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title: "Cobalt vs Intruder: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cobalt or Intruder? 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."
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# Cobalt vs Intruder: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Cobalt or Intruder? 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 Intruder
- **Competitive set**: Penetration testing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cobalt Share of Search**: 5.9%
- **Intruder Share of Search**: 1.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Cobalt or Intruder?

- In August 2026, Cobalt had more branded searches than Intruder among penetration testing platforms worldwide. Cobalt was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Intruder’s 390, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Intruder’s 1.6%.
- Cobalt was ahead of Intruder 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, Intruder’s estimated Share of Search among penetration testing platforms worldwide moved from 2.9% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 680 to 390.

## How did search popularity change for penetration testing platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Cobalt lost estimated Share of Search among penetration testing platforms worldwide, from 6.5% to 5.9%.
- Intruder’s estimated Share of Search among penetration testing platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.4% to 1.6% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cobalt estimated searches | Cobalt Share of Search | Cobalt rank | Intruder estimated searches | Intruder Share of Search | Intruder rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.5K | 10.6% | 4 | 680 | 2.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 9.6% | 4 | 530 | 2.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5K | 8.8% | 4 | 530 | 3.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 7.5% | 4 | 550 | 2.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.5K | 7.8% | 4 | 550 | 2.8% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 6.8% | 4 | 680 | 2.8% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.7K | 7.5% | 4 | 550 | 2.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.5K | 6.5% | 4 | 550 | 2.4% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 6.8% | 4 | 530 | 2.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5K | 6.5% | 4 | 440 | 1.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 5.9% | 4 | 390 | 1.6% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cobalt’s and Intruder’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.
- **Intruder**: Measured on the search terms “intruder io” and “intruder penetration testing”, summed into one figure.

- [Cobalt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cobalt-security)
- [Intruder profile](/demand/global-en/brands/intruder)
- [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 Intruder?

In August 2026, Cobalt had more branded searches than Intruder among penetration testing platforms worldwide. Cobalt was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Intruder’s 390, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Intruder’s 1.6%.

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