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Estimated Market Price
This is what the market typically charges for this scope, not a Stingrai quote. Figures come from Stingrai's 2026 penetration testing cost guide. See how it is calculated.
One web application and its APIs, so our published prices apply as-is.
US$3,000
Snipe, our autonomous agent. Same-day results.
US$6,800
Snipe plus penetration testers validating every finding.
All math runs in your browser. Each service starts from the typical market price for its smallest scope, anchored to Penetration Testing Cost in 2026: Pricing Guide and Tables and the cost answers in Stingrai's buyer guides, and the scoping answers add tester days on top. The scoping questions are the same ones Stingrai asks on its Get a Quote form, plus methodology and compliance driver.
| Service | Base (smallest scope) | Increments | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Application Pentest | US$7,500 | apps 2 to 3 at 75%, apps 4 or more at 40%; pages or endpoints per app: 51 to 100 +US$2,000, 101 to 250 +US$5,000, 251 to 500 +US$6,500, more than 500 +US$12,000 | Cost guide: web application tests run US$5,000 to US$30,000, driven by the number of roles, workflows and endpoints; web application services hub FAQ. The base is the standard-scope figure for one small application and its APIs; endpoint buckets add tester days. |
| Internal Network Pentest | US$7,000 | internal IPs: 51 to 250 +US$2,500, 251 to 500 +US$6,000, 501 to 1,000 +US$11,000, 1,001 to 5,000 +US$17,000, more than 5,000 +US$24,000 | Cost guide: network tests run US$5,000 to US$40,000; network services hub FAQ: live host count and subnet count drive the price, and PCI bundles of internal plus external testing land at US$12,000 to US$25,000. |
| External Network Pentest | US$5,000 | external IPs: 17 to 64 +US$1,500, 65 to 256 +US$3,500, 257 to 1,024 +US$7,000, more than 1,024 +US$11,000 | Cost guide: network tests run US$5,000 to US$40,000; external network scope and cost post: a small internet-facing range sits at the low end, and edge appliances, VPNs and exposed management planes add tester days as the address count grows. |
| Active Directory Security | US$11,000 | AD objects: 1,001 to 5,000 +US$3,000, 5,001 to 20,000 +US$7,000, more than 20,000 +US$12,000 | Active Directory services hub FAQ: published reference points of CAD$15,000 to CAD$40,000 per engagement and 750 to 1,800 pounds per tester day, with a single-forest engagement at eight to twelve tester days; domain and forest size, privileged population and certificate services drive the day count. |
| Wi-Fi Security | US$4,000 | each additional location at 75% | Network services hub: wireless testing of the radio estate on site is one of the four network test types; about two to three penetration tester days per location at the published day rate, including travel. |
| Physical Security | US$6,000 | each additional location at 75% | Red team services hub FAQ lists physical add-ons as a cost driver priced on penetration tester days; about four penetration tester days per location at the published day rate covers reconnaissance, the on-site attempt and reporting. |
| Phishing Campaign | US$6,000 | target users: 51 to 250 +US$1,500, 251 to 1,000 +US$3,000, 1,001 to 5,000 +US$5,000, more than 5,000 +US$7,500 | Social engineering services hub FAQ: cost is driven by tester time (waves, bespoke pretext development, MFA-bypass scenarios, languages), not mailbox count; the base is one bespoke wave at about four tester days, and larger target populations add waves and pretexts. |
| Red Teaming | US$25,000 | TI-led +US$5,000, each selection past the first +US$8,000; 4 weeks +US$10,000, 6+ weeks +US$20,000 | Red team cost post and red team services hub FAQ: quoted on penetration tester days; full exercises run 18,000 to 48,000 pounds over three to eight weeks, about US$23,000 to US$61,000 (EJN Labs, 2026), with scenario count, duration and threat-intelligence depth setting the day count. |
| Purple Teaming | US$6,000 | US$6,000 planning and reporting on top; each additional threat actor profile at 100%; techniques per actor: 11 to 25 +US$2,500, more than 25 +US$5,000 | Priced on penetration tester days at the published day rate (red team services hub FAQ): about four days of planning, detection review and reporting, plus about four days per threat actor profile, rising with the number of techniques emulated for each actor. |
| Mobile Application Pentest | US$8,000 | each additional app at 75%; iOS and Android +US$4,800; API endpoints per app: 26 to 100 +US$2,500, 101 to 250 +US$5,000, more than 250 +US$8,000 | Cost guide: mobile tests run US$7,000 to US$35,000 per platform; mobile companies hub FAQ: platform count (iOS and Android are separate binaries) and whether the backend API is in scope move the quote. The second platform of the same app is charged at 60% because the backend is shared. |
| Cloud Pentest | US$8,000 | each selection past the first +US$3,000; each selection past the first +US$2,000; penetration test +US$4,000, review and penetration test +US$8,000; each additional account at 60%; storage +US$1,000, containers +US$4,000, serverless +US$1,500, databases +US$1,500, network +US$1,500; undocumented +US$1,000 | Cost guide: cloud tests run US$10,000 to US$50,000; cloud services hub FAQ: a single-account configuration and IAM review sits near US$8,000 to US$15,000, a Kubernetes-inclusive scope runs US$18,000 to US$45,000, and multi-cloud estates go higher. Additional accounts are charged at 60%; each extra environment adds 25% of the account base, and missing architecture diagrams add discovery time. |
| AI / LLM Pentest | US$9,000 | ML model +US$2,000, training pipeline +US$4,000, agentic system +US$5,000; custom-trained +US$3,000, custom and foundation +US$3,000; RAG or tools +US$3,000; prompt and source access +US$2,000; endpoints or interfaces: 6 to 15 +US$3,000, 16 to 40 +US$6,000, more than 40 +US$10,000; undocumented +US$1,000 | AI/LLM cost drivers post: a chatbot, a RAG assistant and a tool-using agent are three different attack surfaces and quotes vary about 5x with retrieval access control, agent tool authorization, integrations and human depth; the base matches a standard web application test, and each surface adds tester days. |
| Enterprise annual program | US$80,000+ | none | Cost guide: enterprise annual programs bundling multiple assessment types run US$50,000 to US$150,000 and up; the figure is the standard-scope midpoint and replaces the individual service lines. |
| Methodology | Multiplier | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Black box | x1.05 | Up 5 percent: discovery and exploitation take longer without prior knowledge. |
| Grey box | x1 | Baseline. Limited credentials or documentation, the common default. |
| White box | x1.15 | Up 15 percent for source and architecture review time. |
| Driver | Uplift | Minimum | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | +5% | US$5,000 | Evidence packaging: scoped to the trust-services boundary and written as audit evidence |
| ISO 27001 | +5% | US$5,000 | Evidence packaging: scope follows the ISMS boundary and the report is written as audit evidence |
| HIPAA | +10% | US$10,000 | Documentation rigor: ePHI systems and broader environment coverage, with findings mapped to the Security Rule |
| PCI DSS | +15% | US$12,000 | Segmentation testing: cardholder-data environment scope plus segmentation checks and retest evidence for the assessor |
| FedRAMP | +30% | US$15,000 | Documentation rigor: government baseline with extensive documentation, control mapping and retest evidence |
Stingrai's own prices are not produced by this model. They are fixed for exactly one web application and its APIs, published on the pricing page, and every other scope is quoted through the Get a Quote form.
Most standard penetration tests cost US$5,000 to US$50,000 in 2026. Typical bands: web application US$5,000 to US$30,000, network US$5,000 to US$40,000, API US$6,000 to US$30,000, mobile US$7,000 to US$35,000 per platform, cloud US$10,000 to US$50,000, and enterprise annual programs from US$50,000. Stingrai publishes fixed prices for one web application and its APIs: Autonomous US$3,000 and Hybrid US$6,800 one-time, or US$650 and US$1,275 per month continuous.
Three things: scope (how many applications, endpoints, IPs, locations or accounts are in the test), depth (grey box is the default, black box adds discovery time, white box adds source review), and the compliance driver (PCI DSS, HIPAA and FedRAMP require specific coverage and retest evidence). A 12-month continuous program typically runs 1.5 to 2.5 times a one-time test. Vendor size and location move the price too, which is why every estimate shows a typical range.
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Only if the low price comes from a narrower scope or a more efficient delivery model, not from a scan with a templated report. A scan will not find business logic, authorization or chained vulnerabilities, and auditors expect evidence of real testing. Ask who does the testing, what the methodology covers, whether findings include proof of exploit and a retest, and whether the vendor stands behind the result. Stingrai's Autonomous Pentest is US$3,000 for one web application and its APIs, with a No High or Critical Finding, Don't Pay guarantee.
Two published tiers for one web application and its APIs. Autonomous Pentest: US$3,000 one-time or US$650 per month, run by Snipe with same-day results and a No High or Critical Finding, Don't Pay guarantee. Hybrid Pentest: US$6,800 one-time or US$1,275 per month, with Snipe and penetration testers working together. Any other scope, from a second application to network, cloud, mobile, AI or red team work, is quoted to your organization. Retesting is included on every engagement.
Published prices for one web application and its APIs, and a scoped quote for everything else, usually within one business day.
