How HackRisk compares
HackRisk is a cyber risk monitoring platform for UK SMEs. Here is how it sits next to the other tools and schemes people weigh it against: what each is and how each is priced, checked against their own websites.
Products that overlap with HackRisk
These rate or monitor an organisation's security from the outside, as HackRisk does, though usually for a different buyer.
| What it is | How it's priced | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intruder | Security engineers and IT teams | No: plans quoted on request, priced per target (checked Aug 2026) | Full comparison |
| CyberSmart | Inside-out: agent installed on devices checks compliance and patching | Packages quote-led via discovery call; individual plans listed at £999 + VAT/year (checked Aug 2026) | Full comparison |
| Bitsight | Security, GRC and third-party risk teams, boards, investors, cyber insurers, financial institutions and government agencies | Custom pricing, tailored after a demo (checked October 2026) | Full comparison |
Products that do a different job
Endpoint protection, compliance automation and vCISO platforms solve different problems. Many businesses run one of these alongside HackRisk rather than instead of it.
| What it is | How it's priced | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CrowdStrike | Intrusions on the devices and identities you have enrolled | Per device per month, so it scales with headcount: Falcon Go $7.99, Falcon Pro $14.99, Falcon Enterprise $19.99 (published pricing, crowdstrike.com, checked August 2026) | Full comparison |
| Cynomi | Service providers: "100% partner-focused", sold exclusively through service providers (checked October 2026) | "Priced on a per account basis", with Core, Pro, TPRM and one-time assessment options (checked October 2026) | Full comparison |
| Vanta | Brings together compliance, risk and customer trust on one automated platform (vanta.com, checked October 2026) | Four plans (Essentials, Plus, Professional, Enterprise); personalised pricing after a demo (checked October 2026) | Full comparison |
| Drata | Compliance automation and trust management: automated tests against controls and evidence collection | Startup, Growth and Enterprise stages (checked October 2026) | Full comparison |
| Huntress | Threats on endpoints, identities and log sources, detected and responded to by a managed SOC | Per unit, in USD, MSRP: Managed EDR $8.99 per endpoint, Managed ITDR $4.80 per identity, Managed SIEM $4.00 per source, Managed ISPM $4.00 per identity, all per month. Per-unit rates fall with volume (Huntress pricing page, checked October 2026) | Full comparison |
| Microsoft Defender | Small and medium sized businesses with up to 300 users, up to five devices per user (Microsoft UK product page, checked October 2026) | Per user: £2.30 user/month, paid yearly, price does not include VAT (Microsoft UK product page, checked October 2026) | Full comparison |
Schemes and services people ask about
Not products at all, but the questions come up often enough to answer properly.
| What it is | How it's priced | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber Essentials | A certification scheme developed by the NCSC and delivered by IASME | Cyber Essentials £320 to £600 + VAT by organisation size; Plus quoted individually (checked October 2026) | Read the guide |
| Penetration testing | A time-boxed, human-led attempt to breach a defined scope using an attacker's tools and techniques | Effort is set in scoping, usually given in resource days | Read the guide |
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