Comparison
CyberSuite vs Intruder
Both products sell continuous external security testing on subscription rather than as a consulting engagement, which is why SMB buyers shortlist them together.
Intruder is positioned as continuous attack-surface and vulnerability scanning aimed at engineering teams, sold per target. Penetration testing, dark web monitoring and security awareness training sold as one SMB subscription instead of a consulting engagement.
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Side by side
CyberSuite vs Intruder at a glance
| Criterion | CyberSuite | Intruder |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $0 (Pro $199/mo) | Tiered plans, priced per target |
| Target customer | SMBs and MSPs that need continuous penetration testing evidence for compliance without retaining a security firm. | SMB and mid-market engineering teams that need continuous vulnerability management and attack-surface discovery without a security department. |
| Deployment | Cloud portal (SaaS). CyberSuite provisions the environment and whitelists customer IPs for portal access. | Hosted SaaS portal with self-serve signup; internal and authenticated scanning documented via an agent or scanning appliance model. No on-premise-only option. |
| Continuous testing | Real-time 24/7 testing on up to five targets on Pro, combining an automated engine with manual penetration testing, plus unlimited retesting. | Continuous and scheduled scanning of external infrastructure, web applications and APIs, plus proactive emerging-threat scans when a significant vulnerability becomes public. Higher tiers add human-led testing support. |
| Compliance | Documentation positions reports as supporting evidence for PCI, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO and NIST — evidence, not certification. | Reporting positioned as supporting evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and customer security questionnaires — evidence, not certification. |
| Reporting | Downloadable PDF reports with findings exportable as CSV, plus in-portal remediation guidance and posture charts. | Prioritised findings with remediation guidance, downloadable reports for auditors and stakeholders, plus Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, webhook and API delivery. |
Buyer summary
CyberSuite
- Best for
- SMBs and MSPs that need continuous penetration testing evidence for compliance without retaining a security firm.
- Starting price
- From $0 (Pro $199/mo)
- Business size
- Pending editorial review
- Deployment
- Cloud portal (SaaS). CyberSuite provisions the environment and whitelists customer IPs for portal access.
- Free trial
- Not confirmed
- TTML review
- Read the CyberSuite review
Intruder
- Best for
- SMB and mid-market engineering teams that need continuous vulnerability management and attack-surface discovery without a security department.
- Starting price
- Tiered plans, priced per target
- Business size
- Pending editorial review
- Deployment
- Hosted SaaS portal with self-serve signup; internal and authenticated scanning documented via an agent or scanning appliance model. No on-premise-only option.
- Free trial
- Yes
- TTML review
- Read the Intruder review
Prices, audience and trial availability are taken from each vendor's published documentation and our own review where one exists.
Pros & cons
CyberSuite — Pros
- Continuous PTaaS with unlimited retesting rather than a point-in-time engagement
- Combines AI-driven and manual penetration testing in one subscription
- Dark web monitoring and security awareness training included from the Pro tier
- PDF reports and CSV findings in the format auditors and procurement actually request
- MSP tenant portal for managing multiple client environments from one account
- A genuine $0 tier and a one-time $799 licence for single-report requirements
Intruder — Pros
- Continuous scanning combined with external attack-surface discovery
- Self-serve onboarding — no sales cycle before the first scan
- Findings arrive prioritised with remediation guidance rather than raw scanner output
- Emerging-threat scanning when a significant vulnerability becomes public
- Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, webhook and API integrations documented
- Reporting aimed at auditors and security questionnaires as well as engineers
CyberSuite — Cons
- Five included targets before per-target add-ons limits larger estates
- Not a substitute for a deeply scoped engagement against bespoke applications
- Reports support compliance frameworks but certify nothing on their own
- Onboarding is analyst-provisioned rather than instant self-serve
- Module catalogue is still short — several modules are described as in development
Intruder — Cons
- Automated scanning with human support is not a deeply scoped manual engagement
- Per-target pricing means cost tracks estate growth
- One layer only — no endpoint protection, dark web monitoring or awareness training
- Internal network validation is not the product's centre of gravity
- Not a managed service — remediation stays with your team
Final verdict
TTML editorial verdict
Recommended
Both platforms are credible in their lane. Choose the subscription when you need continuous testing evidence on a fixed SMB budget, and the specialist when its speciality is the deciding factor for your estate.
Editorial process
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- Last reviewed
- Reviewed by
- The Tool Money Lab Editorial Team — independent software research
- Evidence sources
- Vendor Documentation · Official Pricing · Official Features · Official Security Pages
Related reading
Understand the category
- What Is Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS)? — How subscription penetration testing differs from a once-a-year consulting engagement, what the platform layer actually adds, and where PTaaS still needs human testers.
- Continuous Penetration Testing Explained — Why a point-in-time test goes stale the moment you deploy, what "continuous" means in practice, and how to tell continuous testing apart from continuous scanning.
- What Is External Attack Surface Management (EASM)? — Discovery is the hard part of external security. EASM finds the internet-facing assets nobody wrote down, then keeps watching them as they change.
- Vulnerability Assessment vs Penetration Testing — A scanner tells you what looks wrong. A penetration test tells you what an attacker could actually do with it. Auditors and buyers routinely conflate the two.
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