What does AI recommend for ai red teaming & pen testing?

Mindgard has maintained its position as the top-cited brand for AI red teaming services throughout the observation window. Meanwhile, a wave of developer-focused and open-source tools like Promptfoo and Microsoft's PyRIT surged in prominence, marking a significant shift in AI recommendations since late 2025.

Which ai red teaming & pen testing brands appear most in AI answers?

Across 2,956 AI responses, Mindgard is mentioned most, named in 24% of them, followed by Pentera (20%) and HackerOne (16%).

How does Parse rank these brands?

Parse measures each brand's mention rate — the share of answers naming it — across 2,956 AI responses to this market's buyer questions. Answers are collected daily and the ranking is published weekly.

How does a brand enter this ranking?

Brands enter the ranking when AI answers mention them. Parse collects answers daily and publishes the re-measured set weekly, so new brands appear as AI starts recommending them.

Best AI red teaming & pen testing, according to AI

Data as of Aug 25, 2026 · Based on 2,956 AI responses · See how Parse measures this

AI Red Teaming & Pen Testing

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Best AI Red Teaming & Pen Testing, According to ChatGPT & Google AI | Parse

#	Brand	What AI says	Mention rate
1	MindgardOffers an automated platform for continuous testing across the AI lifecycle.	Offers an automated platform for continuous testing across the AI lifecycle.	24%
2	PenteraCited for agentless, network-focused automated security validation and continuous pentesting.	Cited for agentless, network-focused automated security validation and continuous pentesting.	20%
3	HackerOneProvides human-led adversarial testing via a community of security researchers.	Provides human-led adversarial testing via a community of security researchers.	16%
4	CrowdStrikeAdapts traditional red team adversary emulation for AI-specific attack vectors.	Adapts traditional red team adversary emulation for AI-specific attack vectors.	15%
5	Portswigger		15%
6	AikidoAn AI-driven continuous pentesting solution integrating into the development lifecycle.	An AI-driven continuous pentesting solution integrating into the development lifecycle.	14%
7	FireCompassAn early leader in automated red teaming, now cited less frequently.	An early leader in automated red teaming, now cited less frequently.	12%
8	HiddenLayer		12%
9	XBOW		12%
10	Group-IB		12%
11	Cymulate		11%
12	MetasploitA powerful exploitation framework for validating vulnerabilities in corporate environments.	A powerful exploitation framework for validating vulnerabilities in corporate environments.	11%
13	Tenable		11%
14	Mend		11%
15	NmapThe essential, industry-standard tool for network discovery and port scanning.	The essential, industry-standard tool for network discovery and port scanning.	10%
16	Horizon3.ai		10%
17	PromptfooA flexible open-source tool for testing LLM pipelines against vulnerabilities.	A flexible open-source tool for testing LLM pipelines against vulnerabilities.	10%
18	PyRITMicrosoft's open-source framework for security engineers to customize AI attack simulations.	Microsoft's open-source framework for security engineers to customize AI attack simulations.	10%
19	Picus Security		10%
20	Terra Security		10%
21	NVIDIA Garak		9%
22	Schellman		9%
23	Wireshark		9%
24	Giskard		9%
25	OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)		8%
26	Synack		8%
27	Praetorian		7%
28	SQLmap		6%
29	Rapid7		6%
30	OpenVAS		6%
31	John the Ripper		6%
32	SafeBreach		6%
33	Prompt Security		6%
34	Kali Linux		6%
35	ZeroThreat AI		6%
36	Lakera		6%
37	Intruder		6%
38	Hashcat		6%
39	Acunetix		5%
40	Adversa		5%
41	Shaip		5%
42	Penti AI		5%
43	Aircrack-ng		5%
44	ModelRed		4%
45	Invicti		4%
46	SPLX		4%
47	AttackIQ		4%
48	Bluefire Red Team		4%
49	Ridge Security		4%
50	Aya Data		4%
51	Astra Security		4%
52	Patrowl		3%
53	Escape Technologies		3%
54	PentestGPT		3%
55	Qualys		3%
56	Microsoft		3%
57	Aptori		3%
58	SentinelOne		3%
59	BreachLock		3%
60	Cobalt		3%
61	Pentest-Tools		3%
62	SpecterOps BloodHound Enterprise		3%
63	CyCognito		3%
64	Cirt		3%
65	OWASP		3%
66	Cobalt Strike		3%
67	Qualitest Group		2%
68	Scythe		2%
69	IBM		2%
70	DeepTeam		2%
71	Palo Alto Networks		2%
72	Revaizor		2%
73	Dradis		2%
74	Shannon AI		2%
75	THC Hydra		2%
76	Protect AI		2%
77	RaptorX		2%
78	Hadrian		2%
79	Bishop Fox		2%
80	OpenAI		2%
81	Nexigen		2%
82	Beagle Security		2%
83	CalypsoAI		2%
84	PointGuard AI		2%
85	Zerod		2%
86	Kroll		2%
87	Detectify		2%
88	PromptShields		2%
89	Novaize		2%
90	Snyk		2%
91	CurlSek		1%
92	Redbot Security		1%
93	Intertek		1%
94	PowerSploit		1%
95	Bugcrowd		1%
96	F5		1%
97	Masscan		1%
98	NetSPI		1%
99	vPenTest		1%
100	Impacket		1%