Best Red Balloon Security Symbiote Alternatives & Competitors in 2026

Sternum IoT Security & Observability Platform

Embedded IoT security platform with runtime protection & observability.

GrammaTech SySense

Firmware malware detection & prevention using hypervisor-based monitoring

Kevlar Embedded Security

System hardening solution for embedded Linux devices

PFP Siglytics Analytics Platform

Side-channel analytics platform for hardware/firmware integrity detection.

ProvenRun ProvenApps

Suite of certified trusted apps for IoT security running on ProvenCore OS.

Sternum Runtime Protection

Agentless runtime security for IoT/embedded devices using EIV™ tech.

Eclypsium Supply Chain Security Platform

Unified platform securing firmware, hardware & supply chain across enterprise devices.

Finite State Platform

Platform for vulnerability detection in firmware, binaries, and SBOMs

Exein Analyzer

Firmware security analysis tool for IoT devices and embedded systems

SEALSQ Automotive EV Charging

Secure elements & PKI for EV charging infrastructure security

Cycuity Radix

Hardware security verification platform for chip design lifecycle

aDolus FACT (Software & Firmware Validation)

Software/firmware validation platform generating trust scores via SBOM & malware analysis.

Binarly

Firmware & software supply chain security platform for vuln & risk analysis.

Cybellum Product Security Platform

AI-driven platform for product security: SBOM mgmt, vuln mgmt & compliance.

Cybellum Cyber Digital Twins

Digital replicas of product firmware/software for continuous security analysis.

Emproof Nyx

Binary-level firmware protection for embedded systems, no source code needed.

Emproof Nyx - Hacking Protection

Exploit mitigation tool for C/C++ firmware on embedded systems.

filancore Over-the-air

On-device firmware verification for secure OTA updates using verifiable credentials.

Karamba VCode

Binary analysis tool for supply chain security in automotive and IoT firmware.

Phosphorus Firmware & Patch Management

Automated, agent-less firmware patch management for xIoT/OT devices at scale.

ProvenRun ProvenCore

Formally verified secure OS/TEE for IoT and embedded devices.

Riscure

Hardware security testing tools for side-channel analysis & fault injection.

ContentWise EdgeAI

Linux SBCs with hardware root of trust for secure edge AI deployments.

KinoSec Project Poseidon

Autonomous exploitation platform for OT, IoT, firmware, drones, and robots.

Axiado AX3080 TCU

Hardware-based trusted control unit with integrated security functions

RunSafe Monitor

Real-time crash monitoring with heuristics to distinguish bugs from attacks

Red Balloon Security RASPUTIN

Automated hardware reversing platform using robotics for embedded device analysis

BBT.live BaaSEA Device Protection

Edge appliance device protection using Check Point Nano Agent technology.

Zymbit Resilient Edge Stack

Hardware-enforced security & resilience stack for unattended Linux edge devices.

Kry10 OS (KOS)

Secure OS for mission-critical connected devices, built on the seL4 microkernel.

Metalware

Autonomous firmware binary pentesting platform requiring no source code or hardware.

Allegro RomPager

Embedded web server with TLS for IoT/connected embedded devices.

Trapezoid Threat Alerts

Firmware-level threat alerting service for hardware integrity monitoring.

Trapezoid FIVE

Firmware integrity monitoring platform detecting IoCs below the OS layer.

Binwalk

Binwalk is a firmware analysis tool that enables reverse engineering and extraction of embedded file systems and archives from firmware images.

Hardware Security Validation Environment

A hardware security validation toolkit for x86 platforms that provides bootable tools for checking platform configuration registers and managing SecureBoot keys.

CHIPSEC

CHIPSEC is a cross-platform framework for analyzing PC platform security, including hardware, BIOS/UEFI firmware, and low-level system components.

GrammaTech FVA – FPGA Vulnerability Analysis Tools

FPGA design analysis platform for vulnerability detection and reverse engineering

eShard esDynamic

Platform for chip security testing and binary security analysis

zeroRISC Integrity Management Platform

Device trust mgmt platform using OpenTitan secure silicon for IoT/edge/DC

Nightwing Boot Shield

Hardware root of trust protecting COTS hardware from boot-level attacks

RTS Secure Boot Loader

Secure bootloader for EFI Secure Boot with digital signature verification

Caspia Technologies GenAI for Semiconductor Cybersecurity

GenAI-powered pre-silicon security verification suite for SoC designs

Star Lab Titanium Secure Boot

Boot-time authentication solution for Linux systems using measured boot

Cyber Resilience for Embedded Systems

Embedded system security solutions for Linux-based mission-critical systems

Kevlar System Inspector

Scans embedded Linux systems for security design vulnerabilities

Green Hills Platform for Secure Networking

Secure embedded networking platform combining RTOS, TCP/IP stack, and virtualization.

Karamba XGuard CFI

Runtime CFI protection for embedded systems via patented Control Flow Graph.