IONIX vs runZero

IONIX is an external attack surface management platform for security teams handling internet-facing exposure. It discovers and maps external assets, including vendor-managed assets and digital dependencies, then assesses risks such as open ports, misconfigurations, and IT hygiene issues. Non-disruptive active exploitability testing helps validate actual exposures. The platform can invoke compensating controls and send remediation instructions to responsible teams. Listed capabilities include attack path analysis, threat intelligence, broad cloud asset coverage, contextual prioritization, asset criticality context, and remediation workflows. Discovery requires no agents or sensors, but internal-only assets not exposed to the internet are outside scope. Integrations include Jira, ServiceNow, Splunk, Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Cortex XSOAR, Slack, AWS, GCP, and Azure, with more connectors available on request. Its API retrieves information, exports incidents, and creates tickets or other actions. IONIX says it maintains SOC 2 compliance, encrypts data in transit and at rest, and uses role-based access controls. Pricing is on request for an annual subscription based on discovered FQDNs.

runZero is an attack surface and exposure management platform for inventorying IT, OT, IoT, cloud, mobile, and remote assets. It combines active scanning, passive traffic sampling, and API integrations to keep the inventory updated. Tracked information can include assets, services, screenshots, software, vulnerabilities, certificates, wireless devices, users, and groups. Reports include layer-2 topology maps and asset risk; alerts can appear in-product or arrive by email or webhook, including Slack. The service can run as hosted SaaS or on-premise using Consoles, distributed Explorers, and a command-line tool. runZero says it operates without agents, authentication, or appliances. Prebuilt integrations span cloud providers, EDRs, MDMs, vulnerability scanners, ITSM systems, and detection platforms, with an API and scripts for custom integrations. Community Edition is free for up to 100 assets, one organization, 10 recurring tasks, and 30 days of data retention. The Platform costs what you agree with the maker. Self-hosting the console requires a Platform license with runZero Care explicitly enabled.