00 // BENCH

BleedWatch vs. the EASM market.

Factual, quarterly refreshed, and open to correction. GitGuardian is best-in-class for in-repo secret detection; we do not compete on that surface.

The full matrix.

Eight vendors, eight dimensions, scored as native, partial, or absent against the surface attackers can actually inspect.

Native EASM platform

BleedWatch

Native across all 8

Build-artifact deep-scan

✓Docker layers · NPM · PyPI · sourcemaps · mobile · GHA workflows · 200+ patterns

External + supply-chain unified graph

✓Network · artifacts · dark-web on a single graph

Active validation (sandboxed)

✓MCP gateway · digest-pinned · immutable audit (Fortress+)

Dark-web monitoring

✓HIBP · pastebins · ransomwatch · stealers · Telegram

Kill-chain correlation

✓Native Proof of Threat · multi-LLM cross-validated

AI/MCP agent security

✓AgentGuard module (Shield+) — MCP + agent posture

Self-serve PLG + transparent pricing

✓Free Community tier · public 5-tier pricing

EU residency + GDPR-first

✓Hetzner Falkenstein · per-tenant DEK · KMS proxy

Comparator

GitGuardian

Build-artifact deep-scan

—In-repo secrets only · no build artifacts

External + supply-chain unified graph

—Repo-bound · no external graph

Active validation (sandboxed)

✗No active validation

Dark-web monitoring

—Limited breach-aggregator integrations

Kill-chain correlation

✗Per-finding · no kill-chain

AI/MCP agent security

✗No AI/MCP agent posture

Self-serve PLG + transparent pricing

✓Free tier for public repos · paid SaaS

EU residency + GDPR-first

—US-default · EU on enterprise plan

Comparator

Snyk

Build-artifact deep-scan

—Image-level only · no layer forensics

External + supply-chain unified graph

✗Inside-out from dev side, not external

Active validation (sandboxed)

✗No external active validation

Dark-web monitoring

✗No dark-web monitoring

Kill-chain correlation

—Vuln list with priority score

AI/MCP agent security

✗No AI/MCP agent posture

Self-serve PLG + transparent pricing

✓Free tier · per-developer pricing

EU residency + GDPR-first

—US-default · EU on enterprise

Comparator

Censys

Build-artifact deep-scan

✗No artifact scan

External + supply-chain unified graph

✓Strong DNS · cert · port coverage; no artifacts

Active validation (sandboxed)

—Passive scan only

Dark-web monitoring

—IPv4 exposure; no dark web

Kill-chain correlation

—Asset-level context

AI/MCP agent security

✗No AI/MCP agent posture

Self-serve PLG + transparent pricing

—Free search tier · enterprise plan opaque

EU residency + GDPR-first

—US-based

Comparator

Defender EASM

Build-artifact deep-scan

✗No artifact scan

External + supply-chain unified graph

—Cloud asset graph; no dark web

Active validation (sandboxed)

✗Passive only

Dark-web monitoring

✗No dark-web monitoring

Kill-chain correlation

—Cloud asset graph; no kill chain

AI/MCP agent security

—Copilot integration

Self-serve PLG + transparent pricing

✗Microsoft 365 / Defender bundle only

EU residency + GDPR-first

—Microsoft Cloud, configurable region

Comparator

runZero

Build-artifact deep-scan

✗No artifact scan

External + supply-chain unified graph

—Network + asset focus; no artifacts

Active validation (sandboxed)

✗Passive

Dark-web monitoring

✗No dark-web monitoring

Kill-chain correlation

✗No kill-chain correlation

AI/MCP agent security

✗No AI/MCP agent posture

Self-serve PLG + transparent pricing

—Free community tier · enterprise priced

EU residency + GDPR-first

—US-based

Comparator

Wiz

Build-artifact deep-scan

✗No artifact deep-scan

External + supply-chain unified graph

—CSPM cloud-config focus; no external artifacts

Active validation (sandboxed)

—Cloud-native posture; no external active validation

Dark-web monitoring

✗No dark-web monitoring

Kill-chain correlation

—Toxic combinations within cloud only

AI/MCP agent security

✗No AI/MCP agent posture

Self-serve PLG + transparent pricing

✗Sales-led · opaque pricing

EU residency + GDPR-first

—US-based

Comparator

Bishop Fox

Build-artifact deep-scan

—Project-by-project advisory engagements

External + supply-chain unified graph

—Manual via consultants

Active validation (sandboxed)

✓Manual red-team · case-by-case

Dark-web monitoring

—Within engagement scope

Kill-chain correlation

—Manual via consultants

AI/MCP agent security

—Within engagement scope

Self-serve PLG + transparent pricing

✗Project-based · enterprise contracts

EU residency + GDPR-first

—Project-based

Last updated 2026-05. Methodology: vendor capability claims sourced from public docs and product trials. We update quarterly. Disagreements: [email protected] — corrections published with attribution.

01 // METHODOLOGY

How we score, and why we publish corrections.

Sources

Vendor public docs, product trials we ran, customer references where available. We cite specific URLs in audit notes on request.

Native vs partial vs absent

Native = first-class first-party feature. Partial = capability via integration / limitation in scope. Absent = not advertised, not present in trials.

Refresh cycle

Quarterly. Major vendor updates trigger ad-hoc refreshes. Last update: 2026-05.

Open correction

Where we differ

BleedWatch is continuous, self-serve, and priced as software. Bishop Fox brings expert consultants for scoped engagements; we keep watching between those engagements and give teams repeatable evidence, routing, and correction loops.

When to choose them

Choose Bishop Fox for bespoke offensive engagements; use us for continuous surface monitoring between tests.

03 // NOT BUILT BY US

We don't try to be everything.

We're an EASM platform with depth on artifact and supply-chain surfaces. Where we end and another tool begins is documented honestly.

SAST / SCA from the dev side

Snyk, Sonar, Semgrep do this well. Use them in your pipeline.

CSPM (cloud config posture)

Wiz, Lacework, Prisma Cloud cover cloud account misconfigurations.

SIEM

Splunk, Elastic, Sumo. We feed them via webhook/CEF instead of trying to replace them.

EDR

SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Defender for Endpoint. Endpoint telemetry isn't our scope.

04 // CHALLENGE US

Don't trust our scoring? Run a head-to-head.

Free comparison scan

We'll scan your real surface and ship the findings alongside an equivalent vendor's output.

You decide which output is more useful. We ask for your domain, work email, and the competitor you want compared.

Disagree with our scoring?

Send the correction trail.

Email [email protected]. We publish corrections with attribution and link to your rebuttal next to the affected scoring.

Email [email protected]

05 // BY THE NUMBERS

What's behind every BleedWatch finding.

200+

detection patterns

ecosystem crawlers: Docker, NPM, PyPI, GitHub, GitLab

integration channels: Slack, Jira, Linear, ServiceNow, MS Teams, GitHub, GitLab, Webhook/SIEM

LLMs cross-validating each finding (AI-Alliance methodology)

<5min

typical setup-to-first-finding (Community tier)

false-positive guarantee (Shield tier - €5 credit per FP you find)

Start scanning what attackers see.

Free tier, 3 assets, no credit card. Or jump straight to Shield with a 14-day trial.

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BleedWatch vs. the EASM market.

The full matrix.

How we score, and why we publish corrections.

Sources

Native vs partial vs absent

Refresh cycle

Open correction

Where we differ, in plain language.

GitGuardian

BleedWatch · GitGuardian

Snyk

BleedWatch · Snyk

Censys

BleedWatch · Censys

Defender EASM

BleedWatch · Defender EASM

runZero

BleedWatch · runZero

Wiz

BleedWatch · Wiz

Bishop Fox

BleedWatch · Bishop Fox

We don't try to be everything.

SAST / SCA from the dev side

CSPM (cloud config posture)

SIEM

EDR

Don't trust our scoring? Run a head-to-head.

We'll scan your real surface and ship the findings alongside an equivalent vendor's output.

Send the correction trail.

What's behind every BleedWatch finding.

Start scanning what attackers see.