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Fleuret AI vs XM Cyber

Fleuret AI sells pentesting that combines artificial intelligence and offensive expertise. XM Cyber sells a platform that continuously surfaces every validated exposure that forms real attack paths. CISO Tribune files both under Breach simulation and automated pen-testing. 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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  • Fleuret AI
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Fleuret AI vs XM Cyber: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
Fleuret AIFleuret AI sells pentesting that combines artificial intelligence and offensive expertise.fleuret.aiXM CyberXM Cyber sells a platform that continuously surfaces every validated exposure that forms real attack paths.xmcyber.com
What it sells
  • Émile[4][6]Runs pentests on applications, APIs and infrastructure and ships a replayable exploit with every finding.
  • Hortense[4][5][6]Tells customers what to test next, and when.
  • Continuous Exposure Management Platform[4][5]Surfaces validated exposures that form real attack paths.
  • XM Attack Graph Analysis™Maps viable exposures into attack paths that lead to business-critical assets.
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Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesHerzliya, Israel[3]
Founded
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Privately heldOwned by Schwarz Group since 2021[2][4][15]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • October 5, 2026Fleuret AI closed a €4M pre-seed round led by RAISE Ventures, with participation from Auriga Cyber Ventures, Wind Capital and Better Angle.[2]
Not stated on its pages
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[15]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Its published guides address CISOs at credit institutions and at SaaS companies. Fleuret describes its service as adding to the people already in place, such as a customer's team, MSSP or PASSI-certified firm. Its reports are signed and mapped to DORA, NIS2 and ISO 27001. Hosting and inference run on Scaleway in Paris.From its own pages, XM Cyber does not state organisation size, industries or deployment models it targets. Its business initiatives menu names Operational Technology (OT), Mergers and Acquisitions, Ransomware Readiness and Executive Risk Reporting, but the pages do not describe these as customer segments or buyer roles. This is our reading of the pages, not a recommendation.
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October 21, 2026November 2, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Fleuret AI and XM Cyber are both filed under Breach simulation and automated pen-testing.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Fleuret AI's primary category is Breach simulation and automated pen-testing; XM Cyber's is Exposure prioritisation and CTEM.
  • Fleuret AI is also filed under Penetration testing and red team services, Static application security testing and Dynamic application security testing.
  • Fleuret AI lists Émile and Hortense. XM Cyber lists Continuous Exposure Management Platform and XM Attack Graph Analysis™.
  • XM Cyber is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.
  • Fleuret AI is privately held. XM Cyber is owned by Schwarz Group, since 2021.

What it sells: Fleuret AI

What Émile does[4][6]
A separate validator confirms every finding with a non-destructive exploit. Every finding ships with a working, replayable exploit. Each finding lands as a ticket with its exploit, an owner and a remediation, pushed to Jira, Linear or Slack.
What Hortense does[4][5][6]
Hortense maps a customer's estate from domain to database. Hortense crosses what changed in the code with what is exposed on the internet and what past pentests found. Hortense prepares the scope, and a person with launch rights starts the pentest, which Émile runs. Hortense comes with every yearly plan.

What it sells: XM Cyber

What XM Attack Graph Analysis™ does
XM Attack Graph Analysis™ maps all viable exposures into attack paths from the external attack surface, across on-prem and cloud, to business-critical assets. The platform takes a digital twin approach to prioritize exposures validated against exploitability and reachability conditions, taking into account compensating security controls.

Questions about Fleuret AI and XM Cyber

What do Fleuret AI and XM Cyber sell?
Fleuret AI sells Émile and Hortense. XM Cyber sells Continuous Exposure Management Platform and XM Attack Graph Analysis™.
Are Fleuret AI and XM Cyber in the same category?
They share Breach simulation and automated pen-testing. Fleuret AI's primary category is Breach simulation and automated pen-testing and XM Cyber's is Exposure prioritisation and CTEM.
Where are Fleuret AI and XM Cyber headquartered?
XM Cyber is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.
Who owns Fleuret AI and XM Cyber?
Fleuret AI is privately held. XM Cyber is owned by Schwarz Group, since 2021.
Who are Fleuret AI and XM Cyber sold to?
Its published guides address CISOs at credit institutions and at SaaS companies. From its own pages, XM Cyber does not state organisation size, industries or deployment models it targets.
What have Fleuret AI and XM Cyber announced recently?
October 5, 2026: Fleuret AI closed a €4M pre-seed round led by RAISE Ventures, with participation from Auriga Cyber Ventures, Wind Capital and Better Angle.

About Fleuret AI

Fleuret AI sells pentesting that combines artificial intelligence and offensive expertise. Fleuret uses agentic AI to simulate real attacks on its customers' systems. Émile runs pentests on customer applications, APIs and infrastructure and ships a replayable exploit with every finding. Hortense tells customers what to test next, and when. Fleuret states that its service is built and hosted in Europe.[1][3][4]

A separate validator confirms every finding with a non-destructive exploit. Several agents test the surface at once and reproduce every finding before it is reported. Every finding ships with a working, replayable exploit, and a finding that cannot be reproduced is left out of the report. Fleuret states that proofs of concept are read-only and non-destructive. Fleuret states that its orchestration is deterministic code, not a free-running model, and that it ends in a signed report.[4][5]

Each finding becomes a ticket with its exploit, an owner and a remediation, pushed to Jira, Linear or Slack. Customers can launch a full pentest the day an application changes and can re-test a fix whenever they want. Fleuret reports contain a replayable exploit for every finding, logged re-tests, the coverage of what was tested and held, and a signed report mapped to DORA, NIS2 and ISO 27001.[4]

Hortense maps a customer's estate from domain to database and crosses what changed in the code with what is exposed on the internet and what past pentests found. Hortense connects what a customer already has into a view of risk: what to test, what to fix first, what can wait, and why. For each application, Hortense weighs the last pentest, what changed since, and how close it sits to a crown jewel. Hortense then recommends a pentest with its reasons and prepares it, and the customer approves it. Hortense prepares the scope, and a person with launch rights starts the pentest, which Émile runs. Hortense comes with every yearly plan.[1][4][6]

Fleuret sells pentests from 4,000 euros per test. Each extra credit costs €4,000, whatever the plan. Credits are valid for the subscription year and do not carry over to the next one. A first pentest is credited in full against a yearly plan taken within 60 days.[5][7]

Hosting and inference run on Scaleway in Paris, which Fleuret describes as a European provider. Fleuret runs open-weight models (gpt-oss, Kimi K2.5) on H100 GPUs at Scaleway in Paris. Engagement data does not leave that environment to reach a third-party model API. Engagement data, namely vulnerabilities, exploitation evidence and reports, is retained for 18 months in a per-client segmented European environment, then deleted. Fleuret AI states that stored data is encrypted with AES-256 and that communications use TLS 1.2 or higher. Fleuret AI states that its production data is hosted in data centers within the European Union. Fleuret AI states that it is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation. Fleuret AI gives its address as 60 Rue François 1er, 75008 Paris, France.[4][8]

Fleuret AI publishes practical guides for CISOs scoping penetration testing under DORA, NIS2, ISO 27001, SOC 2 and PCI DSS. One guide covers how SaaS CISOs decide scope and evidence pentest against Article 21(2)(e) and 21(2)(f).[1][4][5][9]

Fleuret AI on the record

Sources

Fleuret AI full record

  1. [1]fleuret.aiFleuret AI · fleuret.ai · undated page, accessed October 21, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Fleuret raises €4M pre-seed for agentic pentestingFleuret AI · published October 5, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]About Fleuret | Agentic AI pentestingFleuret AI · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Fleuret | AI-powered automated pentestingFleuret AI · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Pricing | Pentest credits, platform included | FleuretFleuret AI · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Hortense, your offsec brain | Know what to test next, and when | FleuretFleuret AI · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]SOC 2 and ISO 27001 cost calculator | FleuretFleuret AI · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Security Policy | FleuretFleuret AI · published March 11, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Compliance Pentest Guides | DORA, NIS2, ISO 27001 | FleuretFleuret AI · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

XM Cyber full record

  1. [1]xmcyber.comXM Cyber · xmcyber.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Schwarz group acquires israeli hybrid cloud cybersecurity innovator xm cyberXM Cyber · xmcyber.com · published November 22, 2021 · Tier A
  3. [3]0,7340,L 3734737,00Calcalist · calcalistech.com · published March 23, 2018 · Tier B
  4. [4]Continuous Exposure Management | XM CyberXM Cyber · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Use case- Audit & ComplianceXM Cyber · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Platform | XM CyberXM Cyber · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Security Controls MonitoringXM Cyber · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Vulnerability Risk ManagementXM Cyber · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]XM Cyber for Continuous Exposure Prioritization | XM CyberXM Cyber · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Safely Adopt AI Without Introducing RiskXM Cyber · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Case Studies | XM CyberXM Cyber · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Security, Compliance and Privacy | XM CyberXM Cyber · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Solution Briefs | XM CyberXM Cyber · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]XM Cyber Named a Challenger in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Exposure Assessment Platforms | XM CyberXM Cyber · published November 13, 2025 · Tier A
  15. [15]XM Cyber Exposure Management Platform Reviews 2026G2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

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