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Synack pricing: starting prices per test and how credits work

Synack lists starting prices per test: $5,085 for a Sara Pentest, $10,283 for SynackST (compliance) and $27,120 for Synack14. Tests are bought with credits that expire one year after purchase. The Synack Platform is required for any test and is billed separately with no published price, so the all-in cost is not visible. Checked 9 November 2026.

Synack pricing starts at $5,085 per test. The pricing page lists three starting prices for tests bought with credits, plus a required platform subscription that has no published price. This page sets out what each price covers and what the all-in cost leaves open. Facts come from the provider dataset, checked on 9 November 2026.

What does Synack publish about price?#

Synack publishes starting prices per test for three products. Each price is a minimum and depends on scope.

Product Starting price What it covers Test window
Sara Pentest $5,085 per test One Standard Sara Pentest, external web or host only; patch verification and report included 4-5 business days
SynackST (compliance) $10,283 per test One Standard pentest by a single tester for one framework; up to 25 unauthenticated web apps, or 1 low-complexity authenticated web app, or 100 host IPs 5 days
Synack14 $27,120 per test One pentest by a team; up to 50 unauthenticated web apps, or 1 authenticated web app, or 250 host IPs 14 days

Source for every row: Synack pricing, 9 November 2026. Enterprise pricing is custom and not published. Synack describes Sara as an autonomous AI agent and the Synack Red Team as vetted human researchers. SynackST uses a single human tester.

What is the price unit, and what does it buy?#

The unit is a test, paid for with credits. The credits expire one year after purchase, so the price covers a defined test within a 12-month window.

The scope limits matter more than the headline number. The Sara Pentest covers one external web or host target. SynackST allows one low-complexity authenticated web app, and Synack14 allows one authenticated web app. A buyer with several authenticated apps, API roles or internal networks should expect a quote above the starting price. The page does not say how scope changes the price.

What costs extra or is not stated?#

The Synack Platform is required for any test and is billed separately. A free Basic tier exists. No price is published for the paid platform tiers, so you cannot add a platform fee to the per-test price from the page alone. A quote for one Sara Pentest is therefore at least $5,085 plus a platform cost that is Not published.

Two more points affect the budget:

  • The prices are starting prices. Larger scope costs more, and the page gives no formula.
  • Synack announced a merger with NetSPI on 2 September 2026, according to a notice we found via search and did not open directly. Offers and prices may change as a result.

What do retests and turnaround look like?#

Patch verification is listed as included in each product, and the platform subscription lets you request patch verifications and retests. The pages state no retest window in days and no cap on the number of retests.

The figures in the table above are test windows. They measure how long testing runs, not the time to start or the time to a final report. Synack publishes no start date and no report date.

How does a Synack quote compare in structure with other providers?#

Synack is one of the few human-and-AI platforms in our dataset that publishes per-test starting prices at several depth levels. Most platform vendors, including HackerOne, publish none. The cost guide explains why test, asset and credit prices cannot be compared directly, and Synack vs Cobalt compares the two platforms.

These providers in our dataset publish a per-test price, A to Z, with the check date 9 November 2026:

Provider Published price Unit
Aikido $4,000 (TYPICAL Pentest) per assessment
Cobalt $3,500 (Autonomous Pentest, limited-time offer) per test
Hadrian From EUR 1,250 excluding VAT per test
Intruder $3,500 per test
Secure Ideas From $8,160 (external test, smallest scope) per test, flat-fee starting price

The products differ in scope and in who tests. Read each provider's profile before you set the prices side by side.

What should you ask in the quote request?#

Ask each provider for the same items, so the quotes line up:

  1. The product and the scope it covers: apps, roles, host IPs, environments.
  2. The total, split into test price and platform subscription, for the platform tier you need.
  3. The credit expiry date and the rule for unused credits.
  4. The start date, test window and report date.
  5. The retest window in days and the number of retests.
  6. Who tests: an AI agent, a single tester or a team.
  7. Whether a sample report is available. Synack publishes none.

Send a correction if Synack's pricing page now differs from this table.

Synack hybrid

Synack sells pentests that mix an AI agent (Sara) with a vetted crowd of researchers, in point-in-time or continuous form. Pricing is published per product as a starting price, bought through credits.

Published price: $5,085 per test (starting price) +2 more. Sample report: not published.

Questions

How much does a Synack pentest cost?

Synack lists starting prices per test: $5,085 for a Sara Pentest, $10,283 for SynackST (compliance) and $27,120 for Synack14. They depend on scope, and the required Synack Platform is billed separately with no published price. Enterprise pricing is custom.

Do Synack credits expire?

Yes. The pricing page says tests are bought with credits that expire one year after purchase. If your testing calendar is uneven, ask what happens to unused credits and whether they can roll over.

Do I have to buy the Synack Platform?

The pricing page says the platform is required for any test and is billed separately. A free Basic tier exists, and no price is published for the paid platform tiers. Ask what the tier you need costs, because it adds to the per-test price.

Does Synack include retests?

Patch verification is listed as included in each product. The platform subscription lets you request patch verifications and retests. The pages do not state a retest window in days, so ask for one.

Sources

  1. Synack pricing (checked 9 November 2026)
  2. Synack homepage (checked 9 November 2026)
  3. NetSPI and Synack merger notice (found via search, not opened directly) (checked 9 November 2026)

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