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The Infostealer Index · Head-to-head

Hold SecurityorThreatMon?

Where Hold Security and ThreatMon differ on infostealer intelligence, biggest gap first.

Updated October 12, 2026 How scoring works
Hold Security
Infostealer specialist
36.4
Rank #32 of 34

Hold Security, led by Alex Holden in Milwaukee, is known for recovering large troves of botnet-stolen credentials. It runs a managed service that alerts companies when their own, their customers' or their suppliers' credentials turn up in non-public criminal sources.

ThreatMon
Broad CTI platform
41.0
Rank #28 of 34
Ahead overall

ThreatMon, from Istanbul, covers attack surface, fraud, dark web, CTI and supply-chain risk. Its botnet monitoring tracks stealer logs and scans for stolen employee and customer credentials.

Quick take

ThreatMon leads by a clear margin, 41.0 to 36.4 overall. The biggest single difference is free access, where ThreatMon scores 5 against 1. Of the nine criteria, Hold Security is ahead on 2, ThreatMon on 3, and 4 are level.

Where they differ

Criteria with more than half a point between them, largest gap first.

Free Tools & Free API

ThreatMon +4
Hold Security 1
ThreatMon 5

API & Integrations

ThreatMon +3
Hold Security 2
ThreatMon 5

Infostealer Specialization

Hold Security +2
Hold Security 6
ThreatMon 4

Pricing Accessibility & Time-to-Value

ThreatMon +2
Hold Security 3
ThreatMon 5

Session Cookie & Token Coverage

Hold Security +1
Hold Security 2
ThreatMon 1

Where they are level

Within half a point of each other.

Machine Context · 2/10 Segmentation · 5/10 Freshness · 6/10 Research · 5/10

Capabilities

4 of 8 capabilities differ.

CapabilityHold SecurityThreatMon
Third-party / supply-chain exposure Partial Yes
API access No Partial
Free tier / free API No Partial
Self-serve signup No Partial

Same on both: Machine-level infection data (no), Session cookies & tokens (no), Employee vs. customer split (partial), Public infostealer research (partial).

Side by side

DetailHold SecurityThreatMon
Best suited to Organisations that prefer a managed credential-recovery service Teams wanting an all-in-one CTI and ASM tool
Pricing Pricing not published Pricing not published; free trial
Headquarters Milwaukee, USA Istanbul, Turkey
Founded Not disclosed 2022
Ownership Independent Independent
Website holdsecurity.com threatmon.io

Questions & answers

Which scores higher, Hold Security or ThreatMon?

ThreatMon, with 41.0/100 against 36.4/100 (ranks #28 and #32).

Where do Hold Security and ThreatMon differ most?

On free tools & free api: Hold Security scores 1 and ThreatMon scores 5.

Who is each one a good fit for?

Hold Security suits organisations that prefer a managed credential-recovery service. ThreatMon suits teams wanting an all-in-one CTI and ASM tool.

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Scores are Hudson Rock's editorial opinion of each vendor's infostealer intelligence, based on public information (websites, documentation and published research) as of October 12, 2026. Only infostealer-related capabilities are assessed, not a vendor's overall quality or other products. Field averages, peer matches and comparisons are calculated from those scores.

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