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MyPentest vs Detectify: an honest comparison.

An attack-surface platform with authenticated DAST, API scanning and researcher-informed checks. Compare its workflow with MyPentest's hosted assessment of a verified application, including the limits of both approaches.

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Facts about Detectify checked on 2 October 2026 against their own pages.

At a glance

Compare the workflow your team needs.

MyPentest · by BugSnaps

A hosted automated penetration test for web apps and their APIs: discovery, 56 passive and safe-active checks, supported sign-in flows using supplied test accounts, and a report with evidence, CVSS and fixes.

Best for: Teams assessing a verified web app without installing a scanner, who can supply scoped test accounts and review coverage limits.

Detectify · Detectify

An attack-surface platform with authenticated DAST, API scanning and researcher-informed checks.

Vendor product documentation

Best for: You need surface visibility with recurring application tests and organization controls.

This is a product-scope comparison, not a head-to-head detection benchmark. Best-fit recommendations are editorial judgments. Check the exact edition and validate it against the same authorized staging application, accounts and exclusions. No scanner can guarantee that every vulnerability was found.

How to evaluate Detectify alternatives

Feature by feature

What MyPentest and Detectify each do.

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

Feature comparison of MyPentest and Detectify
Feature	MyPentest	Detectify
Getting started
Hosted workflow without installing a scanner	YesBrowser workflow at bugsnaps.in	Yes
Free plan, open source or trial	YesOne trial assessment; detailed high and critical findings need a paid plan	PartlyStarter and trial options; confirm usage scope
No personal LLM API key required	YesNo personal model key for scanning	YesCore platform
Public pricing information	YesPlus is a one-time scan pack with no expiry; current prices appear below	PartlyPlatform fees; added assets and environments cost extra
Testing
Tests a running web application	YesDiscovery and 56 defined checks, subject to scan mode and reachable endpoints	Yes
Authenticated testing with configuration	PartlySupported logins and supplied test accounts; cross-user checks need suitable accounts and reachable records	Yes
API security testing	PartlyDiscovered REST, GraphQL and OpenAPI surfaces; discovery and permissions limit coverage	YesREST and GraphQL
Exploit validation or manual attack tools	NoEvidence probes, not general exploitation or post-exploitation	Not established by the linked sources
Coverage beyond the web app
Network or infrastructure scanning	NoAutomated product focuses on web applications and APIs	PartlySurface and internal scanning; confirm protocols
Cloud or infrastructure-as-code checks	No	Not established by the linked sources
Source-code security analysis	No	Not established by the linked sources
Workflow
Separate testing service from the vendor	YesSeparate scoped BugSnaps engagements	Not established by the linked sources
CI/CD, API or ticketing integration	PartlySARIF and Markdown exports; no native pipeline integration	YesPlan-dependent integrations
Compliance-oriented reporting	NoEvidence, CVSS and CWE do not constitute compliance certification	PartlySeparate PCI ASV offering
Open source or local deployment	NoHosted product is not an open-source scanner	Not established by the linked sources

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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

Browser assessment of a verified app without scanner installation
Evidence, confidence and remediation with findings
Supported authenticated checks using supplied test accounts

Trade-offs

No source-code, cloud-configuration or network assessment in the automated product
No general exploit chains, custom scan rules or native CI integration
Discovery and credentials limit coverage; a clean run does not guarantee every vulnerability was found
Reports do not certify compliance or replace a scoped manual business-logic test

Detectify

Strengths

Surface and application workflows
Authenticated crawling and fuzzing
Researcher-informed tests

Trade-offs

Platform fee may not be the total cost
Check application, surface and internal scope separately
Verify authentication success in your evaluation

Pricing

What each one costs.

MyPentest

FreeFree - 1 free scan per account, once only
Plus₹499 once - 2 detailed scans per pack, no expiry

Paid through Razorpay, in rupees. Nothing renews automatically.

Full pricing

Detectify

Published tiers include Starter through Enterprise.
Added assets, domains, environments and IP ranges can increase cost.

As listed on their site on 2 October 2026. Check theirs for current prices.

Detectify's site

Selection criteria

Which workflow fits your requirements?

Choose MyPentest if…

You need an occasional hosted web-app assessment with evidence and remediation, and do not require the other product's wider platform or operator controls.

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Choose Detectify if…

You need surface visibility with recurring application tests and organization controls.

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 Detectify: common questions.

Is Detectify only a public website scanner?

No. Reviewed pages describe surface monitoring, authenticated applications, API and internal options. The selected package determines scope.

Should I compare only the platform fee?

No. The pricing page lists added costs for assets, domains, environments and IP ranges. Compare your complete configuration.

Sources

Checked on 2 October 2026. Products change - if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it. Detectify is a trademark of its owner; BugSnaps is not affiliated with Detectify.

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