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MyPentest vs Astra Security: an honest comparison.

Astra bundles scanners, an AI pentest and human pentesters under one subscription. MyPentest is narrower and starts free. Here's an honest look at both.

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Facts about Astra Security checked on 24 September 2026 against their own pages.

At a glance

Two different tools for two different jobs.

MyPentest · by BugSnaps

A hosted automated penetration test for web apps and their APIs: discovery, 56 passive and safe-active checks, signed-in access-control testing, and a report with evidence, CVSS and fixes.

Best for: Teams who want to find and fix real web-app issues quickly and cheaply, before paying for a certified audit.

Astra Security · Astra IT, Inc.

A pentest-as-a-service platform combining a DAST scanner, an autonomous pentest and expert manual pentests, with compliance views.

Best for: Companies that need a pentest certificate for a compliance audit and want scanning, cloud checks and human testers from one vendor.

Feature by feature

What MyPentest and Astra Security each do.

Including where MyPentest says no. Where Astra Security's site doesn't say, we don't guess.

Feature comparison of MyPentest and Astra Security
Feature	MyPentest	Astra Security
Getting started
Hosted - nothing to install	YesRuns in the browser at bugsnaps.in	Yes
Free way to start	YesFree plan with the whole engine, no card	Partly$7 one-week trial
No AI/LLM API key of your own needed	YesNothing to configure	Yes
Prices published on the website	YesIn rupees; a single paid scan or monthly plans	YesIn USD; Scanner Lite from $69/month
Testing
Automated testing of a live web app	YesCrawl, then 56 passive and safe-active checks	YesScanner with 10,000+ tests listed
Signed-in (authenticated) testing	YesSigns in as your test accounts and checks one user can't read another's data	Yes
REST / GraphQL API testing	YesDiscovered REST, GraphQL and OpenAPI endpoints	YesSeparate API security plans
Exploitation / working proof-of-concept	NoBy design: harmless probes only, nothing is changed	Not stated on their site
Coverage beyond the web app
Network & infrastructure scanning	NoWeb apps and their APIs only	Not stated on their site
Cloud configuration scanning	No	YesAWS, Azure, GCP (separate plans)
Source-code analysis (SAST)	No	Not stated on their site
Workflow
Pentest service from the same company	YesExpert-led BugSnaps engagements	YesPentest Expert plan
CI/CD or ticketing integrations	PartlySARIF and Markdown exports; no native pipeline integration yet	YesCI/CD, Jira, Slack
Compliance reports or certifications	NoCVSS 3.1, CWE and CISA KEV on findings; no compliance report packs	YesSOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA views; publicly verifiable certificate
Open source / self-hostable	No	PartlyOn-premise on Enterprise

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Pros and cons

Strengths and trade-offs - ours too.

Every tool gives something up. Here's what each one does well, and what you accept by choosing it.

MyPentest

Strengths

Free plan with the whole engine - no card, no trial clock
Priced in rupees with UPI and Indian cards through Razorpay, and never auto-renews
A single full pentest for one payment (Strike) instead of a subscription
Every finding carries a confidence level, and pattern matches alone are never reported

Trade-offs

No compliance certificate or compliance report views
No cloud or network scanning
Fewer checks - 56 focused checks, not a 10,000-test library
Manual pentests are a separate BugSnaps engagement, not a plan tier

Astra Security

Strengths

One vendor for DAST, API, cloud scanning and expert manual pentests
Compliance views (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA) and a publicly verifiable pentest certificate
Large published test library for its scanner
Human re-scans included on pentest plans

Trade-offs

Priced in USD, per target, with separate plans for web, API and cloud
The entry scanner plan caps scans (3 a month on Scanner Lite)
No free plan - the trial costs $7 for a week

Pricing

What each one costs.

MyPentest

FreeFree - 1 scan a month
Strike₹399 once - one full scan, to use within 30 days
Hunter₹999 per month - 5 scans a month
Operator₹1,999 per month - 15 scans a month

Paid through Razorpay, in rupees. Nothing renews automatically.

Full pricing

Astra Security

Scanner Lite $69/month ($699/year), Scanner $199/month, Scanner Agency $499/month.
Pentest Auto $199/month or $2,999/year; Pentest Expert from $5,999/year; Enterprise from $9,999/year.
API and cloud security are separate plans. Trial: $7 for one week.

As listed on their site on 24 September 2026. Check theirs for current prices.

Astra Security's site

The verdict

Which one should you choose?

Choose MyPentest if…

You want to find and fix your web app's real issues first - free, or for a one-off rupee price - and book an expert test when an audit needs one.

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Choose Astra Security if…

An auditor or customer needs a pentest certificate, and you want scanners, cloud checks and human testers under one contract.

Need more than any automated tool gives you? A BugSnaps manual pentest covers business logic and chained attacks, with retesting of fixes.

FAQ

MyPentest vs Astra Security: common questions.

Does MyPentest give a pentest certificate like Astra?

No. MyPentest reports are for engineers: evidence, CVSS 3.1, confidence and fixes. If you need an attestation for customers or auditors, a BugSnaps engagement includes an executive summary written for that.

Why is MyPentest cheaper?

It does less: web apps and their APIs only, no cloud or network scanning, no human in the loop on the automated plans. That focus is what makes a free plan and a single-scan price possible.

Sources

Checked on 24 September 2026. Products change - if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it. Astra Security is a trademark of its owner; BugSnaps is not affiliated with Astra IT, Inc..

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