CybrIQ vs Armis
Armis is a strong asset-intelligence and unmanaged-device platform with a large device dictionary built from network-behavior observation. CybrIQ adds Layer 1 verification: the electrical signature on the wire, used to validate what a device actually is when its descriptors might be lying. The two approaches are complementary; this page describes when each one fits and how they work together.
What Armis does well.
- Large device dictionary.
Armis has spent years building a device-classification library across IoT, OT, and enterprise endpoints. Strong identification of known devices by behavioral fingerprint.
- Agentless, broad coverage.
Reads from existing infrastructure (NAC, switches, wireless controllers) without an agent on the endpoint. Easy to deploy across a wide footprint.
- Threat intelligence and CVE correlation.
Continuous threat-feed integration mapping known vulnerabilities to identified devices. Useful for vulnerability-management workflows.
What CybrIQ does well.
- Layer 1 electrical-signature verification.
CybrIQ derives the device fingerprint from observable Layer 1 behavior (link negotiation, packet cadence, response shape under probe). Catches devices whose behavioral fingerprint would clear Armis but whose physical-layer signature does not match the claim.
- Supply-chain integrity at the wire.
Devices modified upstream of the install (paper trail clean, software check clean, behavior clean, but the silicon different) are caught by Layer 1, not by behavior alone. CybrIQ's reference customer found exactly this case.
- Audit-defensible per-port, per-device record.
Dated, scoped, mapped to HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2, NIST CSF, CMMC. The shape audit firms accept on first reading.
How each platform identifies devices.
| Capability | Armis | CybrIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Network-behavior device classification | Yes | Yes |
| Layer 1 electrical-signature verification | No | Yes |
| Catches supply-chain implants that pass behavioral checks | No | Yes |
| Per-port history with before/after Device DNA fingerprints | No | Yes |
| Continuous CVE / threat intel correlation | Yes | Part |
| Large prebuilt device dictionary | Yes | Part |
| AV-channel motion (RoomIQ recurring SKU) | No | Yes |
| Audit-evidence pack pre-mapped to multiple frameworks | Part | Yes |
When to pick which (or run both)
- If your primary need is broad asset intelligence with CVE correlation.
Armis. Their device dictionary and threat-intel correlation are mature and deep.
- If your primary need is verifying that devices are actually what they claim to be.
CybrIQ. Behavioral fingerprinting answers 'what category of device is this?' Layer 1 fingerprinting answers 'is this the device that was supposed to be on this port?'
- If you have both problems.
Run both. Armis identifies, CybrIQ verifies. The combination produces a stronger inventory than either tool alone, and the audit pack is materially better.
Armis and CybrIQ are not direct replacements. Armis classifies; CybrIQ verifies. Customers running both report stronger findings on supply-chain integrity and lower findings on inventory-completeness audits.
Bring the question to the working session.
If you are evaluating Armis alongside CybrIQ, the 30-minute working session is the cleanest way to see what each tool actually shows on your environment. We will tell you straightforwardly when Armis is the better starting point.