NodeZero vs XBOW
NodeZero (Horizon3.ai) and XBOW (XBOW) side by side on public data, as of Oct 6, 2026.
Side-by-side numbers
| Metric | NodeZero | XBOW |
|---|---|---|
| Pulse Score | 18 | 11 |
| Overall rank | #185 | #209 |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | — |
| Downloads, 7-day change | — | — |
| Downloads, 30-day change | — | — |
| VS Code installs | — | — |
| Marketplace rating | — | — |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Homebrew installs, 30 days | — | — |
| Hacker News mentions, 30 days | 0 | 1 |
| Latest stable release | — | — |
| Stable releases, 90 days | ||
| Terminal-Bench (best run) | — | — |
| Price | Custom | Usage-based |
| License | ||
| First released | — | July 2024 |
| Interfaces | — | — |
| Models |
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NodeZeroXBOW
NodeZero
Horizon3.ai's autonomous pentesting platform that runs real attack techniques against internal, external, cloud, Kubernetes, Active Directory and web-app environments to show which weaknesses can be exploited.
Pricing: Four packages (Flex, Core, Pro, Elite) plus support tiers; no public prices.
XBOW
An autonomous offensive security platform that attacks web applications, chains findings into working exploits and reports vulnerabilities with reproducible proof, for continuous testing rather than periodic manual pentests.
Pricing: Usage-based pricing scoped to the environment; no public prices. Also sold through the AWS, Google, Oracle and Microsoft marketplaces.