XBOW

Why it ranks #5

XBOW, an AI pentester, ranks #5 of 999 AI agents and #1 of 12 in Pentester, with a score of 9.4 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works · Score wrong? Suggest a change

1. Proof

   Do customers use it? 30% of the score

   9

   Claims named customers, a customer result, a customer count and work done at scale.

   • +3
     Named customers

     “Samsung SDS is now leveraging XBOW to uncover hidden vulnerabilities through attack simulations, accelerating identification and remediation with unmatched speed and precision.”

     Source · 11 Jun 2026 · 3 claims
   • +2
     A customer result

     “When they started using XBOW, they were able to assess all applications in their portfolio in four weeks. In their words, this effort would have required 100 pentesters and a lot of coordination in the past.”

     Source
   • +2
     A customer count

     “Trusted by 150+ Security Teams Globally.”

     Source
   • +2
     Work done at scale

     “14,000 + Zero Days Found in real customer applications.”

     Source

   Not found: revenue or growth (+4)

2. Scale

   Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score

   10

   250 people, raised $120M.

   • +7
     250 people100 or more people
   • +3
     Largest of 2 rounds: $120M (Series C)XBOW Raises $120M to Scale its Autonomous HackerSource · 18 Mar 2026

3. Momentum

   Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score

   10

   Shows a recent launch, hiring, a new claim and funding news.

   • +3
     Release post in the last 6 monthsIntroducing Autonomous Exposure Management: Offensive Security at Enterprise ScaleSource · 24 Sep 2026
   • +3
     Hiring: 5 open rolesSoftware Engineer - Platform / Core Infrastructure - Americas, Software Engineer - Platform / Core Infrastructure - EMEA, Corporate Communications DirectorSource
   • +2
     A new traction claim

     “Samsung SDS is now leveraging XBOW to uncover hidden vulnerabilities through attack simulations, accelerating identification and remediation with unmatched speed and precision.”

     Source · 11 Jun 2026
   • +2
     Funding news in the last yearXBOW Raises $120M to Scale its Autonomous HackerSource · 18 Mar 2026

   Not found: founded in the last year (it was founded in 2024) (+1)

4. Autonomy

   How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score

   8

   Autonomous worker: completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.

   • +8
     Level 3 of 4: Autonomous workerCompletes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.
   How the level was set

   • Level 3 (autonomous worker) from a reviewed decision that cites the product's own pages

   Level 3: Completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.

About XBOW

Launches and news

1. Release24 Sep 2026Introducing Autonomous Exposure Management: Offensive Security at Enterprise Scale
2. Release15 Sep 2026XBOW Integration for Jira is now Available

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