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Axonius vs Black Kite comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Axonius
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) (1st)
Black Kite
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
9th
Average Rating
3.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of Axonius is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Black Kite is 6.1%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Vendor Risk Management
 

Featured Reviews

Ashok Gunnia - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates with ServiceNow and provides alerts for deviations
The most valuable feature of Axonius is its ability to deduplicate records and identify which ones are old and stale versus those more relevant. For example, if you haven't logged in today but a system somewhere else mentions you have, Axonius can detect this through various logs like Active Directory, file logging, or Wi-Fi connections. Traditionally, someone would have to make numerous calls and spend a lot of time to find out if you are on-site or connected to a Wi-Fi network. The tool simplifies this process. From my experience, onboarding and adding connectors was pretty easy, especially when integrating with the ServiceNow environment. It worked well for my use case, but the ease of use can depend on the customer's specific needs and what they are trying to achieve.
JS
Solution with improvements needed in patch management, security view and scorecard
Black Kite is a good visual tool. It uses colors, such as black, to indicate emergencies. Other colors like red, green, and yellow, are pretty and good to look at The solution’s patch management should be improved. Also, the overall security view and scorecard have remained unchanged over the…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The automation capabilities in Axonius have streamlined our security operations."
"The solution's technical support was good...The product's initial setup phase is pretty straightforward."
"I like that the tool has a user-friendly interface. It helps organizations and big companies improve business requirements and control processes."
"Axonius provides preconfigured dashboards that can be customized to your needs."
"he best feature I found in Axonius is that it shows us the duration of eCheck, and it shows us what device is down and in which part of the system life cycle or the checking part the system is down in."
"Black Kite is a good visual tool."
 

Cons

"Adding more detailed descriptions or YouTube videos about specific features would help improve the application."
"For us, the product's deployment phase was a little challenging because we had to deal with other departments and business units."
"Axonius can improve on delivering compliance-related features."
"We can have fetch cycle issues."
"For Axonius, I would suggest supporting more ticketing platforms and enhancing API integration directly into the platform rather than just the connector. This would allow for better integration from different systems, possibly into workflows, which I think is currently lacking."
"Regarding the improvement of Axonius, it goes halfway for both the tool and the user. If we set it up quickly from our end, and if the AD groups and all other groups assigned to tag the assets have been tagged correctly, Axonius could not show an error."
"The solution’s patch management should be improved. The overall security view and scorecard have remained unchanged over the past three years. There's no technical support available."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Axonius is quite a bit cheaper compared to other solutions."
"We are on a subscription model with them."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Insurance Company
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Axonius?
Axonius is quite a bit cheaper compared to other solutions. And the amount of value they provide is really huge compared to other vendors. So, it’s based on the actual requirement and how you want ...
What needs improvement with Axonius?
Axonius can improve on delivering compliance-related features, like PCI DSS, and different dashboards that work with various compliances. For example, if a company follows ISO, they can create a da...
What is your primary use case for Axonius?
We use it for reporting, noncompliance reporting, and identifying gaps. We use it for API monitoring within our company. And we also use it as a CMDB. Our security team, people within the SOC team,...
What needs improvement with Black Kite?
The solution’s patch management should be improved. Also, the overall security view and scorecard have remained unchanged over the past three years. There should be some changes.
What advice do you have for others considering Black Kite?
I would not recommend using Black Kite right now. We are planning to switch from the product. Overall, I rate it a three out of ten.
 

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