Online pentest

Pentest your website online, today

Run a real penetration test from your browser and get a validated report the same day. No consultant to book, no quote to wait for, no card required for your first test.

Searching for a way to pentest your site usually ends in one of two places: a free scanner that emails you a list of maybes, or a consultancy that quotes R50 000 and a slot in six weeks. PentestMe is the third option: a full penetration test you start online in minutes, worked through the same phases a professional tester follows, with every finding graded by the strength of the evidence behind it.

How an online pentest works

Step 1

Point us at your site and prove it is yours

Enter your domain, then verify control with a _pentestme TXT record or a file at /.well-known/pentestme-verification.txt. Testing anything you do not control is off the table, and a server-side scope guard enforces that on every request.

Step 2

The engagement runs

Recon, enumeration and vulnerability discovery run in parallel across your web application, tracked against the OWASP WSTG checklist, covering the OWASP Top 10, injection, authentication, access control and business logic.

Step 3

Findings are graded by evidence, not guessed at

Every finding carries its evidence tier: proven by safe exploitation, confirmed by observed behaviour, or flagged as potential and needing confirmation. You know which findings to action immediately and which to verify, instead of a flat list where everything looks equally urgent.

Step 4

Your report arrives the same day

Executive summary, risk score, per-finding evidence, remediation steps and a retest path, mapped to CVSS and MITRE ATT&CK.

An online pentest is not an online scan

Plenty of tools will “pentest your website” free in thirty seconds. What they run is a vulnerability scan: a signature sweep that produces a list of potential issues, most of which turn out to be noise.

A scan hands you a flat list of possible issues. This works through a methodology, chains related weaknesses, safely proves what it can, and tells you plainly how strong the evidence is for everything else.

Automated vs manual pentesting

Safe to run on your live site

Testing is designed for production.

Non-destructive by design

Exploit validation confirms a vulnerability is real without destructive actions.

Higher-risk checks are gated

Anything more intrusive runs only behind explicit, per-engagement authorisation.

Measured request rates

Throughput stays controlled so your site stays up while it is being tested.

What it costs

Plans start at R3 449 a month for two pentests, against R50 000 to R150 000 for a single traditional engagement. Your first pentest is free, with no card required, so you can judge the report before you pay anything.

Beyond your website

The same platform tests APIs, network infrastructure, cloud environments, email and VoIP, under one scope, from one place.

Frequently asked questions

Can I pentest my website online for free?

Yes. Your first pentest is a full assessment of one target with a validated report, no card required. If the report is useful, pick a monthly plan; if not, there is nothing to cancel.

How long does an online pentest take?

Most complete the same day you start them. Larger scopes take longer, but you are never waiting weeks for a slot or a write-up.

Do I need to install anything?

No. For a standard web pentest everything runs from our platform against your public site. You add a DNS record or host a small file once, to prove the domain is yours.

Is this a real penetration test or a scan?

A real test. Engagements follow the PTES phases and track coverage against the OWASP WSTG, and every finding carries an evidence grade, with the strongest proven by safe exploitation. A scan stops at "possible issue".

Will the report satisfy my auditor or a customer security questionnaire?

Reports are dated, evidence-backed, and mapped to PCI DSS, ISO 27001 and SOC 2, and stand as evidence toward POPIA.

Pentest your website free

Run a real, validated penetration test on your own site before you pay anything. No credit card.

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