A Security vs Pentera: autonomous attack campaigns or a modular validation platform

A point-in-time pentest goes stale as soon as the environment changes. Pentera has sold that argument for years with automated testing that runs whenever the team wants it. A Security, out of stealth since June 2026, pushes it further with agents that run campaigns continuously, then drive the fix and retest it.

Both validate exploitability rather than score theoretical risk, and both retest after remediation. Pentera splits the work into products: Core for internal networks, Surface for external, Cloud for cloud identity and hybrid environments, and Resolve for remediation orchestration, with web app and API testing and threat-led testing as AI-native use cases. A Security describes one closed loop that finds exposure, proves exploitability, chains attack paths across web, AI, network, and infrastructure, remediates at the source and in compensating controls, and validates closure. A Security’s capabilities are launch claims, stated rather than independently demonstrated.

Buy A Security when you want one continuous campaign across web, AI, network, and infrastructure that chains findings and drives remediation through ITSM until closure is proven. Buy Pentera when you want established, separately licensed validation for internal, external, and cloud attack surfaces with documented safety controls and audit proof.

Overview

	A Security	Pentera
Primary use case	Autonomous offensive security and remediation across applications, identities, and infrastructure	Exposure and security validation across internal networks, external attack surface, cloud, and web apps, with remediation orchestration
Day-to-day workflow	Review and approve a prioritized attack plan, watch the validated kill chain live, then track fixes through ITSM until retests close them	Schedule or run validation tests per product, review exploitable findings and attack paths, push remediation through Resolve, and retest
Main buying consideration	No public pricing. Sold by demo	AWS Marketplace lists a 12-month Pentera contract at USD 120,000, with units and module scope set in a private offer

We reviewed A Security’s homepage, its launch blog, and its June 2026 launch announcement, plus Pentera’s homepage, product navigation, Pentera Cloud page, remote testing datasheet, and AWS Marketplace listing, on 14 Oct 2026. We did not run either product.

A Security

Pentera

Editions and pricing

Pentera licenses by product and attack surface. A Security sells a single platform and publishes no packaging.

	A Security	Pentera
How it is sold	One offensive security and remediation platform	Pentera Core, Surface, Cloud, and Resolve, plus SECTOR11 adversarial testing and Security Validation Advisory services
Services	Not confirmed in public documentation	SECTOR11 experts test environments for customers. Security Validation Advisory guides the program
Deployment	Delivered as a service. Detailed requirements are not confirmed in public documentation	Core runs agentless from an on-premises install or a private cloud instance connected by VPN. Surface tests from outside the perimeter. Cloud tests AWS and Azure IaaS in production under scoped permissions and impact limits

How testing runs

Both emulate real attackers in production. The control model before a test starts is where they differ in public documentation.

	A Security	Pentera
Test planning	Builds a prioritized attack plan toward the most valuable assets, which the team reviews and approves before anything runs	Tests configured per product: internal network, external network, cloud, and web application
Attack chaining	Links exploits into a validated kill chain across domains and shows it move by move, live	Attack paths and exploitable findings per environment, including credential and Active Directory exposure
Safety and audit	Every move, exploit, and line of code is logged and visible	Controlled execution with audit proof on the Safety and Compliance page

Remediation and retest

Both close the loop with a retest. A Security says its agents also make the fix.

	A Security	Pentera
Who fixes	Drives fixes at the source and adjusts compensating controls, with ticket-ready records	Pentera Resolve orchestrates remediation through existing workflows
Ticketing	Integrates into ITSM and closes the loop automatically after retest	Remediation orchestration with integrations into the security ecosystem
Retest	Re-tests until closure is proven	Re-assessment after mitigations to validate the fix

Choose A Security when you want a single agent-run campaign that crosses web, AI, network, and infrastructure, with plan approval up front and remediation pushed through ITSM until retests close it. Choose Pentera when you want validation licensed by attack surface, a Marketplace contract path, documented safety controls, and expert testing services from the same vendor.