[ Cobalt alternative ]
Get faster, continuouspentests with Parameter.
AI agents that find vulnerabilities in your web apps, APIs, and infrastructure. Continuously, not per engagement.
See first findings in 24 hours
24h
to first findings
<1%
false positives
24/7
testing, no test window
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[ side by side ]
Where Cobalt and Parameterdiffer.
Cobalt tests inside a window you book and pay for in credits. Parameter tests every release and proves every finding.
Cobalt
Per engagement
Parameter
Every release
Testing cadence
Who tests
Cobalt
Human pentesters, or a supervised AI pentestParameter
Autonomous agentsFirst finding
Cobalt
1 to 3 business days; AI pentest 24hParameter
24 hoursValidation
Cobalt
Tester write-up; no published FP rateParameter
Exploited first; under 1% FPScope
Cobalt
What the scope document namesParameter
Whole stack, by defaultCode and dependencies
Cobalt
Separate credit-based servicesParameter
Every pull requestCloud
Cobalt
Configuration review serviceParameter
AWS, GCP, Azure, with Terraform fixRe-testing
Cobalt
Free, within a 7-day SLAParameter
On every fixFindings land
Cobalt
Cobalt platform, ticketingParameter
Inline on the pull requestAttestation
Cobalt
Human engagements only; the AI pentest produces noneParameter
A report from every runReports
Cobalt
One per engagementParameter
One per runPricing
Cobalt
Credits: 1 credit = 8 hoursParameter
Annual, per environmentCobalt details checked against its own site on 6 September 2026.
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[ how it works ]
What changeswhen you switch.
[ coverage ]
One platform across code, cloud,and dependencies.
A Cobalt engagement covers the assets on the scope document. Parameter covers the stack, and the agents correlate findings across it.
Web apps and APIs
Authentication, authorization, and business logic on the running application, tested as different users. Findings scanners cannot reason about: skipped steps, swapped identifiers, replayed requests.
Every pull request
An AI reviewer on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket flags exploitable issues as inline comments before the code is merged. The agents review more than 10,000 pull requests a day.
Cloud infrastructure
Misconfigured buckets, permissive IAM, and exposed services across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, with attack paths traced to your data and a Terraform fix for each.
Dependencies and secrets
Vulnerable packages flagged only when your code reaches the vulnerable path, and leaked keys caught in commits and git history before they ship.
[ definition ]
Why teams look for a Cobalt alternative
A Cobalt engagement is a good pentest of one moment. A scoping call, a statement of work, and tester availability sit between a code change and the test that validates it, and the window closes while your deployments continue. Parameter's agents test every release, keep the whole stack in scope, and prove each finding before it reaches you, so the report always describes what is in production now.
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