AmIHackable vs Pentest Tools

Pentest Tools is a cloud based penetration testing platform built for security professionals. It packs serious capability: network vulnerability scanning, web application testing, attack surface discovery, and detailed compliance ready reports. It's what a security consultant loads up when a client hires them for an assessment.

It's also $35 to $299 per month.

AmIHackable exists at a completely different price point for a completely different audience. One scan, one URL, $9 for a full report. No subscription. No credits to manage. No monthly bill for a tool you use twice.

Different audiences, different economics

The pricing gap here isn't accidental. It reflects who these tools are built for.

Pentest Tools is built for security consultants and enterprise security teams who run assessments regularly. They need network scanning, subdomain enumeration, vulnerability exploitation, and PDF reports they can hand to a CISO. The monthly subscription makes sense because they use it constantly.

AmIHackable is built for the developer who just deployed a side project, a client site, or their first SaaS. They don't need a monthly subscription to a pentest platform. They need to know if they left something exposed, and they need to know now.

Side by side comparison

| Feature | Pentest Tools | AmIHackable | |---|---|---| | Network vulnerability scanning | Yes | No | | Subdomain enumeration | Yes | No | | Port scanning | Yes | No | | Web application scanning | Yes (deep) | Surface level | | Attack surface discovery | Yes | Partial | | Exposed files (.env, .git) | Yes | Yes | | SSL/TLS configuration | Yes | Yes | | Security headers | Yes | Yes | | Cookie security | Via web scanner | Yes | | Email auth (SPF/DMARC) | No | Yes | | Supabase/Firebase permissions | No | Yes | | CORS misconfiguration | Via web scanner | Yes | | AI fix prompts | No | Yes | | Compliance ready PDF reports | Yes | No | | Setup required | Account + credits | None (just a URL) | | Time to first result | 5-30 minutes | ~30 seconds | | Target user | Security professionals | Solo devs, vibe coders | | Pricing | $35-299/month | Scan free, report $9 |

When to use Pentest Tools

Pentest Tools earns its price tag in specific scenarios:

• You're a security consultant. You run assessments for clients, you need professional grade tooling, and you need reports that look good in a boardroom. Pentest Tools is built for this workflow.
• You need network level scanning. Port scanning, service detection, network vulnerability assessment. AmIHackable only scans what's accessible via HTTP. Pentest Tools goes deeper into the network layer.
• You need compliance documentation. PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001. If auditors need pentest reports, Pentest Tools generates the kind of documentation they expect.
• You're assessing large attack surfaces. Subdomain enumeration, multiple IP ranges, complex infrastructure. Pentest Tools handles scale that AmIHackable isn't designed for.

If security assessments are your job, the monthly cost is a business expense that pays for itself.

When to use AmIHackable

• You're a developer, not a pentester. You don't need 20 scanning tools in a dashboard. You need to know if your site has obvious problems. AmIHackable tells you in 30 seconds.
• Your budget is $9, not $200. You shipped a side project or a client's landing page. A monthly pentest subscription makes zero sense. A one time $9 report does.
• You want fix instructions, not just findings. Pentest Tools tells security professionals what's wrong. AmIHackable tells developers how to fix it, with AI generated prompts tailored to the specific issue.
• You build with modern stacks. Supabase open buckets, Firebase permission issues, missing headers on Vercel deployments. AmIHackable checks for the configuration mistakes that modern developers actually make.

Can I use both?

Sure, but you probably won't need to unless your project reaches a certain scale.

For most solo developers and small teams, AmIHackable covers the surface level security checks that prevent the most common attacks. Run it after every major deploy. Fix what it finds. That alone puts you ahead of most sites on the internet.

If your project grows to the point where you need network level pentesting, compliance reports, or you're hiring a security team, that's when Pentest Tools (or a similar platform) enters the picture. You'll know when you need it because someone in a suit will ask you for a penetration test report.

The honest take

Pentest Tools is a professional grade platform with professional grade pricing. It's excellent at what it does. If you need what it offers, the cost is justified.

But most developers don't need what it offers. They need a fast, affordable check on the stuff that actually gets indie projects hacked: exposed environment files, missing security headers, insecure cookies, open database permissions. That's a $9 problem, not a $299/month problem.

Check your site for $9. Save the enterprise budget for when you're an enterprise.