AI-powered automated scanning with expert-led manual pentesting trusted by 1000+ teams across UK and Europe. Audit-ready reports for SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 & HIPAA delivered within hours.
Continuous, automated vulnerability scanning with deep-dive manual testing by CREST-certified experts.
Provides actionable fix instructions, proof-of-concept and direct engineer chat inside the platform.
Fits seamlessly into your existing development workflows to scan for new vulnerabilities.
Generate reports and verifiable pentest certificates required to clear audits like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.










































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AI-powered automated scanning with expert-led manual pentesting trusted by 1000+ teams across the US & Canada.
Audit-ready reports for SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 & HIPAA delivered within hours.
Astra is #1 in our rankings. Here's a deep look at companies #2–#10, what they do well,
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Astra is an AI-powered continuous PTaaS platform combining automated DAST scanning with expert-led manual pentesting. Trusted by 1000+ teams across US & Canada, every finding is human-verified by OSCP/CEH-certified engineers — and you get a publicly verifiable security certificate after remediation.


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Conducted by OSCP and CREST qualified personnel, Sencode conducts exhaustive penetration tests for various assets ranging from applications to networks, offering free retesting with every pentest.


Operating under the KROLL umbrella, RedScan delivers continuous monitoring with expert remediation. Its CEH, CREST, CISA, and CISM-qualified security experts conduct tests with minimal business disruption.


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Equipped with CEH, CISSP, and OSWE certifications, Dhound specializes in web and mobile application penetration testing services, providing complimentary re-testing of vulnerabilities.


CyberQ Group delivers tailored penetration testing services designed to identify vulnerabilities across critical organizational infrastructure. Their approach combines expert insights with strategic mitigation paths to enhance defensive resilience.


Acunetix provides comprehensive automated penetration testing and web security scanning. Known for its quick scan speeds and thorough crawling capabilities, it excels at discovering vulnerabilities in complex modern web applications and APIs.



We are impressed by Astra's commitment to continuous rather than sporadic testing.



Astra not only uncovers vulnerabilities proactively but has helped us move from DevOps to DevSecOps


Their website was user-friendly & their continuous vulnerability scans were a pivotal factor in our choice to partner with them.



The combination of pentesting for SOC 2 & automated scanning that integrates into our CI pipelines is a game-changer.



I like the autonomy of running and re-running tests after fixes. Astra ensures we never deploy vulnerabilities to production.



We are impressed with Astra's dashboard and its amazing ‘automated and scheduled‘ scanning capabilities. Integrating these scans into our CI/CD pipeline was a breeze and saved us a lot of time.



We are impressed by Astra's commitment to continuous rather than sporadic testing.



Astra not only uncovers vulnerabilities proactively but has helped us move from DevOps to DevSecOps


Their website was user-friendly & their continuous vulnerability scans were a pivotal factor in our choice to partner with them.



The combination of pentesting for SOC 2 & automated scanning that integrates into our CI pipelines is a game-changer.



I like the autonomy of running and re-running tests after fixes. Astra ensures we never deploy vulnerabilities to production.



We are impressed with Astra's dashboard and its amazing ‘automated and scheduled‘ scanning capabilities. Integrating these scans into our CI/CD pipeline was a breeze and saved us a lot of time.

