# SCYTHE: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/scythe/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach and attack simulation | 0% | 23 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Scythe if you want to validate your Incident Response Plan and prove to leadership that your SOC is effective." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, BAS)
- "Choose AttackIQ or Scythe if you have an active purple team" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, BAS)

## In its own words

What SCYTHE's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Adversarial Exposure Validation platform for continuous security control testing across IT, cloud, and OT/ICS environments. (https://scythe.io/)
- For: Security teams (https://scythe.io/)
- Price stated: One price. Everything included. Scoped to your environment, not the number of users or agents you deploy. (https://scythe.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free Trial (https://scythe.io/platform)
- Integrations claimed: 11 (https://scythe.io/platform)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II Certified
- Customers named: OG&E, Black Hills Information Security, Dupaco Community Credit Union, Gula Tech Ventures, US Electric Utility, Global Insurance Enterprise, Large Municipal Government, US Utilities Provider

## What it publishes

Every page scythe.io exposes, read 2026-10-05: 235 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-26
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-05-29
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-02-26
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-17
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-18
- Recent: 2026-09-26 case study: Real world testing at electric substations a scythe case study https://scythe.io/library/real-world-testing-at-electric-substations-a-scythe-case-study
- Recent: 2026-04-17 comparison: Cybersecurity simulation vs cybersecurity emulation scythe https://scythe.io/library/cybersecurity-simulation-vs-cybersecurity-emulation-scythe
- Recent: 2025-05-18 glossary or explainer: What is continuous security controls validation https://scythe.io/library/what-is-continuous-security-controls-validation
- Recent: 2020-05-29 webinar or virtual event: Measuring cyber risk webinar with bryson bort paul rosenzweig https://scythe.io/library/measuring-cyber-risk-webinar-with-bryson-bort-paul-rosenzweig
- Recent: 2020-02-26 conference or event: Bryson bort chris krebs ics discussion at rsa conference 2020 https://scythe.io/library/bryson-bort-chris-krebs-ics-discussion-at-rsa-conference-2020
- Recent: 2018-10-03 glossary or explainer: What is scythes origin story https://scythe.io/library/what-is-scythes-origin-story

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.