Xentinel vs Detectify
Both platforms offer continuous attack surface monitoring and DAST scanning — but Xentinel covers more ground at a price accessible to startups and SMBs. Here's the full picture.
Best for teams that want ASM + CSPM + vulnerability scanning + API security in one platform. Includes WhatsApp alerts, SSL/domain expiration monitoring, and exposed cloud storage detection. No agents. Instant setup. Starting at $149/mo.
Best for web application security teams focused primarily on DAST scanning. Strong crowdsourced vulnerability research. Focused on dev/security team integration. Pricing less accessible for smaller teams.
| Feature | Xentinel | Detectify |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous attack surface monitoring | ||
| DAST (web app scanning) | ||
| Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) | ||
| API security testing | ||
| SSL / TLS monitoring & expiration alerts | ||
| Domain expiration monitoring | ||
| Exposed cloud storage detection (S3, R2) | ||
| WhatsApp real-time alerts | ||
| No agents / fully external | ||
| Starting price | $149/mo | ~$89/mo (limited) |
| Free scan (no signup) | ||
| Startup/SMB friendly pricing | ||
| Multi-team / MSSP support | ||
| Remediation guidance in reports | ||
| Compliance reporting (SOC2, ISO 27001) |
= partial support. Last updated June 2025. Information based on public documentation.
Attack Surface Management
Both Xentinel and Detectify offer external attack surface discovery — automatically finding subdomains, exposed services, and shadow IT. Detectify's strength is its integration with a community of ethical hackers who contribute vulnerability tests. Xentinel's strength is broader scope: it also discovers cloud infrastructure misconfigurations (CSPM), exposed storage buckets, and monitors domain and SSL expiration as part of the same workflow.
For teams that primarily care about web app vulnerabilities, Detectify's crowdsourced tests are valuable. For teams that need a holistic view of their entire external attack surface — including cloud, APIs, and infrastructure — Xentinel provides more complete coverage.
Pricing and Accessibility
Detectify's pricing is not fully transparent and typically requires a demo or sales conversation for larger plans. Their entry-level Surface Monitoring starts around $89/month but is limited in scope.
Xentinel starts at $149/month for the Aware plan (5 assets) with full continuous monitoring, and scales to $299/month (Protect) for real-time alerts, WhatsApp notifications, SSL monitoring, and detailed remediation reports. All plans include +$5/month per additional asset — no hidden fees, no lock-in.
Cloud Security (CSPM)
This is where Xentinel differentiates most clearly. Detectify does not offer native CSPM — it focuses on external web attack surfaces. Xentinel connects directly to AWS, Azure, and GCP to run daily misconfiguration checks: overpermissioned IAM roles, public S3/R2 buckets, unencrypted databases, and security group misconfigurations. If your infrastructure is cloud-heavy, this is a significant advantage.
Alerts and Integrations
Detectify integrates with Slack, Jira, and email. Xentinel adds WhatsApp real-time alerts — a key differentiator for lean security teams and MSPs managing clients in regions where WhatsApp is the primary communication channel. Both platforms support Slack and email. Xentinel also integrates with PagerDuty and GitHub for DevSecOps workflows.
Who should choose Detectify?
Detectify is a strong choice if your primary concern is DAST for web applications and you value the depth of its crowdsourced vulnerability database. It's particularly well-suited for development teams who want to integrate security testing into their CI/CD pipeline with Detectify's GitHub and GitLab integrations.
Who should choose Xentinel?
Xentinel is the better choice for teams that need a complete external security platform — not just DAST. If you manage cloud infrastructure, need SSL and domain expiration alerts, want CSPM, or need WhatsApp notifications, Xentinel covers all of this in one place at a transparent price. It's also the right choice for startups, SMBs, and MSPs that need enterprise-grade visibility without enterprise-grade complexity or cost.
Xentinel vs Detectify — frequently asked questions
Is Xentinel a good alternative to Detectify?
Yes. Xentinel covers the same continuous attack surface monitoring and DAST that Detectify offers, and adds Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), exposed cloud storage detection, domain and SSL expiration monitoring, and WhatsApp alerts — at transparent pricing starting at $149/month, which is more accessible for startups and SMBs.
What does Xentinel offer that Detectify does not?
Xentinel adds native CSPM for AWS, Azure, and GCP, exposed cloud storage detection (S3, R2, GCS), domain expiration monitoring, WhatsApp real-time alerts, and a free scan with no signup. Detectify focuses primarily on web application DAST and crowdsourced vulnerability research.
When is Detectify the better choice?
Detectify is the stronger choice if your priority is deep DAST for web applications and you value its crowdsourced vulnerability database and CI/CD integrations. For teams that also need cloud, API, and infrastructure coverage in one platform, Xentinel is broader.
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