A Drawbridge alternative built on evidence, not a score
Drawbridge scores firms and their portfolio companies with proprietary algorithms. Testify shows its work: in controls, in dollars, and in your own deployment.
Head-to-head
| Dimension | Testify | Drawbridge |
|---|---|---|
| How the score is made | Calibrated maturity for every safeguard; the method is transparent to customers inside the platform | Drawbridge Score built on “proprietary, data-driven algorithms” [1] |
| Dollars | Projected annual loss on an inspectable model; the exposure bridge separates earned from re-estimated | No dollar exposure figure found on its public pages [1] [2] |
| How it's delivered | A platform the firm runs, with a live control state fed by assessments, incidents, remediations and verification campaigns | Scoring and benchmarking delivered with advisor support [3] |
| Peer comparison | Within your firm only. Your portfolio data isn't anyone's peer set | Benchmarks companies against firms outside yours [2] |
| Deployment | Docker container in your cloud or on-premises; local AI | Hosted SaaS platform [4] |
| Investors | Cyber Flag has no private-equity investors or owners | Investors include Francisco Partners, “one of the largest and most active technology-focused private equity firms in the world” [5], and Long Ridge, “a private investment firm” [6] |
What Drawbridge does
Drawbridge is a cybersecurity firm focused on the alternative investment sector, known for the Drawbridge Score [1].
Where Testify is different
- A method you can see. Testify's maturity method and loss model are transparent to customers inside the platform, and the model's assumptions are theirs to change.
- Dollars, split honestly. The exposure bridge separates risk reduction earned by verified control closes from model re-estimates and portfolio changes.
- A continuously current control state. The live control state moves with assessments, incidents, remediations and verification campaigns.
- Your portfolio data isn't anyone's peer set. Testify compares companies only within your own firm's deployment and never pools one firm's data with another's.
- Your deployment. Self-hosted in your cloud or on-premises, with all AI on a local model.
- No private-equity owners. Cyber Flag has no private-equity investors or owners, so the platform governing your portfolio doesn't answer to a sponsor you compete with for deals.
Frequently asked questions
Is Testify an alternative to Drawbridge?
Yes. Both serve PE firms overseeing portfolio cyber risk. Drawbridge scores firms with proprietary algorithms; Testify measures every control at the safeguard level, prices gaps on a model customers can inspect, separates earned risk reduction from re-estimates, and runs inside the firm's own deployment.
Does Testify compare my companies to other firms' companies?
No. Testify compares companies only within your own firm's deployment. Drawbridge benchmarks companies against firms outside yours; Testify never pools one firm's portfolio data with another's.
Is Cyber Flag backed by private equity?
No. Cyber Flag has no private-equity investors or owners. Drawbridge's investors include Francisco Partners and Long Ridge.
Sources
- Drawbridge: cyber scoring, accessed 2026-09-14
- Drawbridge: PE portfolio company tracking, accessed 2026-09-14
- Drawbridge: about us, accessed 2026-09-14
- Drawbridge platform sign-in, accessed 2026-09-14
- Francisco Partners: about, accessed 2026-09-14
- Drawbridge announces strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners (2022-09-06), accessed 2026-09-14
See it on your portfolio
Testify is accepting early customers. Portfolio Directors and Operating Partners get priority access to a guided walkthrough.