--- title: "Cobalt vs Horizon3.ai: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Cobalt or Horizon3.ai? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Penetration testing platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cobalt-security-vs-horizon3-ai" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cobalt vs Horizon3.ai: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Cobalt or Horizon3.ai? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Penetration testing platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Cobalt and Horizon3.ai - **Competitive set**: Penetration testing platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Cobalt Share of Search**: 5.9% - **Horizon3.ai Share of Search**: 35.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Cobalt or Horizon3.ai? - In August 2026, Horizon3.ai had more branded searches than Cobalt among penetration testing platforms worldwide. Horizon3.ai was estimated to have 8.6K branded searches compared to Cobalt’s 1.4K, and held a 35.6% Share of Search versus Cobalt’s 5.9%. - Horizon3.ai was ahead of Cobalt in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cobalt’s estimated Share of Search among penetration testing platforms worldwide moved from 10.6% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.5K to 1.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Horizon3.ai’s estimated Share of Search among penetration testing platforms worldwide moved from 21.1% to 35.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.9K to 8.6K. ## How did search popularity change for penetration testing platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Horizon3.ai gained estimated Share of Search among penetration testing platforms worldwide, from 32.2% to 35.6%. - In August 2026, Cobalt lost estimated Share of Search among penetration testing platforms worldwide, from 6.5% to 5.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Cobalt estimated searches | Cobalt Share of Search | Cobalt rank | Horizon3.ai estimated searches | Horizon3.ai Share of Search | Horizon3.ai rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.5K | 10.6% | 4 | 4.9K | 21.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 9.6% | 4 | 4.1K | 20.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 1.5K | 8.8% | 4 | 3.6K | 21.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 7.5% | 4 | 4.4K | 20% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1.5K | 7.8% | 4 | 4.4K | 22.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 6.8% | 4 | 5.9K | 24.3% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 1.7K | 7.5% | 4 | 6.7K | 29.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1.5K | 6.5% | 4 | 6.7K | 29.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 6.8% | 4 | 7.5K | 32% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 1.5K | 6.5% | 4 | 7.5K | 32.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 5.9% | 4 | 8.6K | 35.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cobalt’s and Horizon3.ai’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Cobalt**: Measured on the search terms “cobalt io”, “cobalt penetration testing” and “cobalt pentesting”, summed into one figure. - **Horizon3.ai**: Measured on the search terms “horizon 3 ai”, “horizon3 ai”, “horizon3 nodezero”, “horizon3.ai” and “nodezero”, summed into one figure. - [Cobalt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cobalt-security) - [Horizon3.ai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/horizon3-ai) - [All penetration testing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/penetration-testing-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Cobalt or Horizon3.ai? In August 2026, Horizon3.ai had more branded searches than Cobalt among penetration testing platforms worldwide. Horizon3.ai was estimated to have 8.6K branded searches compared to Cobalt’s 1.4K, and held a 35.6% Share of Search versus Cobalt’s 5.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cobalt vs Horizon3.ai: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cobalt-security-vs-horizon3-ai This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cobalt-security-vs-horizon3-ai. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.