Penti vs XBOW

Penti9.1Visit XBOW8.4Visit

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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XBOW #8 in Penetration Testing Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit XBOW

• Penti fits best

  Teams wanting broad AI-led testing

• XBOW fits best

  Continuous authenticated web testing

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Side by side

Feature	Penti 9.1/10 Visit ↗	XBOW 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Penetration Testing Software	#8 in Penetration Testing Software
Best for	Teams wanting broad AI-led testing	Continuous authenticated web testing
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$20/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Community, Live chat	Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA
Integrations	9 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Penti 6/6 · XBOW 0/6
Web app testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Network testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Mobile testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Finding management	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Evidence capture	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	Not checked yet
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	Independent exploit validation helps reduce false positives. Supports authenticated testing with MFA, SSO, and bearer tokens. Continuous assessments include reproducible evidence and remediation guidance.
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	Testing focuses on interactive web applications and APIs. Usage-based pricing is scoped to each customer environment. Cloud deployment may not fit teams requiring another deployment model.
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 →	XBOW is a cloud-based autonomous offensive security platform for security and application teams. It focuses on interactive web applications and their APIs, combining attack-surface discovery, coordinated exploitation, and independent… 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

• XBOW — where it wins

  • Independent exploit validation helps reduce false positives.
  • Supports authenticated testing with MFA, SSO, and bearer tokens.
  • Continuous assessments include reproducible evidence and remediation guidance.

  Where it doesn't

  • Testing focuses on interactive web applications and APIs.
  • Usage-based pricing is scoped to each customer environment.
  • Cloud deployment may not fit teams requiring another deployment model.

• Penti9.1/10 · 14-day trial

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

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• XBOW8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused cloud platform for continuous, authenticated testing of web applications and APIs.

  Visit XBOWFull verdict →