Penetration Testing as a Service
Ongoing manual pentesting on your release cadence — without the $25,000-a-year platform subscription. Book OSCP-certified testers self-serve, watch findings land in your portal as they are confirmed, and pay only for tester-days you use: $985 per tester-day for US clients, €849/day in the EU. No annual fee, no sales cycle, no minimum commitment.
How PTaaS works on our platform
- 1Scope it yourself, in minutesDescribe the asset — web app, API, mobile app, network, cloud — and get a fixed tester-day estimate instantly. No discovery calls, no proposals.
- 2A certified human starts within 24 hoursEvery engagement is manual testing by an OSCP-certified professional. Automation assists with reconnaissance; exploitation, business logic, and attack chains are human work.
- 3Findings stream into your portalConfirmed vulnerabilities appear as they are found, with reproduction steps and severity — not weeks later in a PDF. Your developers can start fixing on day one.
- 4Retest and repeat on your cadenceOne free retest is included per engagement. Then book the next test when you ship the next release — quarterly, per release, or whenever your auditor's clock says so.
PTaaS vs the annual pentest project vs platform subscriptions
Three ways to buy ongoing security testing — and the trade each one makes.
| Traditional annual pentest | Automated PTaaS platform | Budget Security PTaaS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadence | Once a year, procurement permitting | Continuous scripted attacks | Manual tests on your release cycle + scanning between |
| Who tests | Consultants (often after a long lead time) | Scripts and attack libraries | OSCP-certified testers, assigned within 24h |
| Audit evidence (SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / NIS2) | Yes | Not on its own — auditors require manual evidence | Yes — audit-ready manual reports |
| Typical annual cost | $8,000–$30,000 for one test | $15,000–$100,000 subscription | Pay per tester-day: $985 US / €849 EU — quarterly cadence ≈ $8,000–$12,000/yr |
| Lead time | 4–8 weeks | Days (onboarding) | 24 hours |
Built for teams that ship
- SaaS companies on SOC 2 or ISO 27001 timelines that need audit-ready evidence every year — without re-running procurement every year.
- Product teams shipping monthly who want the new attack surface tested per release, not twelve months later.
- Compliance-driven SMBs (HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIS2) that need a defensible cadence at an SMB budget.
- Teams already running scanners who need the manual layer auditors and enterprise customers actually ask for.
Penetration Testing as a Service FAQ
What is penetration testing as a service (PTaaS)?
Penetration testing as a service replaces the traditional once-a-year pentest project with an ongoing testing relationship delivered through a platform: you book tests on demand, findings arrive in a portal as they are confirmed, retests are part of the workflow, and your testing cadence follows your release cycle instead of a procurement calendar. The testing itself can be manual, automated, or both — which is the single most important thing to check before buying, because auditors only accept manual testing evidence.
How much does penetration testing as a service cost?
Platform-only PTaaS subscriptions typically run $15,000 to $100,000 per year (published examples: Sprocket Security at $15,000/yr for up to 20 external hosts, Strobes from $29,000/yr, attack-emulation platforms like Pentera commonly quoted at $25,000+/yr). Budget Security prices PTaaS the same way we price everything: per tester-day — $985 per tester-day for US clients, €849/day in the EU. A quarterly cadence of focused 2-3 day manual tests typically lands between $8,000 and $12,000 per year, with scanning hygiene in between.
Is PTaaS enough for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIS2 compliance?
Only if the service includes manual testing by qualified, named testers. Frameworks and their auditors expect evidence of manual penetration testing — exploitation proof, tester identity and qualifications, and a report that is clearly not raw scanner output. A PTaaS subscription that only runs automated attack scripts will not satisfy a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 audit on its own. Every Budget Security test is performed manually by OSCP-certified testers and reported in audit-ready format.
What is the difference between PTaaS and continuous penetration testing?
They are overlapping labels for the same shift away from annual point-in-time testing. 'Continuous penetration testing' emphasizes the cadence: testing that recurs on a schedule or on every major release. 'PTaaS' emphasizes the delivery model: booking, findings, retests, and communication running through a platform rather than email and PDFs. In practice a good PTaaS setup gives you continuous coverage: manual tests at fixed intervals or per release, automated scanning between them.
How fast can a test start?
Usually within 24 hours of booking. You scope the test on the platform, get a fixed price instantly, and an OSCP-certified tester is assigned to start within one business day. Findings appear in your portal as they are confirmed, not weeks later in a PDF.
Can I switch from an annual pentest to PTaaS gradually?
Yes — that is the normal path. Most clients start with a single scoped manual pentest (for a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 deadline), then move to a quarterly or per-release cadence once they see the workflow. Because pricing is per tester-day, the cadence is entirely yours: there is no annual platform fee or minimum commitment to grow into.
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