Comparison
CloudKey VulnMonitor and Intruder solve vulnerability management in different ways. Intruder is a vulnerability scanner: it probes your IPs, hostnames and web apps for weaknesses, priced per target on a quote basis. VulnMonitor is a vulnerability intelligence platform: it continuously matches every published CVE against your asset inventory and ranks the hits by real-world exploitation evidence (KEV, EPSS), from a published $99/mo.
This page compares the two honestly: what each does, what each costs, and which one fits your team. CloudKey builds VulnMonitor, so read the verdicts knowing where we stand. Every claim about Intruder comes from public sources and was verified on June 11, 2026.
The numbers behind the choice
The short answer
Each product answers one question well. Start from the question you are actually asking, and the price model that comes with the answer.
Intruder's question. It does this well, and has the review scores to show for it.
VulnMonitor's question. No scanning traffic touches your systems.
Side by side
An honest matrix. Where Intruder is stronger, the table says so.
| Feature | CloudKey VulnMonitor | Intruder |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Vulnerability intelligence: continuous CVE-to-inventory matching | Vulnerability scanner and attack surface management |
| How it finds issues | Matches published CVEs against the asset inventory you provide (Excel, API, UI) | Active scans against licensed targets (IPs, hostnames, web apps) |
| Published pricing | From $99/mo (annual), full price list on the site | No flat prices published; quote-based per target license |
| Entry cost | $99/mo with 100 assets included, no minimum | 5-license minimum; G2 lists Essential from $149/mo |
| Free trial | 14 days, Pro features, no card up front | 14 days, Cloud plan features, 5 licenses |
| Prioritization | Evidence-ranked: CISA KEV, then EPSS, then CVSS | Scanner severity plus emerging threat scans |
| Web application scanning (DAST) | Not a scanner; pair with CloudKey pentest or assessment services | On higher plans |
| Cloud account integration | Asset inventory only | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud; account caps vary by plan |
| Compliance reporting | ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST templates in Pro | Reporting included; framework specifics not published in detail |
| Manual penetration testing | Via CloudKey's own pentest team, scoped and quoted separately | Pentesting credits bundled on Cloud and Pro plans |
| Impact on production systems | None; no scan traffic | Scan traffic by design; schedule windows accordingly |
Intruder licenses its scanning per target: one license covers one IP, hostname or URL for 30 days after a scan. VulnMonitor counts assets in your inventory; Starter includes 100.
See the difference
The clearest way to compare a scanner with an intelligence platform is to look at what each one hands your team.
Scanner output is a list of everything the scanner could detect, ranked by CVSS. VulnMonitor inverts that: it starts from what attackers are exploiting right now and shows you only the CVEs that match assets you actually run.
Illustrative interface. The ranking order is the real product behavior: KEV, then EPSS, then CVSS.
VulnMonitor's full price list is on this site. Intruder removed flat prices from its public page in 2026; you request a quote, per target license, minimum five. For a small team comparing line items, one of these takes thirty seconds and the other takes a sales cycle.
VulnMonitor price published on this site. Intruder is quote-based; the $149 figure is G2's listing, checked June 11, 2026.
The honest verdict
Pick by the question you need answered, not by the vendor. Sometimes the answer is both.
Pricing detail
The structural difference matters as teams grow: Intruder's per-target meter tracks every IP and URL you scan, while VulnMonitor's asset buckets absorb growth until the next tier, with overage reconciled at renewal rather than mid-month.
Full price list published; the 14-day trial runs complete Pro features without a card.
Four plans listed on intruder.io as of June 11, 2026, none with a flat price; the public calculator was removed.
Intruder details verified against intruder.io and G2 on June 11, 2026.
CloudKey builds VulnMonitor, so we have a side. The facts above do not: every Intruder claim comes from intruder.io, its public documentation, or G2, all checked on June 11, 2026. We do not publish competitor numbers we cannot source, and where Intruder is the better fit we say so.
FAQ
Not exactly, and we will not pretend otherwise. Intruder actively scans targets; VulnMonitor matches published CVEs against your asset inventory without sending any traffic. Teams that need scan coverage pair VulnMonitor with a periodic vulnerability assessment, which CloudKey also offers as a service, or keep a scanner alongside it.
Intruder no longer publishes flat prices on its site. As of June 11, 2026, pricing is quoted per target license with a 5-license minimum; G2 lists the Essential plan from $149/mo, and annual billing saves 20%. Request a quote from Intruder for an exact figure.
Starter is $99/mo billed annually ($119 monthly) with 100 assets included. Pro is $399/mo billed annually with 500 assets, compliance reporting, SSO and API access. Enterprise is custom. All prices are published on the pricing page and the 14-day Pro trial needs no card.
No. VulnMonitor sends no traffic to your systems. It matches CVE intelligence against the inventory you provide and ranks the results by exploitation evidence. If you also want hands-on testing, CloudKey's penetration testing and vulnerability assessment services cover that.
Yes, and the combination is coherent: Intruder tells you what its scanner can reach and detect on your perimeter, while VulnMonitor tells you which newly published CVEs hit anything in your full inventory, including assets a scanner cannot reach, ranked by KEV and EPSS.
Next step
Load your assets, get every matching CVE ranked by KEV and EPSS, and keep the price you saw on the website. The 14-day Pro trial needs no card.
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