domino's, Jack Henry, Dow, Iberia Cards, Spectro Cloud, Microsoft

## What it publishes

Every page synack.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1326 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 366 pages, 33 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-21
- webinar or virtual event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-29
- conference or event: 11 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-07
- comparison: 23 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-19
- template or tool: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-20
- glossary or explainer: 27 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- podcast or video: 139 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- news or press: 32 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Agentic ai pentesting guardrails https://www.synack.com/agentic-ai-pentesting-guardrails
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: St stplus compliance pentesting data sheet https://www.synack.com/st-stplus-compliance-pentesting-data-sheet
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Web application security testing data sheet https://www.synack.com/web-application-security-testing-data-sheet
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Sara ai pentesting data sheet https://www.synack.com/sara-ai-pentesting-data-sheet
- Recent: 2026-09-24 news or press: Synack ai pentesting marketplaces https://www.synack.com/press-releases/synack-ai-pentesting-marketplaces
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Penetration testing rfp https://www.synack.com/blog/penetration-testing-rfp

## 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.