RANK 05 OF 5 · CYBER RESILIENCE POSTURE MANAGEMENT (CRPM)

Gambit Security review: mapping and proving cloud recoverability

Short answer

Gambit Security ranks fifth (22.8). Its Balens platform maps cloud, IaC and backups in one live view, detects infrastructure drift and reports recovery gaps, but its pages do not describe restoring infrastructure or data, so it scores low on the rebuild criteria. It checks recoverability; pair it with a recovery tool rather than replace one.

Ranking updated 2026-10-13 · By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk

What does Gambit Security restore after an incident?

Nothing, on the pages we read. Balens is described as an autonomous resilience platform that maps, controls and proves recoverability across cloud, IaC and backups in one live view. Listed capabilities include vendor-agnostic backup coverage mapping, infrastructure drift detection, healthy restore point discovery, immutability validation and recovery gaps by disruption type. Deployment is agentless and stated at 15 minutes, with a REST API and MCP.

Data: Not covered or not published Maps and validates backups; does not back up data.
Configuration: Not covered or not published Maps configuration and drift; does not restore it.
Network: Not covered or not published Not restored; mapping only.
IAM: Not covered or not published Not restored; mapping only.
DNS: Not covered or not published Not restored; mapping only.

What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.

How does Gambit Security score on each criterion?

Infrastructure coverage beyond data 20%20

Maps cloud, IaC and backups and their interdependencies in one live view, but does not describe capturing or restoring infrastructure, and named clouds are not published on its site.

Recovery automation 16%10

No recovery workflow is described; Balens maps and validates recoverability and leaves the restore to other tools.

Cross-region and cross-account rebuild 14%10

Reports recovery gaps by disruption type; rebuilding into another region or account is not described.

Drift and change history 12%60

Infrastructure drift detection and live impact mapping are listed; a configuration change history is not described.

Restore as code (IaC generation) 10%10

Reads IaC as an input but does not generate infrastructure as code from a recovery.

Data protection depth and cloud DR track record 18%20

Maps backup coverage across vendors and validates immutability and healthy restore points, but does not back up data itself. The company emerged from stealth in February 2026.

Pricing transparency 10%40

AWS Marketplace lists a 12-month contract at $1,000,000 per unit for the Gambit Platform without defining the unit; the vendor site shows no price.

Weighted total 22.8 out of 100, rank 05 of 5. How we score

Where does Gambit Security fall short?

Recovery itself. Its pages describe mapping and validating recoverability, not rebuilding infrastructure or running failover drills, so a team still needs a recovery tool and a data backup product. It does not name the clouds it supports on its site. The only price is an AWS Marketplace contract at $1,000,000 per unit for 12 months, and the listing does not define the unit. The company emerged from stealth in February 2026, so its public track record is short.

What does Gambit Security cost?

AWS Marketplace: 12-month contract, $1,000,000 per unit for the Gambit Platform, with 24- and 36-month options; the unit is not defined. Full refund within 30 days, per the listing. No price on the vendor site.

Source: Gambit Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Who should shortlist Gambit Security?

Security and resilience leaders who must show that backups and infrastructure can be recovered, with reporting for DORA, NIS2 and SOX and compliance evidence for NIST CSF, and who already run backup and recovery tools whose coverage they want mapped and checked in one place.

Key facts and sources

Balens is described as an autonomous resilience platform that maps, controls and proves recoverability across cloud, IaC and backups in one live view.
Source: Gambit Security: Balens · Reviewed Sep 2026
Listed capabilities: cyber resilience posture management, vendor-agnostic backup coverage mapping, infrastructure drift detection, healthy restore point discovery, immutability validation and recovery gaps by disruption type.
Source: Gambit Security: Balens · Reviewed Sep 2026
Its pages describe mapping and validating recoverability; they do not describe rebuilding infrastructure or running failover drills.
Source: Gambit Security: Balens · Reviewed Sep 2026
Reporting for DORA, NIS2 and SOX, and compliance evidence for NIST CSF.
Source: Gambit Security home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Agentless deployment stated at 15 minutes, with a REST API and MCP.
Source: Gambit Security: Balens · Reviewed Sep 2026
Integrations announced in 2026 with Cyera, Microsoft Sentinel and Wiz.
Source: Gambit Security newsroom · Reviewed Sep 2026
Emerged from stealth on 25 February 2026 with $61M from Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins and Cyberstarts.
Source: Gambit Security: out of stealth · Reviewed Sep 2026

Clouds: Not named on the vendor site, SaaS listed on AWS Marketplace

Delivery: SaaS, agentless; REST API and MCP

Gambit Security emerged from stealth on 25 February 2026 with $61M in seed and Series A funding from Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins and Cyberstarts. Founders: Alon Gromakov (CEO), Sa'ar Elias, May Kogan.

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Frequently asked questions about Gambit Security

Does Gambit Security restore cloud infrastructure?

Not according to its public pages. Balens maps and validates recoverability across cloud, IaC and backups; the restore is left to other tools.

What does Gambit Security cost?

The vendor site shows no price. Its AWS Marketplace listing shows a 12-month contract at $1,000,000 per unit for the Gambit Platform, with 24- and 36-month options, and does not define the unit.

When did Gambit Security launch?

It emerged from stealth on 25 February 2026 with $61M from Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins and Cyberstarts.

By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk