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$ diff --left=hackerone --right=bugcrowd

Two bug-bounty platforms with separately scoped pen-test products. Neither publishes a dollar figure.

$ answer --question="HackerOne or Bugcrowd: which is cheaper?"

Neither publishes a starting price for their pen-test product. HackerOne wins on researcher reputation and the breadth of its bug-bounty platform; Bugcrowd wins on customer-success integration and triage SLAs. Pick by the platform you already run for bug bounty, since consolidation is the only real cost lever. Both vendors are quote-only as of June 2026.

Last verified June 2026

$ left --vendor=hackerone
HackerOne

HackerOne Pentest

Pen test is sold as a separately scoped product line on top of (or independent of) the HackerOne Bounty platform. Pricing routes to a sales call. Researcher pool overlaps with the bug-bounty marketplace.

open hackerone-pricing →

$ right --vendor=bugcrowd
Bugcrowd

Bugcrowd Pentest as a Service

Same playbook: bug-bounty marketplace plus a separately scoped PtaaS product. Bugcrowd publishes more case-study language around triage SLAs and customer success; price still requires a quote.

open bugcrowd-pricing →

$ heatmap --features

$ heatmap --rows=8 --cols=2
FeatureHackerOneBugcrowd
Published price
PtaaS product line
Bug-bounty platform on same MSA
Web-app pen test
Mobile app pen test
Network pen test (internal)
Red-team engagement
Continuous retest included