runZero AI Asset Discover

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runZero is an exposure management platform that discovers unknown assets across IT, OT, IoT, and cloud environments, prioritizes cyber risk, and helps ensure compliance — fast.

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runZero is a modern exposure management platform designed to overcome the limitations of legacy vulnerability scanners. It delivers full-spectrum attack surface visibility across IT, OT, IoT, cloud, mobile, and remote environments — including assets that traditional credential-based scanners simply cannot reach. At its core, runZero uses agentless, passive, and active discovery techniques to find unknown and unmanaged devices, giving security teams a comprehensive, real-time inventory of every asset on — and off — the network. Once assets are discovered, the platform enriches the data with contextual risk insights, enabling teams to prioritize vulnerabilities that are actually exploitable in their specific environment. runZero integrates seamlessly with a wide variety of security and IT tools, enhancing network visibility and helping uncover control gaps. It also supports regulatory compliance use cases including PCI DSS, NIST CSF, NIS2, DORA, and NYDFS frameworks. The platform is built for organizations of all sizes. A free Community Edition supports home labs and environments with fewer than 100 assets. Enterprise tiers scale to support incident response, M&A due diligence, vulnerability management, and compliance reporting. With fast deployment, a REST API, and open-source tooling, runZero is trusted by leading enterprises, universities, and managed security service providers worldwide.

Key Features

Full Attack Surface Visibility: Discovers all assets across IT, OT, IoT, cloud, mobile, and remote environments — including unknown and unmanaged devices — using agentless scanning techniques.
Full-Spectrum Exposure Detection: Identifies vulnerabilities and exposures that legacy scanners miss, including assets beyond the traditional network perimeter.
Risk Prioritization & Insights: Contextualizes discovered vulnerabilities to surface the exploitable risks that matter most, helping security teams focus remediation efforts effectively.
Compliance & Regulatory Reporting: Supports major compliance frameworks including PCI DSS, NIST CSF, NIS2, DORA, and NYDFS with built-in reporting and KPI tracking.
Broad Integrations & REST API: Integrates with a wide variety of security and IT tools, and provides a REST API and open-source resources for custom workflows and automation.

Use Cases

Security teams performing incident response who need an immediate, complete inventory of all network assets to scope and contain a breach.
Enterprises undergoing mergers and acquisitions who need rapid visibility into the acquired organization's full attack surface before integration.
Compliance and risk officers needing continuous asset inventory and reporting to meet PCI DSS, NIS2, NYDFS, or NIST framework requirements.
IT and security teams managing hybrid environments with a mix of IT, OT, and IoT devices who need a unified view of exposure across all asset types.
Vulnerability management programs looking to move beyond legacy credential-based scanners and gain contextual risk prioritization for modern, distributed networks.

Pros

Agentless & Easy to Deploy: Requires no agents or credentials to start discovering assets, enabling fast deployment with minimal overhead across complex environments.
Covers Modern & Legacy Environments: Handles IT, OT, IoT, cloud, and remote assets in a single platform, going far beyond traditional network perimeter tools.
Free Community Edition Available: Offers a completely free tier for home labs and small environments with fewer than 100 assets, lowering the barrier to entry.
Strong Compliance Support: Built-in support for major regulatory frameworks makes it practical for compliance-driven security programs.

Cons

Enterprise Pricing Not Transparent: Paid enterprise plan pricing is not publicly listed, requiring a demo or sales contact to get a quote.
Community Edition Has Asset Limits: The free tier is capped at 100 assets, which may not suit growing small businesses transitioning from home lab use.
Learning Curve for OT/IoT Use Cases: Teams without prior OT or IoT security experience may need time to fully leverage the platform's cross-environment visibility capabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

runZero is an exposure management platform that helps organizations discover all assets across their IT, OT, IoT, cloud, and remote environments, assess vulnerabilities, prioritize risks, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Yes. runZero offers a free Community Edition that is ideal for home use and environments with fewer than 100 assets, with no time limit on the free tier.

No. runZero uses agentless discovery techniques, meaning it can find and fingerprint assets without installing software or requiring credentials on every device.

runZero supports a range of compliance frameworks including PCI DSS, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, NIS2, DORA, NYDFS, and CSRB guidelines, with built-in reporting capabilities.

runZero can discover assets across IT, OT (operational technology), IoT, cloud environments, mobile devices, and remote systems — including unknown, unmanaged, and ephemeral assets that legacy scanners typically miss.