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Pentera mindshare

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As of June 2025, the mindshare of Pentera in the Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) category stands at 29.8%, up from 27.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS)
 
 
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Review data by company size

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
6%
Government
5%
Retailer
5%
Comms Service Provider
4%
University
4%
Healthcare Company
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Non Profit
3%
Construction Company
3%
Logistics Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Media Company
2%
Outsourcing Company
2%
Transportation Company
2%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Legal Firm
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Security Firm
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Leisure / Travel Company
1%
 

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Richard Marlow - PeerSpot user
Vulnerability Testing Manager at Frasers Group
Verified user of Pentera
Jun 20, 2024
Provides good features and helps monitor the status of ransomware protection in an organization

Pros

"The tool showed us that our ransomware protection wasn’t working on some machines."

Cons

"The automated penetration testing features must be improved."
Jon Medvenics - PeerSpot user
Chief Hacker at Heretek
Verified user of Pentera
Jun 28, 2024
Useful in vulnerability management and can automate pen tests

Pros

"The solution is SaaS-based. From a cloud perspective, it has Pentera Surface and Pentera Core. The Core is the on-prem deployed solution, while the Surface is the cloud-hosted solution that scans your public infrastructure. From the Surface perspective, the most valuable feature so far has been the attack surface mapping. "

Cons

"One of the big issues we have is that the tool has an additional license for compromised credentials. Suppose compromised credentials for any of your domains appear in leaks, dumps, or are being sold. In that case, they try to aggregate that data and highlight that, for example, ten users appeared in recent dumps as compromised credentials. However, they don't provide much information about where those compromises came from or their source information, probably to protect their sources. "
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Derek Maraw - PeerSpot user
Cyber Security Officer at AFC Holdings
Verified user of Pentera
Aug 10, 2023
A stable solution that can be used to do continuous and automated vulnerability assessments

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Pentera is that you can do continuous vulnerability assessment, which is automated."

Cons

"Pentera's general dashboards could be improved and made more specific in terms of vulnerabilities that I'm discovering."
Oladimeji  Suberu - PeerSpot user
Executive Director at Systemtech Services Limited
Verified user of Pentera
Aug 9, 2024
Has valuable credential management features and an easy setup process

Pros

"The platform's most valuable features are credential management and vulnerability management. "

Cons

"One area for product improvement could be the inclusion of a dashboard to cover multiple branches and subsidiaries, allowing for centralized monitoring. "
PQ
Pre-sale manager at Nam Truong Son
Verified user of Pentera
Jan 10, 2025
Product version discussed: Not latest.
Automated features enhance validation but licensing challenges limit flexibility

Pros

"Pentera has many authentic features."

Cons

"The licensing and IP management need improvement."
IN
Cyber Security at Taxes Authority
Verified user of Pentera
Feb 27, 2024
Enables to perform scheduled scans to find vulnerabilities and is easy to use

Pros

"The product is easy to use."

Cons

"The price could be improved."
Manuel Ripoll - PeerSpot user
Technical Support Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Verified user of Pentera
Aug 17, 2023
A Stable Solution Delivering Scalable automation and effective ransomware detection for enhanced security solutions

Pros

"Maybe there are some remediation steps on the website, we can mask sensitive information on the website better."

Cons

"Maybe scalability. I know that the Pentera right now is high level in order to scan big deals over 500 IPs and not less, and not less. That can be more granular. This will be useful."
AK
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Pentera
Apr 17, 2024
Offers a solution-oriented approach and straightforward deployment

Pros

"What I like the most about Pentera is its solution-oriented approach. "

Cons

"There is room for improvement in virtualization compatibility. "