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It's been proven several times in the past that serious data breaches resulted by unknown vulnerabilities in an IT environment have extreme risk to the entire business.
Are your online services secure enough? How likely is that malicious hackers discover a vulnerability on your product that can ruin your company's reputation?
Penetration testing powered by real hackers, governed like a service. No automation noise. Pure creativity.
From scope to impact, in days - not months.
The expertise of 5 - 20, delivered at the cost of 1.
Scale your security team instantly - without hiring.
The global community of motivated, ethical hackers with a more diverse skillset can provide much better results than traditional pentests. Our ethical hackers hold industry-recognized certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, CISSP, and CEH.
With Pentest as a Service, you can choose from a great variety of testing services, from a web app and mobile app testing to API testing. Our team gives you support during the planning process and we make sure that the testing can start within a few days.
Access reported vulnerabilities immediately via our platform. We help determine the severity of bugs and make sure you only receive accurate reports. With Hackrate, you can keep vulnerability reports centralized and easy to manage.
With our platform, the reported vulnerabilities can be easily added to ticketing systems like Jira Cloud.
By testing your security capabilities regularly, we help you comply with security standards and regulations.
To provide a group of selected and verified ethical hackers, we are using KYC verification services.
Compliance-ready deliverables
Crowdsourced security testing provides a unique method to find your weaknesses and be more secure.
Effective: Our service can be at least two times more cost-effective than hiring external security research to identify vulnerabilities.
Confidential: The security testing is an "invitation-only" type of service. Testing is only accessible to a selected group of hackers (usually 4-10 ethical hackers).
Fast: The suggested length of the security testing is one month, but the first vulnerabilities are usually found within the first few hours.
Test your application, API, or network for any security vulnerabilities. You can choose from a great variety of testing services:
Web application - Identify vulnerabilities in web applications.
Mobile application - Test your mobile assets (iOS and Android devices)
API - Find security vulnerabilities in your API.
Network - Test your network environment.
Other - Test for vulnerabilities in blockchain, IoT devices, or desktop applications.
Broken workflows, missing checks, and edge cases that scanners don’t understand.
Findings tied to revenue, fraud, data exposure, and operational risk.
Real exploitation sequences across features, roles, and systems.
Clear structure, consistent severity, and documentation that stands up to scrutiny — without burying teams in noise.
Learn more about Pentest as a Service
Want to know more about Pentest as a Service? Download our detailed datasheet today to find out how to manage your security tests and be sure that your company is secure.
Choose the right model
Select a focused internal assessment, an invitation-only crowdsourced engagement, or a coordinated annual program.
| Traditional Pentest | Crowdsourced Pentest | Continuous Pentest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement model | One scoped assessment | One scoped, invitation-only assessment | Recurring 12-month program |
| Testing team | Hackrate internal team only | Selected Elite Ethical Hackers | Internal team, Elite Ethical Hackers, or a hybrid |
| Best suited for | Sensitive, restricted, or traditional assessment requirements | Creative testing with diverse attacker perspectives | Enterprise teams with multiple targets and recurring needs |
| Customer control | Customer approves scope and internal access | Customer approves scope and selected-hacker participation | Customer approves the model for every target |
| Results | PDF only or platform plus PDF | Hackrate platform and agreed reporting | Centralized platform results across the annual program |
| Planning | Project scoping before the assessment | Project scoping before the assessment | Annual roadmap and monthly prioritization |
| Explore | Explore Traditional Pentest | Explore Crowdsourced Pentest | Explore Continuous Pentest |
Put expert hackers on your highest-risk targets
Define the scope, engage selected ethical hackers, and manage validated findings through one coordinated platform from testing to remediation.
Discuss Your PTaaS ScopeOur platform helps companies to identify software vulnerabilities in a cost-efficient way. It provides a secure and centralized view of ethical hacking projects for your company.
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Effective: Our service can be at least two times more cost-effective than hiring external security research to identify vulnerabilities.
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