Penti vs PENTRA

Penti9.1Visit PENTRA7.1Visit

Higher score Penti #2 in Penetration Testing Software 9.1/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Penti

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PENTRA #21 in Penetration Testing Software 7.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit PENTRA

• Penti fits best

  Teams wanting broad AI-led testing

• PENTRA fits best

  On-prem teams needing broad test coverage

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Side by side

Feature	Penti 9.1/10 Visit ↗	PENTRA 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	7.1
Ranking	#2 in Penetration Testing Software	#21 in Penetration Testing Software
Best for	Teams wanting broad AI-led testing	On-prem teams needing broad test coverage
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$20/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Windows
Support	Email, Community, Live chat	Email, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Penti 6/6 · PENTRA 6/6
Web app testing	✓	✓
API testing	✓	✓
Network testing	✓	✓
Mobile testing	✓	✓
Finding management	✓	✓
Evidence capture	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	On-prem
Our review
Pros	Tests web, API, mobile, internal, and external networks Combines agentic AI testing with human validation Provides evidence, retesting, remediation guidance, and reports	Covers web, mobile, API, network, and Active Directory testing Engineer-validated findings include severity, affected objects, and evidence Tracks remediation, retesting, scope coverage, and Blue Team detection rates
Cons	No free plan; the free trial lasts 14 days Advanced testing and support features require higher tiers Listed platform support covers web and API	On-prem deployment requires customer-managed infrastructure Pricing follows a contact-sales model Reporting is limited to PDF and Microsoft Word formats
Our verdict	Penti combines agentic AI penetration testing with certified human testers for startups, security teams, engineering organizations, and enterprises. Its scope includes web applications, APIs, Android and iOS mobile applications, internal… Read the review →	PENTRA is a structured penetration testing and vulnerability management platform for internal security teams and managed security engagements. It runs on customer infrastructure and supports Windows and self-hosted environments. Coverage… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Penti — where it wins

  • Tests web, API, mobile, internal, and external networks
  • Combines agentic AI testing with human validation
  • Provides evidence, retesting, remediation guidance, and reports

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the free trial lasts 14 days
  • Advanced testing and support features require higher tiers
  • Listed platform support covers web and API

• PENTRA — where it wins

  • Covers web, mobile, API, network, and Active Directory testing
  • Engineer-validated findings include severity, affected objects, and evidence
  • Tracks remediation, retesting, scope coverage, and Blue Team detection rates

  Where it doesn't

  • On-prem deployment requires customer-managed infrastructure
  • Pricing follows a contact-sales model
  • Reporting is limited to PDF and Microsoft Word formats

• Penti9.1/10 · 14-day trial

  Broad AI-led testing with human validation, evidence, retesting, and compliance reporting.

  Visit PentiFull verdict →
• PENTRA7.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad, evidence-led penetration testing for teams that prefer on-prem deployment.

  Visit PENTRAFull verdict →