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Bugcrowd vs Pentera comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 9, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Bugcrowd
Ranking in Penetration Testing Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) (10th), Bug Bounty Platforms (2nd), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (10th), AWS Marketplace (37th)
Pentera
Ranking in Penetration Testing Services
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Penetration Testing Services category, the mindshare of Bugcrowd is 16.4%, up from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pentera is 15.0%, up from 13.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

George Devasia - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient reports simplify tracking and feedback for cybersecurity submissions
I am a developer working in cybersecurity, and I use Bugcrowd to help companies remove vulnerabilities from their websites. I report vulnerabilities found in applications or customer platforms through Bugcrowd's cloud platform. This allows the cloud team to track submissions, and then the client…
Richard Marlow - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides good features and helps monitor the status of ransomware protection in an organization
The tool is quite scalable. There's a one-to-one relationship between the engine and how many scans we can do. We can only do one scan with one engine. We had some issues around the password assessments because we added a lot of users. It took a long time. I rate the scalability a seven out of ten. We have three users in our organization.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I would rate Bugcrowd a ten out of ten."
"I believe Bugcrowd is highly stable."
"The most valuable aspect of Bugcrowd is that it provides a long list of different websites or web applications where I can report vulnerabilities."
"Working on Bugcrowd has made me a better security engineer since it provides a competitive environment to report successful vulnerabilities."
"Bugcrowd's support team is very active and supportive."
"Bugcrowd has programs that disclose rewards and invite researchers to new programs."
"One of the features I like most about Bugcrowd is the ability to create a report in a very easy way."
"Pentera has many authentic features."
"The most valuable feature of Pentera is that you can do continuous vulnerability assessment, which is automated."
"The platform's most valuable features are credential management and vulnerability management."
"Pentera has many authentic features."
"The tool showed us that our ransomware protection wasn’t working on some machines."
"The solution is SaaS-based. From a cloud perspective, it has Pentera Surface and Pentera Core. The Core is the on-prem deployed solution, while the Surface is the cloud-hosted solution that scans your public infrastructure. From the Surface perspective, the most valuable feature so far has been the attack surface mapping."
"What I like the most about Pentera is its solution-oriented approach."
"The product is easy to use."
 

Cons

"The triaging process has slowed down compared to three years ago. It now takes more time to resolve a reported vulnerability and receive the payout."
"There is room for improvement in Bugcrowd's response time when customer input is needed for resolving tickets."
"The triaging process has slowed down compared to three years ago."
"There is room for improvement in Bugcrowd's response time when customer input is needed for resolving tickets. If this time could be minimized, it would be very helpful."
"Bugcrowd should provide more access to the reports, similar to HackerOne, allowing for full disclosure once a bug is resolved, so researchers can learn from them. They should improve the responsibility type and response time of their customer support, especially when the issue is urgent."
"Bugcrowd should provide more access to the reports, similar to HackerOne, allowing for full disclosure once a bug is resolved, so researchers can learn from them."
"There is room for improvement in virtualization compatibility."
"The vulnerability scanner, exploit achievements, and remediation actions are all great."
"One area for product improvement could be the inclusion of a dashboard to cover multiple branches and subsidiaries, allowing for centralized monitoring."
"The price could be improved."
"Pentera's general dashboards could be improved and made more specific in terms of vulnerabilities that I'm discovering."
"The licensing and IP management need improvement. When the IP is imported into a system, we cannot withdraw or revoke the license."
"Maybe scalability. I know that the Pentera right now is high level in order to scan big deals over 500 IPs and not less, and not less. That can be more granular. This will be useful."
"The automated penetration testing features must be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We have to pay a yearly licensing cost for Pentera."
"The product's cost is reasonable. I rate the pricing a three out of ten."
"It's not that expensive, but it could be more cost-effective."
"The tool is relatively cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
University
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bugcrowd?
I understand the pricing, and it involves rewards of at least one thousand dollars.
What needs improvement with Bugcrowd?
The tool itself could be improved. I hope to improve next time and perform better.
What is your primary use case for Bugcrowd?
I use Bugcrowd ( /products/bugcrowd-reviews ) for finding bugs and vulnerabilities. I have been using it for two years. Besides Bugcrowd ( /products/bugcrowd-reviews ), I also use HackerOne ( /prod...
What do you like most about Pentera?
What I like the most about Pentera is its solution-oriented approach.
What needs improvement with Pentera?
The licensing and IP management need improvement. When the IP is imported into a system, we cannot withdraw or revoke the license.
What is your primary use case for Pentera?
I am using the OpenIntra solution for pentesting and managing candidates in my environment. I also use this solution for house customers.
 

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Sample Customers

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