# Packetlabs: pentest scope, pricing and delivery

Source: https://pentestcompare.com/providers/packetlabs/
Publisher: Excession Labs (pentestcompare.com)
Last updated: 2026-11-09

Packetlabs at a glance: what it tests, who does the testing, published prices, turnaround, retesting and sample reports. Sourced and dated.

Packetlabs is a Toronto-headquartered penetration testing firm. It lists application, API, mobile, AI/LLM, infrastructure, cloud, IoT, red team, social engineering and OT services and sells by quote.
- Website: https://www.packetlabs.net/
- Type: Penetration testing consultancy
- Headquarters: Canada
- Services listed: web-app, api, mobile, ai-llm, network, cloud, iot, red-team, social-engineering, ot-ics
- Delivery: human-led. The homepage states 95% manual-driven testing, 100% OSCP-minimum certified staffing and 0% outsourcing.
- Scope: Web apps yes; APIs yes; Cloud yes; Network yes; Mobile yes; AI apps yes
- Pricing model: custom quote
- Pricing note: No Packetlabs prices are published; the site asks for a quote. The Packetlabs pricing guide gives general market ranges in CAD, not Packetlabs prices, so none are listed.
- Turnaround: Not published
- Retesting: The homepage says Packetlabs supports security teams with retesting; terms (window, number of rounds, cost) are not published.
- Sample report: on request https://contact.packetlabs.net/application-security-testing-sample-report
- Credentials: CREST accredited (stated on the Packetlabs homepage and CREST post) (https://www.packetlabs.net/posts/crest-certified-pentesting-services/); SOC 2 Type II attested (stated on the Packetlabs homepage; the privacy policy says it is audited annually by a third party) (https://www.packetlabs.net/privacy-policy/)
- Compliance mentioned: PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001
Good fit when: Teams that want a human-led, manual-first test from a CREST-accredited firm across application, infrastructure, cloud, AI/LLM, IoT and OT scopes, and accept a quote-based process.
Tradeoffs: No published prices or turnaround, and retest terms are not stated. Sample reports are behind a contact form.
Last checked: 2026-11-09
Sources:
- Packetlabs homepage: https://www.packetlabs.net/ (checked 2026-11-09)
- About Packetlabs: https://www.packetlabs.net/about-packetlabs/ (checked 2026-11-09)
- Packetlabs privacy policy: https://www.packetlabs.net/privacy-policy/ (checked 2026-11-09)
- Packetlabs CREST post: https://www.packetlabs.net/posts/crest-certified-pentesting-services/ (checked 2026-11-09)
- Packetlabs pricing guide (general ranges, not used as prices): https://www.packetlabs.net/posts/penetration-testing-pricing/ (checked 2026-11-09)