G2 Vendor Directory

Cobalt vs. Core Impact

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCobalt

by Cobalt

Core Impact

by Fortra

Overall rating4.54.1
Review count18330
Ease of use9.38.3
Ease of setup9.27.8
Quality of support9.48.9
Meets requirements9.48.3
NPS70.87912144.827586
Small Business24.0%36.7%
Mid-Market55.6%30.0%
Enterprise20.5%33.3%
Total page views1,413308
Total LLM citations13,393998

Cobalt

Cobalt is the pioneer in pentesting as a service (PTaaS) and a leader in continuous offensive security testing grounded in human expertise. The Cobalt Offensive Security Platform spans the full spectrum of offensive security, from targeted, human-led pentesting to high-frequency, AI-driven autonomous security testing. Only Cobalt brings together the four critical elements of modern offensive security: elite human expertise, a context-aware platform, AI-powered orchestration, and the industry's largest dataset of real-world pentest results.

Pros

  • Pentesting Efficiency
  • Customer Support
  • Ease of Use
  • Communication
  • Reporting Quality
  • Team Expertise

Core Impact

Core Impact is an easy-to-use penetration testing tool with commercially developed and tested exploits that enables security teams to exploit security weaknesses, increase productivity, and improve efficiencies. With guided automation and certified exploits , this powerful penetration testing software enables you to safely test your environment using the same techniques as today's attackers. Core Impact gives you visibility into the effectiveness of your defenses and reveals where your most pressing risks exist in your environment.

Pros