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Pentera vs Rapid7 Penetration Testing Services comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

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)
Rapid7 Penetration Testing ...
Ranking in Penetration Testing Services
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Penetration Testing Services category, the mindshare of Pentera is 30.0%, up from 26.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 Penetration Testing Services is 4.2%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Penetration Testing Services
 

Featured Reviews

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assessments, ransomware testing, and automated penetration testing The tool helped us discover that we were using an outdated network protocol, NTLM.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…
Gabriel Woolverton - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 17, 2022
Wide range of coverage and free
My primary use case for Rapid7 Penetration Testing Services is the vulnerability database, which is mainly useful for making correlations when it comes to vulnerabilities that are found through a Nessus or OpenGL scan, for example. You can go and search up CVs, which are the identifiers for…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The platform's most valuable features are credential management and vulnerability management."
"The vulnerability scanner, exploit achievements, and remediation actions are all great."
"Maybe there are some remediation steps on the website, we can mask sensitive information on the website better."
"The tool showed us that our ransomware protection wasn’t working on some machines."
"The most valuable feature of Pentera is that you can do continuous vulnerability assessment, which is automated."
"What I like the most about Pentera is its solution-oriented approach."
"The product is easy to use."
"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 initial setup is very straightforward. This is not a tool that you have to set up yourself. All you have to do is just access their web-based vulnerability database application, which is open source and available to pretty much anyone."
 

Cons

"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."
"One area for product improvement could be the inclusion of a dashboard to cover multiple branches and subsidiaries, allowing for centralized monitoring."
"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."
"Pentera's general dashboards could be improved and made more specific in terms of vulnerabilities that I'm discovering."
"A useful improvement would be to have white papers for specific vulnerabilities readily available. It seems like they are not always linked when you are looking for a vulnerability identifier in the database."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"The tool is relatively cheap."
"It's not that expensive, but it could be more cost-effective."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
University
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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

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.
What do you like most about Rapid7 Penetration Testing Services?
The initial setup is very straightforward. This is not a tool that you have to set up yourself. All you have to do is just access their web-based vulnerability database application, which is open s...
What needs improvement with Rapid7 Penetration Testing Services?
A useful improvement would be to have white papers for specific vulnerabilities readily available. It seems like they are not always linked when you are looking for a vulnerability identifier in th...
 

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Sample Customers

Blackstone Group Caterpillar Apria Healthcare Taylor Vinters Sandler Capital Management Drawbridge BNP Paribas British Red Cross
Motorola, Liberty wines, Kaman Corporation
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