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MyPentest vs vulnerability scanners.
Both are automated. The difference is what happens between sending a request and calling something a vulnerability.
Side by side
| Dimension | Vulnerability scannerTypical; varies by tool | MyPentestBugSnaps' automated pentest |
|---|---|---|
| Attack-surface discovery | Often limited to the URLs or hosts you list; some crawl. | Crawls the app, reads JavaScript for hidden endpoints, finds OpenAPI, GraphQL and login surfaces. |
| How findings are validated | Mostly signature and version matching; false positives are common. | Differential probes (baseline vs. probe vs. control), reproduce-before-report for access control, a confidence level on every finding. |
| Exploitation | Usually none. | None, by design: harmless canary inputs and read-only access checks. Nothing is changed or deleted. |
| Signed-in (authenticated) testing | Varies; often needs manual session setup. | Signs in as test accounts you supply and checks one user can't reach another's data. |
| API testing | Varies by tool. | Tests discovered REST and GraphQL endpoints, including object-level access with test accounts. |
| Business-logic flaws | Not detected. | Flags tampering surfaces (e.g. client-controlled prices or roles) as leads — it can't judge intent. |
| Reporting | Long lists, often with generic advice. | Grouped findings with CVSS 3.1, confidence, evidence, fixes, attack paths and a remediation plan. PDF, HTML, Markdown, JSON, SARIF. |
| Repeat testing | Easy to re-run. | Re-run any time; keep the DNS record and re-verification is instant. |
| Speed | Minutes to hours. | Minutes to an hour for a typical small app. |
| Cost model | Subscription or per-asset licence. | Free during launch; paid plans later. |
| What it can test | Depends on the product: web, network, containers, cloud. | Web applications and their APIs on domains you verify. |
| Developer workflow | Varies; many integrate with CI. | SARIF export for code-scanning tools, Markdown per finding for tickets, severity-based fix windows. |
Columns describing categories reflect typical tools and engagements; individual products differ. MyPentest and BugSnaps columns describe what we actually ship.
In detail
Scanners match; MyPentest tests
A typical vulnerability scanner compares what it sees — a version string, a header, a response pattern — against a database of known issues. That's fast and useful for known CVEs, and it's also where most false positives come from.
MyPentest maps the application first and then tests the surface it found. Injection checks compare a baseline, a probe and a control response before reporting; access-control checks sign in as two of your test accounts and confirm one can read the other's record — twice — before calling it a finding.
Where a scanner is still the right tool
If you need to inventory patch levels across hundreds of hosts, containers or cloud resources, a dedicated vulnerability scanner does that and MyPentest does not: MyPentest tests web applications and their APIs on domains you verify.
The short version
- Choose a scanner for broad, continuous inventory of known vulnerabilities across infrastructure.
- Choose MyPentest to find and confirm exploitable weaknesses in a web app and its API — access control, injection, secrets, sessions — with evidence.
Run a real pentest on your app — free.
Sign in, prove you own the domain, and MyPentest maps and tests it. No credit card.