G2 Vendor Directory

Core Impact vs. Cobalt

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

MetricCore Impact

by Fortra

Cobalt

by Cobalt

Overall rating4.14.5
Review count30183
Ease of use8.39.3
Ease of setup7.89.2
Quality of support8.99.4
Meets requirements8.39.4
NPS44.82758670.879121
Small Business36.7%24.0%
Mid-Market30.0%55.6%
Enterprise33.3%20.5%
Total page views3081,413
Total LLM citations99813,393

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

    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