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Attaxion vs Optro

Attaxion sells a platform that maps an organization's entire attack surface, identifies critical vulnerabilities and supports remediation with guided next steps and workflows. Optro sells the GRC Intelligence Platform, which delivers real-time insights, autonomous testing and a connected view for enterprises. CISO Tribune files both under Third-party risk and security ratings. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Attaxion vs Optro: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
AttaxionAttaxion sells a platform that maps an organization's entire attack surface, identifies critical vulnerabilities and supports remediation with guided next steps and workflows.attaxion.comOptroOptro sells the GRC Intelligence Platform, which delivers real-time insights, autonomous testing and a connected view for enterprises.optro.ai
What it sells
  • Community Edition[6]A free tier to which an account is downgraded after its trial ends.
  • GRC Intelligence Platform[4][5]A platform that delivers real-time insights, autonomous testing and a connected view for enterprises.
  • Optro AI[19][20][21][23]Optro AI includes generative capabilities and Intelligent Recommendations capabilities.
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Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Founded
Not stated on its pages2014[3]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesOwned by Hg since 2024[3][12][17][18][21][24]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
Not stated on its pages
  • October 13, 2026Optro announced changes to its Optro Partner Connect program, including two new partner tracks and Partner Growth Funding.[15]
  • May 19, 2026Optro launched a joint regulatory change management offering with the EY US advisory practice, built on its RegComply product.[25]
  • May 18, 2026Optro announced a new reseller partnership with cybersecurity firm GuidePoint Security.[26]
  • May 6, 2026Optro announced the acquisition of Midship, an AI-native SOX automation company.[24]
  • May 6, 2026Optro announced the acquisition of Midship, an AI-native SOX automation provider.[12]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Attaxion sells plans to growing businesses with a sizeable online infrastructure and to larger companies with big external attack surfaces. Attaxion says it commonly works with larger businesses with an extensive infrastructure. The uses Attaxion describes cover automated security testing for web apps, monitoring of third-party technologies and assessing the security posture of target candidates.From its own pages, the company sells mainly to enterprises running audit, risk, compliance and information security programs. The home page describes its platform as what enterprises need, and the AI governance page speaks of enterprise AI. The audit page refers to collaboration across all lines on shared risks and controls.
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November 12, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Attaxion and Optro are both filed under Third-party risk and security ratings.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Attaxion's primary category is External attack surface management; Optro's is GRC and integrated risk platforms.
  • Attaxion is also filed under Vulnerability management and Dynamic application security testing.
  • Attaxion lists Community Edition. Optro lists GRC Intelligence Platform and Optro AI.
  • Optro was founded in 2014.
  • Optro is owned by Hg, since 2024.

What it sells: Attaxion

What Community Edition does[6]
After its trial ends, an Attaxion account is downgraded to the free Community Edition tier. On the Community Edition tier, Attaxion runs discovery and vulnerability scans on a monthly basis. The number of scanned assets is reduced to 40, and only 50% of them can be viewed.

What it sells: Optro

What GRC Intelligence Platform does[4][5]
The GRC Intelligence Platform holds risks in one connected register, aligned to the controls, assets, third parties and audit findings. Customers use a preloaded library of 30+ frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR. Optro Analytics evaluates entire data populations and enables continuous monitoring.
What Optro AI does[19][20][21][23]
Optro's MCP Server is compatible with any MCP-ready LLM client. Optro does not use customer data to train Optro AI or models.

Questions about Attaxion and Optro

What do Attaxion and Optro sell?
Attaxion sells Community Edition. Optro sells GRC Intelligence Platform and Optro AI.
Are Attaxion and Optro in the same category?
They share Third-party risk and security ratings. Attaxion's primary category is External attack surface management and Optro's is GRC and integrated risk platforms.
When were Attaxion and Optro founded?
Optro was founded in 2014.
Who owns Attaxion and Optro?
Optro is owned by Hg, since 2024.
Who are Attaxion and Optro sold to?
From its own pages, Attaxion sells plans to growing businesses with a sizeable online infrastructure and to larger companies with big external attack surfaces. From its own pages, the company sells mainly to enterprises running audit, risk, compliance and information security programs.
What have Attaxion and Optro announced recently?
October 13, 2026: Optro announced changes to its Optro Partner Connect program, including two new partner tracks and Partner Growth Funding.

About Attaxion

Attaxion sells a platform that maps an organization's entire attack surface, identifies critical vulnerabilities and supports remediation with guided next steps and workflows. Attaxion is an EASM platform with asset discovery techniques. Attaxion discovers assets both known and unknown to the organization using it. In addition to the assets a customer specifies, Attaxion discovers other assets on the external attack surface and scans them for vulnerabilities.[3][4][6][7]

Attaxion LiveSight shows what is exposed across an attack surface and who is actively communicating with the network in near real time. Attaxion has a free Community Edition tier, to which an account is downgraded after its trial ends. On the Community Edition tier, Attaxion runs discovery and vulnerability scans on a monthly basis. On the Community Edition tier, the number of scanned assets is reduced to 40, and only 50% of them can be viewed.[5][6]

Attaxion runs fully automated security testing for web apps across an organization's entire external attack surface. Attaxion discovers web applications across the entire external attack surface, including ones the organization did not know about or forgot about. Attaxion finds issues in web applications such as vulnerable third-party technology, XSS and open ports. Attaxion continuously analyzes web applications and finds vulnerabilities and misconfigurations without causing disruptions. Attaxion builds and maintains an inventory of third-party technologies used across web apps, highlighting technology versions and related assets that pose higher risks. Attaxion can generate reports for individual web apps and for an entire external attack surface. Attaxion provides detailed reports for stakeholders on each web app an organization manages.[2][5][7]

Attaxion uses EPSS and CISA KEV data to help prioritize critical issues that are more likely to be exploited or known to be exploited in the wild. The vulnerability catalog of Attaxion is regularly updated with new entries, and Attaxion continuously runs scans across web applications to find assets vulnerable to emerging threats. Attaxion creates support tickets with information about issues.[7]

Attaxion identifies, assesses and continuously monitors for new third-party technologies and associated risks. Attaxion provides insights into the security posture and inherited cyber risks of target candidates. Attaxion is used to eliminate potential compliance issues by ensuring all external assets are cataloged and scanned for vulnerabilities.[5]

A regional bank with about $80 billion in assets relied on Attaxion to switch to risk-based vulnerability management (RBVM). The regional bank serves users across North America, focuses on commercial banking and offers financial advisory and investment services. The regional bank operates in a heavily regulated industry and maintains compliance with requirements such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and PCI DSS. The infrastructure security team at the regional bank is short-handed. The regional bank moved from traditional vulnerability management to risk-based vulnerability management with automatic asset discovery, to cover its web-facing infrastructure and prioritize vulnerabilities based on exploitability. The regional bank chose the Attaxion EASM platform to provide the necessary data and enable RBVM. Using varied cyber reconnaissance techniques, Attaxion enabled the bank to identify and secure previously unknown assets that were putting it at risk of non-compliance. Some of the previously unknown assets at the regional bank were not in scope for penetration tests and would have remained shadow IT after the yearly pentesting exercise. For the regional bank, Attaxion goes beyond CVSS-based risk scoring and factors EPSS and CISA KEV data into vulnerability prioritization.[1][4][5]

Totalmobile gained attack surface visibility, uncovered shadow IT and implemented EASM with Attaxion. Pollysoft automated visibility over its external assets and critical vulnerabilities. Rand Machine Products uses automated asset discovery with Attaxion for remediation. PEAK Wind worked toward NIS2 compliance with continuous external visibility. A small security team scans servers and web apps using the attack surface management of Attaxion.[1][5]

Attaxion commonly works with larger businesses with an extensive infrastructure. Attaxion accounts can be upgraded from within the app, and the Attaxion sales team sets up custom Enterprise plans.[1][5][6]

Attaxion on the record

Sources

Attaxion full record

  1. [1]attaxion.comAttaxion · attaxion.com · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Test web application securityAttaxion · attaxion.com · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]About us | AttaxionAttaxion · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]How Attaxion Helped a Regional Bank Implement RBVM | AttaxionAttaxion · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Attaxion: Agentless Exposure Management with #1 Asset CoverageAttaxion · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Pricing | AttaxionAttaxion · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Test Web Application Security | AttaxionAttaxion · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A

Optro full record

  1. [1]Sox managementOptro · optro.ai · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Meet optro auditboard unveils new identity as ai transforms grc 302707325Optro (formerly AuditBoard) via PR Newswire · prnewswire.com · published March 9, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]23 05 2024HgCapital Trust · hgcapitaltrust.com · published May 23, 2024 · Tier B
  4. [4]Optro | GRC Intelligence PlatformOptro · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Risk Management Solution: Integrate Risk Into Every Decision | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Internal Audit Management Software with AI Agents | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Regulatory Compliance Software | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]IT & Cyber Risk Management Software | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]IT Risk and Compliance Solution: Automate Your Processes | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Optro Services & Success | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]AI Governance | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Optro Leads the Global Audit Transformation with the Acquisition of AI-Native MidshipOptro · published May 6, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Optro launches AI-Powered GRC Capabilities for the Modern Enterprise with AI Governance, Cyber Risk, and Continuous Control MonitoringOptro · published March 17, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]AuditBoard is Now Optro: The #1 GRC PlatformOptro · published March 9, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Optro Raises the Bar on Partner Investment with Growth Funding and Expanded Partner TracksOptro · published October 13, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Meet Optro: AuditBoard Unveils New Identity as AI Transforms GRCOptro · published March 9, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Optro Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier C
  18. [18]Optro Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier C
  19. [19]Modern GRC Intelligence Platform | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Enterprise Risk Management Software | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]Controls Management Software | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  22. [22]GRC Intelligence Platform | OptroOptro · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  23. [23]AI for GRC | Optro's Agentic System of ActionOptro · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  24. [24]Optro Leads the Global Audit Transformation with the Acquisition of AI-Native MidshipPR Newswire · published May 6, 2026 · Tier A
  25. [25]Optro and EY US Launch Joint OfferingOptro · published May 19, 2026 · Tier A
  26. [26]Optro Now Offered Through GuidePoint SecurityOptro · published May 18, 2026 · Tier A

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