Penetration testing as a service · October 2026 Edition
Astra Security vs HackerOne
Zero of fourteen models named Astra Security first on the direct prompt; zero named HackerOne. Astra Security was named by eleven of the fourteen models and HackerOne by ten and Astra Security carries 17 labels and HackerOne 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1714A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Astra Security reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cobalt was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Cobalt vs Astra Security · Cobalt vs HackerOne · BreachLock vs Astra Security
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the penetration testing as a service page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Astra SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHackerOne
Direct001 against HackerOne
Paraphrase001 against HackerOne
Comparative20
Budget-constrained21
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Astra Security and HackerOne stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | |||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Astra Security HackerOne first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Astra Security on the left and HackerOne on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Astra Security and HackerOne stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Qwen 3.7 FlashRed Siege Security alternatives: Astra Security, BreachLock, Lumina.io, Netragard
Muse Glimmer 30BCobalt alternatives: Astra Security, HackerOne, Netragard, Red Siege, UnderDefense
Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5BreachLock, Cobalt alternatives: Packetlabs, Raxis, Stingrai
GPT-5.4 miniCobalt alternatives: Cognisys, Trava Security
Gemini 3.5 FlashCobalt alternatives: BreachLock, NetSPI, UnderDefense
Perplexity SonarBreachLock alternatives: Cobalt, Raxis, Stingrai
Grok 4.1 FastBreachLock alternatives: Bright Defense, NetSPI, Packetlabs, Prescient Security
Mistral SmallBreachLock, Cobalt alternatives: NetSPI, Stingrai, Synack
DeepSeek V4 FlashCobalt, Raxis alternatives: BreachLock, Packetlabs, UnderDefense
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2Cobalt alternatives: BreachLock, Coalfire, Praetorian
GLM 4.7 FlashXCobalt, UnderDefense alternatives: BreachLock, NetSPI, Packetlabs
MiniMax M2.5BreachLock, UnderDefense alternatives: Raxis, Synack
GPT-6 LunaCobalt alternatives: Bishop Fox, NetSPI
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Astra Security leads by eleven points.
Astra Security11%#4 of 8HackerOne0%#– of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Astra Security leads by two points.
Astra Security4%#4 of 10HackerOne2%#6 of 10Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Astra Security0%#11 of 11HackerOne0%#10 of 11What the models said about Astra Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“like vPenTest or Astra Pentest. These are generally cheaper than fully manual consulting and are designed for SMBs.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Astra Security – Best overall, offering web and mobile applications, cloud infrastructure, API, and network testing.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“1. Astra Security - Price: Starting at ~$1,999/year ... expert remediation included, strong compliance support” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about HackerOne
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“crowdsourced like HackerOne/Cobalt work for speed but less for deep compliance” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · soft negative
“often more suited to larger enterprises or those with more complex needs” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Platforms like HackerOne, Bugcrowd, or Open Bug Bounty allow you to set a budget and pay only for valid vulnerabilities found” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Mid-Tier Specialist (e.g., Cobalt, HackerOne, Antisyphon) – Platform-based, often better balance of cost and quality.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
“HackerOne if you already run, or plan to run, a bug bounty / vulnerability disclosure program” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared
Cobalt vs Astra SecurityCobalt vs HackerOneBreachLock vs Astra SecurityBreachLock vs HackerOneSynack vs Astra SecuritySynack vs HackerOneAstra Security vs UnderDefenseAstra Security vs BugcrowdUnderDefense vs HackerOneHackerOne vs BugcrowdAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full ptaas standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.