Pricing guides
What security testing really costs
Most penetration testing vendors publish no prices. These guides break down each platform's pricing model, publicly verifiable figures, and the hidden costs that show up in the quote.
Cobalt.io Pricing, Explained
How Cobalt.io pricing really works: the credit model, what procurement data says a credit costs, typical engagement budgets, and the costs to watch for.
XBOW Pricing, Explained
XBOW publishes its pricing: $4,000 per test for lightweight apps, $8,000 for complex ones, enterprise by quote. What is included and how it compares.
Pentera Pricing, Explained
Pentera does not publish prices. What industry estimates report the annual subscription costs, what drives the quote, and how to budget for it in 2026.
HackerOne Pricing, Explained
HackerOne pricing has three parts: platform fee, bounty payouts, and a fee on payouts. What programs reportedly cost in 2026, from VDP to enterprise.
Synack Pricing, Explained
Synack sells continuous access to its vetted Red Team as an annual subscription, by quote. What third-party estimates report it costs in 2026.
Burp Suite Pricing, Explained
Burp Suite Professional costs $499 per user per year. What that buys, why Enterprise Edition is quote-only, and the per-seat maths teams miss when budgeting.
Nessus Pricing, Explained
Nessus Professional lists at $4,790 for one year, $9,330.95 for two and $13,637.54 for three, plus $400 for Advanced Support. What it covers and what it does not.
Intruder Pricing, Explained
Intruder prices a base fee plus a per-target fee, with no figures on the page. What a target counts as, which engine sits under each plan, and how to sanity-check a quote.
AI Penetration Testing Cost
What AI penetration testing costs in 2026: the three pricing models, the published figures (XBOW $4,000-$8,000 per test, Penetrify from $100/month) and what the quote-only vendors are worth.
And Penetrify? From $100/month, published right here.
Autonomous AI penetration testing on a flat subscription: no quotes, no per-engagement fees, unlimited retests. Compare what your current testing cadence costs against continuous coverage.