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Best Cybersecurity for startups, ranked by the Proven Trust Index

The highest Proven Scores in Cybersecurity are Wiz (65/100, Established), CrowdStrike (54/100, Established) and Trail of Bits (49/100, Emerging). They are ranked on the Proven Trust Index using Proven marketplaces, Member redemption clicks, Client quality, Operating tenure, Market standing, Connected relationships and Connected data. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. Vendors cannot pay to change a score.

Ranking

RankNameProven ScoreBandBest for
1Wiz65EstablishedStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 1,800 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
2CrowdStrike54EstablishedTeam size: 12,000 employees · Region: Sunnyvale, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
3Trail of Bits49EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 150 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
4Tines48EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 630 employees · Region: Dublin, Ireland · Use case: Cybersecurity
5BeyondTrust48EmergingStage: Private Equity · Team size: 1,600 employees · Region: Duluth, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
6Black Duck47EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 1,400 employees · Region: Burlington, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
7Clearwater45EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 430 employees · Region: Nashville, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
8Orca Security44EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 400 employees · Region: Portland, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
9Cato Networks43EmergingStage: Series G · Team size: 1,500 employees · Region: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel · Use case: Cybersecurity
10Socket42EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 120 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
11Very Good Security (VGS)41EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 1 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
12Zokyo41EmergingTeam size: 19 employees · Region: Barcelona, Spain · Use case: Cybersecurity
13Sigma Prime40EmergingTeam size: 43 employees · Region: Haymarket, Australia · Use case: Cybersecurity
14Olympix37EmergingStage: Seed · Team size: 14 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
15SenseOn37EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 40 employees · Region: London, United Kingdom · Use case: Cybersecurity
16Pangea36EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 26 employees · Region: Palo Alto, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
17Halborn36EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 73 employees · Use case: Cybersecurity
18Zellic36EmergingTeam size: 50 employees · Region: Missouri City, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
19Hexens35EmergingStage: Seed · Team size: 36 employees · Region: British Virgin Islands · Use case: Cybersecurity
20Hypernative34EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 110 employees · Region: Herzliya, Israel · Use case: Cybersecurity
21Secure Cloud Innovations25EmergingTeam size: 9 employees · Region: Chesapeake, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
22Octane Security15EmergingStage: Seed · Team size: 15 employees · Region: Bengaluru, India · Use case: Cybersecurity
23AppSecAI13Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
24Drawbridge10EmergingStage: Venture (Round not Specified) · Team size: 120 employees · Region: Palm Beach Gardens, United States · Use case: Cybersecurity
25Tailscale6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
26Abnormal Security5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
27Arcjet5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
28ASTRA Security5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
29Checkmarx5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
30CYE5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
31KnowBe45Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
32Qualys5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
33RISCPoint5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
34StackRox, Inc.5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity
35Tantalum Security5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cybersecurity

How this group is ranked

Vendors in Cybersecurity are ordered by Proven Score. Data updated 2026-10-27. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. A score without client quality is marked Provisional score.

InputHow it is measuredMax
Proven marketplacesInvestor, bank and government marketplaces on Proven that list the vendor. Log scale, full marks at 150.15
Profile viewsMember views of the vendor profile across Proven marketplaces. Log scale, full marks at 10,000. Added once the data feed is live.15
Member redemption clicksClicks by verified members on the vendor's offers. Log scale, full marks at 5,000.15
Client qualityClients the vendor names on its own website, case studies or press releases, weighted by caliber. Full marks at 4.20
Operating tenureYears since founding, from a public record. Full marks at 15 years.10
Market standingPublicly traded or owned by a public company 10. Private company valued $1B+ or established partnership 6.10
Connected relationshipsClient relationships confirmed by CRM sync or Crossbeam. Log scale, full marks at 500.10
Connected dataCrossbeam connected 3, CRM syncing 2.5

Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. About the data.

Comparisons

Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. Data updated 2026-10-27. About the data · Proven