Bugcrowd vs The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai comparison

Bugcrowd and Horizon3.ai are both solutions in the Penetration Testing Services category. Bugcrowd is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.4, while Horizon3.ai is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.9. Bugcrowd holds a 12.7% mindshare in PTS, compared to Horizon3.ai’s 11.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Bugcrowd users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Horizon3.ai users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Bugcrowd and NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai are competitors in the cybersecurity domain. NodeZero Platform appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced automation features despite Bugcrowd's strengths in pricing and support.

Features: Bugcrowd is known for its crowd-sourced security testing, extensive vulnerability assessments, and efficient triage process. NodeZero Platform focuses on automation, continuous penetration testing, and AI-driven rapid threat detection, offering real-time testing capabilities and detailed reporting with proactive security measures.

Room for Improvement: Bugcrowd could enhance its automation capabilities, improve scalability for larger enterprises, and offer more integrations with third-party security tools. NodeZero Platform can advance user interface intuitiveness, expand customer support availability, and lower its pricing structure to cater to smaller organizations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Bugcrowd provides flexible deployment options with human-centric insights and reliable customer service. NodeZero Platform boasts seamless, automated deployment requiring minimal configuration with comprehensive support. Bugcrowd's personalized engagement contrasts with NodeZero Platform's focus on efficiency.

Pricing and ROI: Bugcrowd offers an attractive, cost-effective pricing plan with flexible terms emphasizing ROI. NodeZero Platform, while having higher initial costs, promises long-term ROI through strategic automation despite providing enhanced long-term value. Bugcrowd's affordability caters to immediate needs, while NodeZero Platform targets enhanced efficiencies.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Bugcrowd

Ranking in Penetration Testing Services

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) (3rd), Bug Bounty Platforms (1st), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (11th)

The NodeZero Platform by Ho...

Ranking in Penetration Testing Services

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (11th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (12th), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (1st), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Penetration Testing Services category, the mindshare of Bugcrowd is 12.7%, down from 17.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai is 11.6%, down from 14.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Penetration Testing Services Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai	11.6%
Bugcrowd	12.7%
Other	75.7%

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Featured Reviews

Ben Gurney

Senior Engineering Manager - Platform Team at eTender Inc

Crowdsourced triage has uncovered critical website vulnerabilities and continuously improves our security posture

Bugcrowd could be improved or enhanced as they seem to have a lot of internal churn at the moment, so they could be more stable and more customer-focused. By customer-focused, I mean they are not very good at communicating what is changing on their side to their customers. I am now on my fourth account manager within one year. My latest call with them was with the fourth account manager saying there have been many changes and apologizing that no one I have spoken to in the past is on this call, but going forwards it will be them. With the fourth account manager in a year, it is hard to trust that message.

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Shaun Hunt

Chief Information Officer at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Has unified our IT teams by providing clear visibility into network vulnerabilities and accelerated remediation with real-world attack testing

One of the things that we've shared with Horizon is just the reporting. They've made a lot of changes over time, but when examining computers, most average normal people don't look at a computer and identify it as 114.82.117.180. They identify it as 'the printer for accounting.' When many of the reports give the very detailed technical IP address or serial number, that's really not helpful for anyone other than the person, the hands-on person that's trying to remediate it. All the managers, all the leaders, having information in that format isn't helpful. Being able to have information about what those devices are would be very helpful. There's a technical reason they can't just have an easy button because some people have really complicated networks. When examining things for the average company, the average executive, that 114 number, there's only one of those. But if examining an AT&T or a Walmart, it isn't unique. They haven't solved that problem. But for the 90% of companies, being able to have just a human readable name for all devices on your network in all of the reports all of the time would be the most beneficial.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Bugcrowd's use of crowdsourced hackers has helped in discovering unique vulnerabilities."

"I believe Bugcrowd is highly stable."

"Bugcrowd has programs that disclose rewards and invite researchers to new programs."

"I would rate Bugcrowd a ten out of ten."

"Working on Bugcrowd has made me a better security engineer since it provides a competitive environment to report successful vulnerabilities."

"The most valuable aspect of Bugcrowd is that it provides a long list of different websites or web applications where I can report vulnerabilities."

"Bugcrowd's support team is very active and supportive."

"One of the features I like most about Bugcrowd is the ability to create a report in a very easy way."

"My favorite feature about The NodeZero Platform is that it's autonomous, and it truly delivers on that promise—it can be set and forgotten while it performs its tasks, and it does exactly what it claims to do."

"We experienced a threat that could have severely crippled us, but we were able to shut it down before it escalated, thanks to internal vulnerability testing and addressing critical vulnerabilities using their tool."

"After the third party conducts the pen test, The NodeZero Platform is run, and it finds the same things they found and sometimes a few other things that they did not even identify."

"Honestly, it's one of the most transformational technologies we've implemented in our company."

"Overall, I'd rate NodeZero at nine to 9.5 out of ten."

"The NodeZero Platform's real attack capabilities help in identifying vulnerabilities on our on-prem systems because it provides actual vulnerabilities by attacking our systems."

"I rate the stability of the NodeZero Platform a ten out of ten."

"The NodeZero Platform's real attack capabilities help identify vulnerabilities on my on-premise systems by adding an element of validation and offensive security testing on top of known vulnerabilities. The feature that allows security teams to fix and retest vulnerabilities instantly is very useful, even though it may not happen literally 'instantly.' It's a necessary tool for any organization to understand whether vulnerabilities are genuinely exploitable by attackers. With its near-real-time testing capabilities, it's an essential part of any security portfolio."

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Cons

"The triaging process has slowed down compared to three years ago. It now takes more time to resolve a reported vulnerability and receive the payout."

"Bugcrowd could be improved or enhanced as they seem to have a lot of internal churn at the moment, so they could be more stable and more customer-focused."

"The triaging process has slowed down compared to three years ago."

"Bugcrowd should provide more access to the reports, similar to HackerOne, allowing for full disclosure once a bug is resolved, so researchers can learn from them. They should improve the responsibility type and response time of their customer support, especially when the issue is urgent."

"Bugcrowd should provide more access to the reports, similar to HackerOne, allowing for full disclosure once a bug is resolved, so researchers can learn from them."

"There is room for improvement in Bugcrowd's response time when customer input is needed for resolving tickets. If this time could be minimized, it would be very helpful."

"There is room for improvement in Bugcrowd's response time when customer input is needed for resolving tickets."

"You need to be cautious about what it scans, as it could potentially cause issues."

"One of the areas where improvement is needed is in the visibility and reporting for large enterprises."

"The speed of the scans takes some time, but in my opinion, it is not surprising for what it is doing."

"I encountered challenges with patch management, as we struggled to test and implement patches due to time constraints. This led to our patch management process being ineffective."

"Sometimes even their support doesn't know why we're seeing certain issues."

"The only issue we’ve encountered is that sometimes the scans take a long time to complete."

"I think The NodeZero Platform could improve by leveraging GPUs for password cracking, which would be pretty good."

"The areas for improvement for The NodeZero Platform involve integration and automation. It would be beneficial if it could integrate directly with vulnerability management tools that would allow the platform to automatically import data, identify vulnerable systems, and test targets immediately, potentially even enabling automated feedback loops for rescanning since the process is currently manual."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

University

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Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bugcrowd?

I think the pricing and licensing of Bugcrowd are expensive, but we do get good value from it, as we find vulnerabilities that we would otherwise be unaware of.

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What needs improvement with Bugcrowd?

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What is your primary use case for Bugcrowd?

I work with Bugcrowd mostly as a crowdsourcing security platform. I use Bugcrowd by putting a brief on Bugcrowd's website, and then their community of security researchers hunt for vulnerabilities ...

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What do you like most about Horizon3.ai?

Penetration testing and scans are useful features.

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What needs improvement with Horizon3.ai?

I think The NodeZero Platform could improve by leveraging GPUs for password cracking, which would be pretty good.

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What is your primary use case for Horizon3.ai?

We use The NodeZero Platform for control validation and we are also looking for the likelihood of vulnerabilities.

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Overview

By combining a vast and diverse workforce with a results-driven model, crowdsourced security programs outperform traditional methods-every time.

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NodeZero by Horizon3.ai is an offensive security platform that enables users to adopt an attacker’s perspective, reveal vulnerabilities, and verify defense effectiveness with evidence-backed insights.

NodeZero provides autonomous pentesting, showing how attackers exploit misconfigurations, credentials, and exposures into attack paths. It helps focus on real risks rather than hypothetical ones, integrating seamlessly into existing IT and security workflows to streamline processes. The platform drives risk-based vulnerability management and CTEM by validating vulnerabilities and measuring resilience.

What standout features improve your security?

Autonomous Pentesting at Scale: Executes extensive pentests across broad IT landscapes swiftly.
Hybrid Cloud Coverage: Navigates on-premises and cloud domains to find attack paths.
Proof of Exploitation: Offers evidence for every finding.
Fix Validation: Allows quick retesting to ensure vulnerabilities are resolved.
NodeZero Tripwires: Uses deception tokens for real adversary detection.

What benefits should you expect from reviews?

Reduced Vulnerability Noise: Prioritizes exploitable risks with ServiceNow integration.
Automated Workflows: MCP Server automates processes, reducing bottlenecks and enhancing efficiency.
Immediate Fix Validation: Ensures defenses work during attacks.
Real-Time Resilience Measurement: Helps schedule routine assessments without external help.

NodeZero assists in automated penetration testing and vulnerability management in industries like finance and healthcare. It enhances security processes by complementing or replacing existing solutions, enabling efficient testing, feedback, and control validation.

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Sample Customers

Zephyr Health, Barracuda Networks, Western Union, Instructure, Aruba Networks, Pinterest, CARD.com, WINK, (ISC)2, StatusPage, WHMCS, Movember

Government agencies, Defense Industrial Base organizations, and enterprises in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and criticalinfrastructure rely on NodeZero to meet rigorous security and compliance requirements with continuous, scheduled, and on-demand testing.

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