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  1. Real estate and property management
  2. Construction
  3. Healthcare and life sciences

What is Astra Pentest

Astra Pentest is a penetration testing and vulnerability management platform used to identify and track security issues in web applications, APIs, and cloud environments. It combines automated scanning with access to human-led penetration testing workflows and reporting. The product targets security teams, engineering teams, and DevSecOps programs that need recurring testing, remediation tracking, and compliance-oriented evidence. It differentiates through its mix of scanner-driven findings, pentest engagement management, and integrations intended for development workflows.

pros

Hybrid automated and human testing

The platform supports both automated vulnerability scanning and human-led penetration testing engagements. This can help teams validate scanner findings and uncover issues that are harder to detect with automation alone, such as certain business-logic flaws. It also fits organizations that want a single place to manage recurring tests rather than running only point-in-time assessments.

Dev workflow integrations

Astra Pentest provides integrations intended for engineering and DevSecOps processes, such as ticketing and collaboration workflows. This helps move findings into remediation pipelines and supports tracking status over time. Compared with tools focused mainly on traffic protection or perimeter controls, this emphasizes finding and fixing issues in the SDLC.

Reporting and remediation tracking

The product includes structured reporting and vulnerability lifecycle management features to track findings, retesting, and closure. This is useful for audit preparation and for demonstrating remediation progress across releases. It also reduces reliance on ad-hoc documents and spreadsheets for pentest evidence.

cons

Depth varies by target type

Coverage and detection depth can vary across web apps, APIs, and cloud configurations depending on how targets are authenticated, instrumented, and exposed. Some environments require additional setup (for example, authentication handling and test accounts) to achieve meaningful results. Organizations with complex microservices and internal APIs may need supplementary tooling or custom testing to reach full coverage.

Not a runtime protection layer

Astra Pentest focuses on identifying vulnerabilities and managing pentest outcomes rather than providing continuous inline protection. Teams that need always-on mitigation for attacks in production typically require separate controls such as WAF/API gateways or bot and abuse defenses. This means it is usually part of a broader security stack rather than a standalone control.

Pentest scheduling and scope constraints

Human-led testing introduces practical constraints such as scoping, scheduling, and time-boxed coverage. Results can depend on the agreed rules of engagement and the availability of test environments and credentials. Organizations expecting fully continuous, autonomous testing may find the engagement model less aligned with their operating cadence.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Expert $1,999 per year (annual) — $166/mo effectively Hacker-style PTaaS plan: unlimited vulnerability scans (3000+ tests), unlimited integrations, four expert-vetted scans on annual billing, compliance reporting (SOC2, ISO27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
Pentest (PTaaS) $5,999 per year (annual) — page also shows a $199/mo monthly option Manual penetration test by certified pentesters, automated cloud security config review (AWS/GCP/Azure), pentest of APIs within target, 2 re-scans by experts to verify fixes, pentest report for SOC2/ISO27001/HIPAA, public pentest certificate, automated API vulnerability scanner for 100 endpoints, named account manager, shared Slack channel.
Pentest Plus $9,999 per year (annual) 2 Targets; includes manual pentest, cloud review, 2 re-scans, pentest report for compliance, unlimited DAST scans, named account manager, shared Slack, custom SLA & payment options.
Enterprise Contact us / Custom pricing Enterprise-grade offering: custom SLA, manual pentest & cloud security reviews, larger scope (multiple targets), named account manager, shared Slack, schedule a call for tailored pricing.

Seller details

Astra Security
Delhi, India
2018
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