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Intruder vs Sysdig

Intruder sells a single platform for continuous scanning across infrastructure, apps and cloud environments. Sysdig delivers real-time defense for cloud, containers, and AI agents. CISO Tribune files both under Cloud security posture management. 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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  • Intruder
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Intruder vs Sysdig: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
IntruderIntruder sells a single platform for continuous scanning across infrastructure, apps and cloud environments.intruder.ioSysdigSysdig delivers real-time defense for cloud, containers, and AI agents.sysdig.com
What it sells
  • Attack Surface Management[1][8]Finds assets outside an inventory and shows monitored ports and services.
  • Application Security[3]Continuous dynamic application security testing for web apps and single-page apps.
  • Cloud Security[1][3][9]Agentless scanning across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
  • Sysdig Secure[3][17]A cloud-native application protection platform that unifies prevention, detection, and response across containers, Kubernetes, identities, workloads, and cloud services.
  • Sysdig Monitor[1][11][13][14]Provides visibility into Kubernetes clusters, namespaces, workloads, pods, and containers.
Categories
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom[2]San Francisco, United States[2]
Founded
2015[2][4]Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesPrivately held[4][19]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
Not stated on its pages
  • November 4, 2026Sysdig announced general availability of Sysdig AI Defense, a product providing runtime security and governance for AI agents.[15]
  • August 4, 2026Sysdig announced the launch of Sysdig Secure AI, a new AI-native offering built on the Sysdig Secure CNAPP.[17]
  • June 16, 2026Sysdig announced the appointment of Hatem Naguib as Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors.[16]
  • March 23, 2026Sysdig announced runtime security for AI coding agents, intended to help organizations adopt autonomous development tools safely.[18]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 12, 2026[13]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[19]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Not written yetNot written yet
Last verified
November 12, 2026November 5, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Intruder and Sysdig are both filed under Cloud security posture management.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Intruder's primary category is Vulnerability management; Sysdig's is Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP).
  • Intruder is also filed under External attack surface management and Penetration testing and red team services. Sysdig is also filed under Cloud workload protection and Cloud detection and response.
  • Intruder lists Attack Surface Management, Application Security and Cloud Security. Sysdig lists Sysdig Secure and Sysdig Monitor.
  • Intruder is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Sysdig is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
  • Intruder was founded in 2015.
  • Sysdig is privately held.

What it sells: Intruder

What Attack Surface Management does[1][8]
It connects to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Cloudflare accounts and takes any domains and IPs. The attack surface view shows every monitored port, the service running on it, and the version behind it.
What Application Security does[3]
Application Security provides continuous dynamic application security testing (DAST) for web apps, single-page apps and underlying infrastructure, including authenticated scanning behind login pages. A ZAP-powered scanner runs over 75 application checks and integrates with CI/CD pipelines through GitHub, GitLab, Jira and Azure DevOps.
What Cloud Security does[1][3][9]
Cloud Security runs agentless scanning across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud for misconfigurations, insecure permissions, exposed secrets and critical vulnerabilities. CSPM checks run daily and trigger when the environment changes. Intruder scans container images at the registry level.

What it sells: Sysdig

What Sysdig Monitor does[1][11][13][14]
Sysdig Monitor provides visibility into Kubernetes clusters, namespaces, workloads, pods, and containers, regardless of cloud platform. Sysdig Monitor collects metrics about an environment, then correlates and enriches those metrics.

Questions about Intruder and Sysdig

What do Intruder and Sysdig sell?
Intruder sells Attack Surface Management, Application Security and Cloud Security. Sysdig sells Sysdig Secure and Sysdig Monitor.
Are Intruder and Sysdig in the same category?
They share Cloud security posture management. Intruder's primary category is Vulnerability management and Sysdig's is Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP).
Where are Intruder and Sysdig headquartered?
Intruder is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Sysdig is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
When were Intruder and Sysdig founded?
Intruder was founded in 2015.
Who owns Intruder and Sysdig?
Sysdig is privately held.
What have Intruder and Sysdig announced recently?
November 4, 2026: Sysdig announced general availability of Sysdig AI Defense, a product providing runtime security and governance for AI agents.

About Intruder

Intruder sells a single platform for continuous scanning across infrastructure, apps and cloud environments. Intruder was founded in 2015 by Chris Wallis to help solve the information overload crisis in vulnerability management. Intruder Systems Ltd completed the AICPA Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2 audit. The Intruder portal runs as a SaaS environment with logical data separation between clients' datasets.[5]

Intruder runs emerging threat scans within hours of new critical vulnerabilities going public. Intruder checks systems for 170,000+ infrastructure weaknesses, 75+ web-layer security issues and other misconfigurations. Intruder emerging threat scans check systems for newly discovered vulnerabilities automatically, as soon as a check is available. Intruder is powered by scanners including Tenable, Nuclei, OpenVas, and ZAP. Intruder offers internal target scanning only on the Pro and Enterprise plans.[6][7]

Intruder describes attack surface management as the continuous process of discovering, assessing, and reducing every digital asset an attacker can reach, including systems that are unknown or unmanaged. Port scans run daily in Intruder to track what is exposed. New service scans trigger in Intruder when something in the environment changes, and emerging threat scans run when a major new vulnerability is disclosed. The Intruder attack surface view shows every monitored port, the service running on it, and the version behind it, with a screenshot of each web service. Users of the Intruder attack surface view can search or filter by port, service, product, host status, or certificate expiry.[1][8]

Intruder cloud security needs no agents and connects to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud accounts. Intruder connects to cloud accounts using read-only access, and nothing is deployed into the infrastructure. Intruder scans container images at the registry level. Intruder shows cloud misconfigurations, exposed secrets, insecure permissions, CVEs, and attack surface issues in one place.[8][9]

A ZAP-powered scanner in Intruder runs over 75 application checks for injection flaws, misconfigurations and zero-days. The same Intruder scanner integrates with CI/CD pipelines through GitHub, GitLab, Jira and Azure DevOps, and prioritizes results with remediation advice.

Intruder takes a white-box approach, working from source code. Intruder's agents are built and trained by CREST-certified pentesters and validate every finding against the application. Intruder delivers AI pentest results in a report containing an executive summary, full technical details, and remediation guidance. Intruder formats the AI pentest report to serve as compliance evidence for frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and Cyber Essentials. Intruder also connects to a Bitbucket code repo to run a pentest on demand.[10][11]

Intruder integrates with Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and ServiceNow for issue tracking, Slack and Microsoft Teams for alerts, Drata and Vanta for compliance, and Microsoft Sentinel for SIEM. Intruder syncs container images from Docker Hub accounts for scanning. Intruder syncs targets from a Cloudflare environment and scans them for vulnerabilities. Intruder supports Okta SSO for authenticating users. Intruder prices the Cloud and Pro plans as a base fee plus a fee-per-target. Intruder quotes Enterprise pricing separately, because it depends on requirements and the size and complexity of the customer's systems. Customers can choose either a monthly rolling plan, which can be cancelled at any time, or an annual plan.[7][9][11]

Ravelin uses Intruder for continuous vulnerability scanning of its payment systems. Brainlabs relies on Intruder to find unknowns as new acquisitions reshape its attack surface. Hill & Smith uses Intruder to uncover hidden assets and expand visibility of its attack surface. Litmus uses Intruder to automate security and protect customer data. Surveil partnered with Intruder to gain attack surface visibility.[1][7][8][9][10]

Intruder on the record

Sources

Intruder full record

  1. [1]intruder.ioIntruder · intruder.io · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]CareersIntruder · intruder.io · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Intruder | Stop Breaches Before They StartIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Intruder About Us | Providing Effortless Cyber SecurityIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Intruder Security | How We Keep Your Data SecureIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Solution TemplateIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Intruder Pricing | Plans & Bolt-onsIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Attack Surface Management for Shadow IT and Exposures | IntruderIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Cloud Security for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud in One View | IntruderIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]AI Pentesting: On-Demand Web App Pentests in Hours | IntruderIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Integrations | Jira, Slack, Vanta, AWS & MoreIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Customer Success Stories | IntruderIntruder · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Intruder Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & FeaturesG2 · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier C

Sysdig full record

  1. [1]sysdig.comSysdig · sysdig.com · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Inc best workplaces 2019Sysdig · sysdig.com · published May 28, 2019 · Tier A
  3. [3]Sysdig | Cloud Security Starts at RuntimeSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Sysdig Platform | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Vulnerability Management Tools | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Server Threat Detection Tools | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Generative AI – SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Cloud Monitoring | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Sysdig Monitor | SysdigSysdig · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Sysdig Launches Sysdig AI Defense, Bringing Runtime Security to Every Action AI Agents TakeSysdig · published November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Sysdig Names Hatem Naguib as CEO to Lead Next Generation of AI-Driven Cloud SecuritySysdig · published June 16, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Sysdig Launches Secure AI to Democratize Machine-Speed Cloud DefenseSysdig · published August 4, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Sysdig Launches Runtime Security for AI Coding AgentsSysdig · published March 23, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Sysdig Secure Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & FeaturesG2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

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