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Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services vs Pentera comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Offensive Security Penetrat...
Ranking in Penetration Testing Services
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Pentera
Ranking in Penetration Testing Services
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (12th), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Penetration Testing Services category, the mindshare of Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services is 2.3%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pentera is 30.0%, up from 26.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Penetration Testing Services
 

Featured Reviews

Gabriel Woolverton - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 17, 2022
Open source and easy to set up
Our primary use case for Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services is the vulnerability database.  Compared to Rapid7, Offensive Security might have more support on the back end in relation to exploits for Metasploit, for example. Offensive Security owns Metasploit and maintains it, which is…
Richard Marlow - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 18, 2024
Provides good features and helps monitor the status of ransomware protection in an organization
We used the solution for password strength assessments, ransomware testing, and automated penetration testing The tool helped us discover that we were using an outdated network protocol, NTLM. The password strength assessments feature was valuable. The testing features are fantastic. The tool…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services is open source, so it is free and there are no licensing costs."
"What I like the most about Pentera is its solution-oriented approach."
"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."
"The platform's most valuable features are credential management and vulnerability management."
"The tool showed us that our ransomware protection wasn’t working on some machines."
"The product is easy to use."
"Maybe there are some remediation steps on the website, we can mask sensitive information on the website better."
"The vulnerability scanner, exploit achievements, and remediation actions are all great."
"The most valuable feature of Pentera is that you can do continuous vulnerability assessment, which is automated."
 

Cons

"Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services has a rating system for how exploitable vulnerability is, but that rating system does not really give you any transparency into how the rating for that exploit was reached. It would be useful to see on the back end what data led them to specify that a specific exploit may not be very good or may be great."
"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 vulnerability scanner, exploit achievements, and remediation actions are all great."
"The price could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in virtualization compatibility."
"One of the big issues we have is that the tool has an additional license for compromised credentials. Suppose compromised credentials for any of your domains appear in leaks, dumps, or are being sold. In that case, they try to aggregate that data and highlight that, for example, ten users appeared in recent dumps as compromised credentials. However, they don't provide much information about where those compromises came from or their source information, probably to protect their sources."
"One area for product improvement could be the inclusion of a dashboard to cover multiple branches and subsidiaries, allowing for centralized monitoring."
"Pentera's general dashboards could be improved and made more specific in terms of vulnerabilities that I'm discovering."
"The automated penetration testing features must be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"We have to pay a yearly licensing cost for Pentera."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services?
Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services is open source, so it is free and there are no licensing costs.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services?
Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services is open source, so it is free and there are no licensing costs.
What needs improvement with Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services?
Offensive Security Penetration Testing Services has a rating system for how exploitable vulnerability is, but that rating system does not really give you any transparency into how the rating for th...
What do you like most about Pentera?
What I like the most about Pentera is its solution-oriented approach.
What needs improvement with Pentera?
One area for product improvement could be the inclusion of a dashboard to cover multiple branches and subsidiaries, allowing for centralized monitoring.
What is your primary use case for Pentera?
Our customers use the product to validate their security environment, ensuring that vulnerabilities within the network are identified and addressed.
 

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Sample Customers

Amazon, IBM, Oracle, U.S. Department of Defense, Deloitte, Salesforce
Blackstone Group Caterpillar Apria Healthcare Taylor Vinters Sandler Capital Management Drawbridge BNP Paribas British Red Cross
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