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Pentera and ShieldProbe: what each tests, and what you get back.

ShieldProbe runs scoped pentests of web apps, APIs, networks and servers. A named consultant approves each pentest finding before you see it. Here is where that overlaps with Pentera and where it differs.

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For the same targets, what does each one test, and what do you have at the end?

ShieldProbe

Target coverage
Web apps, APIs, networks and servers, internal or external, within the agreed scope.
Starting access
Black-box for every target type. Grey-box with agreed roles and credentials for web apps and APIs only.
Evidence
Reproducible request and response, impact and stated limitations. A named consultant approves each finding before you see it.
After the report
Retests for 12 months under your engagement terms. For supported application findings, Fix drafts the code change and Defend, sold separately, can protect the app meanwhile.

Source: ShieldProbe Assess testing coverage

Pentera

Target coverage
Internal networks, external assets, cloud, web applications, APIs and hybrid environments across the Pentera platform. AI web application testing was announced on 29 July 2026, in beta for selected customers with general availability planned for Q4 2026.
Starting access
Black-box tests without prior knowledge or credentials, or grey-box tests that assume access such as user credentials (Pentera Core). Web application testing covers supported authentication, including SSO, MFA and OAuth.
Evidence
Records of each attack action and its result, with attack-path maps. Its product pages do not mention a person reviewing findings before you see them.
After the report
Re-runs attack paths to confirm whether remediation reduces attacker reach. Pentera Resolve documents remediation workflows and re-testing.

Source: Pentera platform, Pentera Core, web application testing announcement

Both cover networks, web apps and APIs. The difference is how findings are produced, who reviews them, and what happens after the report.

Illustrative example, fictional data · SP-014

Can one customer open another customer's order?

GET /api/orders/order-b07
Authenticated account: customer-a

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{ "id": "order-b07", "ownerId": "customer-b" }
Review
Approved by named consultant
Next step
Fix drafts the ownership check for your developers. Defend logs this ownership flaw but never blocks it.

Pentera evidence

Pentera Core records the attack actions executed during a test and their results, and visualizes how an attacker moves across systems. Pentera says its web application testing delivers validated findings with exploit evidence and remediation guidance.

Source: Pentera Core, web application testing announcement

How Pentera and ShieldProbe compare

Pentera is a broad security-validation platform. Here is how its published capabilities line up with a ShieldProbe engagement.

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How Pentera and ShieldProbe compare
Compared onPenteraShieldProbe
What it testsInternal networks, external assets, cloud, web applications, APIs and hybrid environments across the Pentera platform. AI web application testing was announced on 29 July 2026, in beta for selected customers with general availability planned for Q4 2026.Web apps, APIs (REST, GraphQL, SOAP), networks and servers, internal or external. Black-box for every target; grey-box with your test accounts for web apps and APIs.
Findings and reviewPentera Core records each attack action and its result, and maps attack paths. Pentera says its web application testing delivers validated findings with exploit evidence. Its product pages do not mention a person reviewing findings before you see them.AI authors each finding and a named consultant approves it before you can see it. Every finding carries the request, response and impact, so your team can reproduce it.
Fixes and retestsPentera Core re-runs attack paths to confirm that remediation reduces attacker reach. Pentera Resolve adds automated remediation, tickets routed to owners and re-testing.Retests of confirmed findings for 12 months under your engagement terms. Fix drafts the code change in VS Code or Visual Studio (beta) for your developers to review.
Application protectionNone described in Pentera’s product pages.Defend, sold separately, adds protection rules for supported findings inside your Node.js app. It starts in log-only mode and blocks only once you turn enforcement on. Ownership flaws such as IDOR are logged, never blocked: they need the code fix.
How it runsA platform you operate in live production environments, with your own guardrails, scope and timing.A scoped pentest run from our own attack infrastructure. External targets need nothing installed; internal targets are reached through a small connector that needs no admin rights. The report arrives in 48 hours for agreed scope once access is ready.
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Use the same targets and test accounts you gave the other tool. We agree scope and access with you before testing starts.

Which fits your team

Pentera fits when

You want a platform your own team runs to validate exposure across internal networks, external assets, cloud and hybrid environments, with attack-path maps and remediation workflows.

ShieldProbe fits when

You want a pentest of web apps, APIs, networks and servers where a named consultant approves every finding, the report arrives in 48 hours for agreed scope once access is ready, and findings carry on into protection and code fixes.

What happens after the report

Each module takes a finding one step further.

Assess

A pentest of your web apps, APIs, networks and servers. A named consultant approves every finding, and each one comes with evidence your team can reproduce.

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Defend

Protection for supported findings inside your Node.js app, sold separately. It starts in log-only mode and blocks only when you turn enforcement on. Ownership flaws are logged, never blocked.

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Fix

A code change drafted from the actual attack, in VS Code or Visual Studio (beta). Your developers review it and raise the pull request.

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Continuous

Developer preview. Selected tests run on the repository events you enable, so each change is tested as it ships.

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Common questions

Can we run ShieldProbe alongside Pentera?

Yes. Both cover networks, web apps and APIs, so you can run them on the same targets and compare the results, or keep Pentera for wider-estate validation and use ShieldProbe for consultant-approved pentests.

Do we install anything?

Not for external targets. Internal targets are reached through our connector or another access path agreed during scoping. Defend, if you add it, runs as an SDK in your Node.js application.

Is ShieldProbe software we run or an assessment we buy?

Assess is an assessment you buy. You agree the scope, our AI runs the testing, and a named consultant approves every finding before you see it. Defend, Fix and Continuous are tools your team adds afterwards.

Is Pentera limited to network testing?

No. Pentera documents network, cloud, web application and API testing. Its AI web application testing was announced in July 2026, in beta for selected customers with general availability planned for Q4 2026.

Sources

Details about other products and standards come from the public sources below, reviewed on 20 October 2026 unless dated. If anything has changed, tell us and we will correct it.

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