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AxoniusAxonius sells asset intelligence that security and IT teams use to discover what is unknown, fix what is exposed, and prove cyber resilience.axonius.comBrinqaBrinqa provides a platform for continuous threat exposure management that ingests, correlates and prioritizes vulnerability and exposure data from across an organization's environment, including cloud, infrastructure and application sources.brinqa.comGuardareGuardare sells an AI-powered exposure assessment platform that connects to existing security, IT and HR tools to find misconfigurations, gaps and overlaps, prioritize risks, and assign remediation tasks to teams.guardare.comrunZerorunZero is a security company that sells the runZero Platform, which provides security visibility across IT, OT, IoT, cloud, mobile and remote assets.runzero.com
What it sells
  • SaaS Applications[8]Extends asset intelligence to the application layer.
  • Cyber-Physical Assets[1][3]Passive OT and IoT asset discovery and exposure management.
  • AI Workforce[1][3]Virtual Workers on routine security checks.
  • AI Companion[9]Answers plain-language questions about the environment.
  • Brinqa Platform[2]A platform that ingests and correlates exposure data from across an environment into a single model and prioritizes remediation based on exploitability.
  • PlexTrac[1]A validation and reporting platform for offensive security and penetration testing teams, acquired by Brinqa.
  • BrinqaIQ[2]An AI-powered conversational assistant that lets users query documentation, threat intelligence and the Cyber Risk Graph in plain language.
  • Brinqa Cyber Risk Graph[2]The underlying data model that stores and links exposure, asset and risk information used across the platform.
  • Guardare PlatformA platform that connects data from existing security tools to uncover exposures across users, devices, software and cloud environments, then prioritizes and assigns remediation work.
  • runZero Platform[3][4][6]An exposure management platform that combines active scanning, passive discovery and integrations with advanced fingerprinting.
  • runZero 5.1[3]A runZero release that adds AI workflows.
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Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pagesClearwater, United States[2]Not stated on its pages
Founded
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Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pagesPrivately held[2][3]Owned by Dragos since 2026[2][3][5]
Named customers
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Recent news
  • November 3, 2026Axonius appointed Thais Lima as chief revenue officer and Lior Mozel as chief technology officer.[15]
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  • G2: listed, seen November 5, 2026[5]
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Who it fits
From its own pages, Axonius sells mainly to security, IT, and GRC teams that need a reconciled view of their assets. Axonius Federal Systems serves U.S federal agencies. Axonius says its healthcare offering is purpose-built for hospitals. Axonius says customers of all sizes use it for SaaS environments, and customers of all kinds and sizes use it to secure software assets. Axonius Cyber-Physical Assets covers OT and IoT environments.Not written yetNot written yetNot written yet
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About Axonius

Axonius sells asset intelligence that security and IT teams use to discover what is unknown, fix what is exposed, and prove cyber resilience. Axonius says every asset is correlated and deduplicated into one verified record, with AI assets inventoried alongside everything else.[2][3][4]

Axonius says security teams are not struggling with a lack of data but cannot trust the data they have. Axonius connects to 1,400+ data sources, from endpoint agents and cloud providers to SaaS apps and identity and access management solutions, and correlates everything into a single, reconciled asset record. Axonius says it continuously reconciles data across sources so the inventory stays accurate as the environment changes. Axonius says its asset data is configured entirely through API-based adapters, with no agents and no scanners required. Axonius says API adapters pull from security, IT, identity, cloud, and SaaS tools, and network collectors bring in IoT and OT and shadow IT devices.[5][6][7]

Axonius offers a system of record for all digital infrastructure, aimed at keeping every asset across every system continuously known, including AI tools. Axonius Software Assets automatically inventories software across all devices, managed or unmanaged. Axonius SaaS Applications extends asset intelligence to the application layer, discovering every app in use and correlating it to the devices, identities, and exposures it touches. Axonius discovers SaaS through the integrations and identity sources already in a customer's stack, with no agents, no proxies, and no inline inspection. Axonius says identity risk spans service accounts, API keys, and AI agents, and that Axonius unifies every identity. Axonius Cyber-Physical Assets extends the Axonius Platform to deliver passive OT and IoT asset discovery, continuous asset inventory, contextual risk intelligence, and exposure management across cyber-physical environments.[3][7][8]

Axonius AI turns a plain-language question into an answer grounded in the live environment and, with approval, acts on it. The Axonius AI Companion is described as a security partner that understands the environment, assets, and business context, and users ask in plain language about their attack surface. Axonius offers AI Workforce, which puts Virtual Workers on routine security checks. Axonius describes role-based agents that solve security problems end-to-end, on demand or on a recurring schedule, and flag findings, issue fixes, and offload manual work. Axonius says Virtual Workers review the environment on a schedule, flag what needs attention, and explain why. Axonius offers an MCP Server that brings asset data to Claude, an IDE, or custom agents. Axonius says it discovers AI assets in an environment, from ungoverned SaaS to non-human identities and rogue software usage, and covers devices, SaaS, cloud, and development pipelines.[1][3][9][10][11]

For exposure management, Axonius says it correlates findings with asset ownership, business criticality, coverage status, network exposure, and attack paths. Axonius says its 1,400+ integrations span 40+ asset types. Axonius says AI recommends the fix, opens a ready-to-work ticket, and can track it to closure. Axonius says its Action Center offers over 600 actions across adapters, such as sending a notification, opening a ticket in an ITSM, or isolating a device. Axonius says it gives cyber incident response teams the asset intelligence needed to identify what is affected, who owns it, and how to fix it. Axonius says its bi-directional adapters push notifications to downstream systems, such as creating ServiceNow or Jira tickets, isolating devices, or updating CMDBs. Axonius says it closes endpoint compliance gaps by surfacing devices missing EDR, vulnerability scanning, and SSO controls. Axonius says it turns a CMDB from a static inventory into a source of truth continuously reconciled with what is in the environment.[5][10][12][13]

Axonius says it helps Security validate and document operational control coverage, while GRC remains responsible for control ownership, framework interpretation, exceptions, and audit decisions.[6]

Axonius Federal Systems helps U.S federal agencies comply with cybersecurity regulations by uncovering every asset. Axonius says its healthcare offering is purpose-built for hospitals, and it unifies security and operations across medical, IoT, OT, and IT assets. Axonius says it discovers and classifies every medical device with over 150 attributes per asset. Axonius for Healthcare integrates with NAC, firewalls, ticketing systems, and CMMS tools. Axonius cites Brooks Running as a customer that gains real-time asset visibility to secure global growth. Bedfordshire Hospitals, an Axonius customer, says it expects greatly reduced risk from its medical devices once risk reduction activities have been applied.[1][3][7][8][10][12][14]

Axonius on the record

Sources

Axonius full record

  1. [1]NewsroomAxonius · axonius.com · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Axonius earns 2025 great place to work certificationAxonius · axonius.com · published October 16, 2025 · Tier A
  3. [3]The Asset Intelligence Platform | Axonius.comAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Platform | The Axonius Asset Cloud | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]IT Asset Discovery tools | Axonius | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Continuous Security Control Monitoring | Axonius | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Axonius Asset Cloud | Axonius Software Assets | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Axonius Asset Cloud | Axonius SaaS Applications | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]AI for Security | Axonius | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]AI-Powered Exposure Management | Axonius | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Security for AI: Discover Every AI Asset | Axonius | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Solutions and Accountability for Security, IT and GRC | Axonius | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Cyber Incident Response | Axonius | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Axonius | Platform | Axonius for Healthcare | AxoniusAxonius · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Axonius Appoints Thais Lima as Chief Revenue Officer and Lior Mozel as Chief Technology OfficerAxonius · published November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Axonius Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & FeaturesG2 · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier C

Brinqa full record

  1. [1]brinqa.comBrinqa · brinqa.com · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Brinqa launches brinqaiq smarter decisions with aiBrinqa · brinqa.com · published September 30, 2025 · Tier A

Guardare full record

  1. [1]guardare.comGuardare · guardare.com · undated page, accessed October 19, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Guardare recognized on the prestigious 2026 mes midmarket 100 listGuardare · guardare.com · published July 15, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Seed fundingGuardare · guardare.com · published June 9, 2025 · Tier A

runZero full record

  1. [1]AboutrunZero · runzero.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Dragos completes netrise and runzero acquisitions following accenture dealSecurityWeek · securityweek.com · published September 21, 2026 · Tier B
  3. [3]runZero: Exposure Management for the AI-attack erarunZero · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Community Edition - runZerorunZero · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]runZero Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier C
  6. [6]Exposure Management Platform - runZerorunZero · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Integrations - runZerorunZero · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Inbound integrationsrunZero · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]runZero Pricing - Get Started in Minutes with a Free TrialrunZero · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]About Us - runZerorunZero · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Careers - Join the team! - runZerorunZero · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A

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