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Why AXUM SEC

One lifecycle rather than one slice

Most tools solve one part. We operate the whole lifecycle.

Traditional pentests, standalone bounty platforms and point triage tools each cover a slice. Running them together is where coordination cost comes from — and where findings slip.

Book a demoPlatform overview

Comparison reflects the platform’s intended capability model. Plan-dependent capabilities are labelled on each platform page.

What changes when it is one platform

The differences are operational rather than cosmetic: fewer handoffs, fewer places for a finding to stall.

No second source of truth
One scope

Targets, tiers and rules defined once and read by every model.

No status drift
One pipeline

Triage state, remediation and disclosure live on the same record.

No reconciliation project
One rail

Rewards, budgets, withholding and reporting share a transaction trail.

Audit-ready by default
One history

Decisions, payments and disclosures recorded and attributable.

Side by side

How the platform compares

Where a traditional pentest, a standalone bounty platform or a point triage tool typically stops — and where the lifecycle continues.

CapabilityTraditional pentestStandalone bug bountyPoint triage toolsAXUM SEC
Continuous crowd-sourced coveragen/a
Expert-led structured engagementsn/a
One scope model across bothn/a
AI triage and duplicate detection
Remediation tracking with proof of fix
Multi-currency budgets and walletsn/a
Global payouts with tax formsn/a
Encrypted, scanned evidence storage
Legal safe harbour and disclosure workflows
Compliance-ready reporting and certificatesn/a
Enterprise RBAC, MFA and audit trail

“Partial” means the capability exists in some offerings or requires an additional tool. Exact plan mapping for the platform column is documented per capability and labelled where it is Enterprise or Professional tier.

Where it shows up

Four differences that compound

Each of these removes a handoff that would otherwise be manual.

The crowd and the experts work from the same scope

Adding a second model does not mean maintaining a second target list, a second policy or a second report format.

  • Definition: Targets, tiers and rules are written once.
  • Coverage: A target added for one model is covered by the others.
Program models

Triage is a workflow, not an inbox

Explicit states, assisted classification, duplicate handling and a policy-driven SLA engine.

  • Visibility: Reporter, owner and engineering read the same state.
  • Accountability: Each transition is timestamped and attributable.
Triage and remediation

Money is modelled, not improvised

Budgets, metering, multi-currency settlement, withholding and reporting share one ledger-backed trail.

  • Predictability: Allocation and thresholds before the first reward.
  • Settlement: A payout calculation both sides can see.
Financial operations

The platform is built to be auditable

Encrypted evidence, MFA, fine-grained roles, step-up verification and an audit trail across administrative actions.

  • Evidence: Stored encrypted, scanned and access-controlled.
  • Access: Least privilege by default, with expert access gated three ways.
Trust and security

Documentation

Check the claims

Every capability above is documented, including where it is plan-gated.

Platform overview

The structure behind the comparison, service by service.

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Identity and access

The access model behind the assurance column.

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Evidence and file security

How evidence is encrypted, scanned and controlled.

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Common questions

Evaluation questions we hear most

Can we adopt one model without the rest?
Yes. Nothing requires you to run both engines or to light up every capability on day one. Start with disclosure or a private bounty, or with a single expert engagement.
How do you compare with our existing vendor?
We would rather run the comparison on your requirements: scope coverage, reporting format, evidence handling and payout mechanics, capability by capability. The platform pages label what is plan-dependent so the comparison is honest.
Where are the customer logos and case studies?
We publish customer proof only where the customer has approved it. Where it does not exist, we do not invent it — which is also why capability language is used rather than guarantees.
What does adoption involve?
Scope definition, program model selection, severity bands and rules of engagement, then participant onboarding and tracker integration. We run it with you rather than handing over documentation.

Compare us against your requirements, not a feature list.

Bring your scope, your reporting obligations and your payout constraints. We will walk through how each would be handled — including where a capability is plan-dependent.

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