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When you need it

When you need a testing program

The situations that bring teams to this engagement, and where it fits alongside the rest of your program.

You deploy weekly or daily, and an annual penetration test leaves eleven months of changes untested.
SOC 2 or PCI DSS obligations expect testing evidence and ongoing scanning all year, not one report that ages.
Enterprise customers ask for recent results in every security review, and a six-month-old report keeps stalling deals.
You want one team that already knows your environment at every test, instead of re-explaining it to a new tester each time.
You are buying pentests from a platform vendor and the credits, seats, and rotating testers are not producing findings you trust. See how we compare in our pentest platform alternative comparison.

Why now

Why annual penetration tests stopped working

The annual penetration test was designed for software that changed a few times a year. Most teams now ship every week, cloud environments drift daily, and more than 48,000 CVEs were published in 2025, roughly 130 every day. A test in January says nothing about the code deployed in March, and the compliance report it produced expires in the eyes of your customers long before the next one arrives. Our penetration testing statistics roundup collects the numbers behind this.

A program replaces the snapshot with a calendar: manual test windows placed around your releases and audit dates, analyst-validated scanning between them, and retests as fixes ship rather than a year later. Our guide to continuous penetration testing explains the model in depth.

The calendar

What a program year looks like

A representative program for a SaaS company with a web application, an API, and a cloud environment. Yours is built around your own releases and audit windows.

Manual test window

Q1: Web application penetration test ahead of the SOC 2 audit window
Q2: External penetration test and cloud configuration review
Q3: API penetration test covering the new partner integrations
Q4: Internal penetration test or a second application window, depending on change

Between windows

Q1: Monthly validated scans; retest of prior findings as fixes ship
Q2: Monthly validated scans; scope review after the spring release
Q3: Monthly validated scans; consolidated mid-year report for customer reviews
Q4: Monthly validated scans; annual consolidated report and next-year calendar

Quarter	Manual test window	Between windows
Q1	Web application penetration test ahead of the SOC 2 audit window	Monthly validated scans; retest of prior findings as fixes ship
Q2	External penetration test and cloud configuration review	Monthly validated scans; scope review after the spring release
Q3	API penetration test covering the new partner integrations	Monthly validated scans; consolidated mid-year report for customer reviews
Q4	Internal penetration test or a second application window, depending on change	Monthly validated scans; annual consolidated report and next-year calendar

Scope

What is included

What we test

Recurring manual penetration tests, quarterly or per release
Validated vulnerability scanning between manual test windows
Findings tracked live in the Invadel platform, at no extra cost
Retesting of remediated findings as part of the program
Scope adjusted as your applications and infrastructure change
Managed as one program rather than a series of one-off tests, with testing on demand as releases ship

What you receive

A standing testing calendar built around your release and audit cycles
Fixed program pricing agreed up front, with no credits or seat licenses
Consolidated reporting your auditors and customers can use
Trend visibility across engagements in one dashboard
A senior team that already knows your environment at every test

Comparison

Invadel PTaaS vs platform PTaaS

Most PTaaS is software with testing attached. Ours is senior testing with the platform included. The differences show up in the contract and in the findings.

Platform PTaaS vendors

Who tests: Crowdsourced or rotating testers assigned per engagement
How you pay: Credits, seat licenses, and platform subscriptions that expire
The platform: The product you are buying; testing is the add-on
Between windows: Automated scanning, often unvalidated
Retesting: Often consumes credits or is time-boxed

Invadel PTaaS

Who tests: The same senior in-house team at every window, who already know your environment
How you pay: One fixed program price built from published fixed-scope tests. No credits, no seats
The platform: Included with every program at no extra cost
Between windows: Analyst-validated scanning with false positives removed
Retesting: Included, rolling, as fixes ship

	Platform PTaaS vendors	Invadel PTaaS
Who tests	Crowdsourced or rotating testers assigned per engagement	The same senior in-house team at every window, who already know your environment
How you pay	Credits, seat licenses, and platform subscriptions that expire	One fixed program price built from published fixed-scope tests. No credits, no seats
The platform	The product you are buying; testing is the add-on	Included with every program at no extra cost
Between windows	Automated scanning, often unvalidated	Analyst-validated scanning with false positives removed
Retesting	Often consumes credits or is time-boxed	Included, rolling, as fixes ship

A fuller side-by-side, including what to ask a platform vendor before you sign, is in our pentest platform alternative guide.

Integrations

Integrations and evidence

New findings pushed to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, or ServiceNow the moment they are confirmed.
Evidence formatted for upload into Vanta, Drata, or your GRC platform, with the consolidated annual report your auditor reads once.
One dashboard across every window and scan, so trends, open findings, and retest status are visible year-round.
A standing scope document that changes with your environment, reviewed together each cycle.

Methodology

How we test

Full methodology →

Every engagement follows the Penetration Testing Execution Standard and the relevant OWASP guides.

These are the phases your penetration testing as a service runs through.

01
Program scoping
Applications, infrastructure, and audit dates mapped into one annual plan.
02
Test windows
Manual tests run to PTES and OWASP standards on the agreed calendar.
03
Validated scanning
Analyst-validated scans cover the months between manual windows.
04
Rolling retests
Fixes verified as they ship, not at the next annual test.
05
Review & adjust
Scope and cadence revisited each cycle as your environment changes.

How it works

How your engagement runs

From scope through the final retest, your team stays in the loop at every step, with findings tracked live in our platform.

01
Scope the program
We map your applications, infrastructure, and compliance calendar into a fixed annual testing plan.
02
Set the calendar
Manual test windows and recurring scans are scheduled around your releases and audit dates.
03
Test and track
Findings from every window post to your live dashboard, with scanning coverage in between.
04
Review and adjust
We review results and scope with you each cycle, so the program follows your environment as it changes.

Compliance

Compliance frameworks this test satisfies

Findings are mapped to the requirement or control they evidence, so the same report serves your auditor, your customers, and your engineers.

SOC 2Annual testing evidence plus the ongoing vulnerability management CC7.1 expects, all inside the observation window.PCI DSSThe annual and after-change penetration tests of Requirement 11.4 and the quarterly internal scans of 11.3.1 on one calendar.ISO 27001Continuous Annex A 8.8 evidence, timed around certification and surveillance audits.HIPAAThe annual testing and periodic scanning the proposed Security Rule update would require, delivered as a program.NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500Annual §500.5(a)(1) testing plus the risk-based scanning cadence of §500.5(a)(2).

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Proof

Proof in the field

Every engagement is confidential, so the work below is anonymized to sector and engagement type. The findings and outcomes are real.

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Free

Retest on every penetration test

150+

Years combined experience

Senior in-house specialists

24h

Onboarding after signing

HR & Payroll SaaS

Web Application Penetration Test

High risk

Critical: a file-inclusion flaw that let an attacker read sensitive files from the server through the application itself. High: stored cross-site scripting capable of session theft, insecure direct object references, and an authorization bypass that let an administrator create or delete organization owners.

Outcome. Delivered a remediation plan sequenced by real business impact, critical and high findings first, with a complimentary retest to verify every fix.

Findings

Critical

High

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Fintech · Payments

Post-Incident Web App Assessment

Medium risk

Excessive data exposure: API responses leaked transaction metadata, including precise geolocation, enabling real-world tracking of users.

Outcome. Surfaced the exposure and hardening gaps, prioritized by how readily an attacker could chain them, and delivered fixes plus a retest to confirm closure.

Findings

Medium

Post-incident

Engagement

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Resources

Field notes from the offensive side

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Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS): What It Is

What PTaaS actually means, how it differs from traditional penetration testing and automated scanning, what it costs, and when a subscription model is worth it.

Continuous Penetration Testing: What It Is and When You Need It

What continuous penetration testing actually means, how it differs from annual tests and raw scanning, and an honest look at who needs it (and who doesn't).

Security Between Penetration Tests

An annual pentest covers two weeks and leaves fifty uncovered. Here is how to secure the rest of the year without waiting for the next scheduled engagement.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What teams most often ask before
scoping penetration testing as a service.

Still have questions?

01What is penetration testing as a service (PTaaS)?

PTaaS, also called pentest as a service, is penetration testing delivered as an ongoing program instead of a one-off project: recurring manual tests on a set calendar, scanning between test windows, and findings tracked continuously in a platform. It exists because most teams ship changes far more often than once a year, and an annual snapshot leaves long blind spots.

02How is Invadel’s PTaaS different from platform vendors?

Most PTaaS platforms sell software with testing attached: credits, seat licenses, and crowdsourced or rotating testers. Ours is the reverse. Senior in-house testers do the work, the platform is included with every program at no extra cost, and pricing is a fixed program price rather than credits that expire.

03When does PTaaS make more sense than a one-off test?

If you ship frequently, hold SOC 2 or PCI obligations that expect testing evidence year-round, or sell to enterprise customers who ask for recent results, a program keeps your evidence current. If you need a single assessment for one audit or one launch, a standard fixed-scope test is the better fit, and you can move to a program later.

04Does PTaaS satisfy compliance requirements?

Yes. The manual test windows satisfy the annual penetration testing that PCI DSS requires and SOC 2 auditors expect, and the recurring validated scans cover the ongoing scanning obligations between tests. Evidence is formatted for your auditor and uploads cleanly into Vanta, Drata, or your GRC platform.

05How much does penetration testing as a service cost?

Programs are quoted as a fixed annual or quarterly price built from our standard fixed-scope tests (for example, web application from $5,200 and external network from $4,200) plus recurring validated scanning at $1,500 per scan, with program pricing adjusted for testing frequency. Tell us your cadence during scoping and we confirm one fixed number. Starting prices for every service are on our pricing page.

06How fast can a program start?

Onboarding starts within 24 hours of a signed proposal, and the first manual test window is usually scheduled within two weeks, sooner if an audit or launch date requires it. Validated scanning begins as soon as scope and credentials are confirmed, so coverage starts before the first manual window opens.

07Can we convert a one-off test into a program later?

Yes, and most programs start that way. The scoping, onboarding, and environment knowledge from your first fixed-scope test carry straight into the program, and the test you already ran becomes the first window on the calendar. There is no re-scoping penalty and no minimum term to convert.

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