Payatu
Payatu is a Pune-headquartered security consultancy with research roots. It lists web, mobile, cloud, code review, IoT, AI/ML, OT/ICS and red team services, with three published web and API pentest tiers.
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Last checked 9 November 2026. Facts come from Payatu's own public pages, linked below.
At a glance
| Type | Security consultancy |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | India |
| Services listed | Web application penetration testing, Mobile app penetration testing, Cloud penetration testing, Source code review, IoT penetration testing, AI and LLM penetration testing, OT and ICS penetration testing, Red teaming source |
| Delivery | hybrid The pricing page offers three tiers that pair an AI scan with validation by certified researchers (OSCP; OSCP/OSCE at Enterprise). |
| Scope | Web apps: yes APIs: yes Cloud: yes Network: yes Mobile: yes AI apps: yes |
| Pricing model | mixed |
| Turnaround | Not published |
| Retesting | Re-validation of fixes: 1 round (Express, Critical and High), 1 round (Expert, all severities), 2 rounds (Enterprise, all severities). source |
| Sample report | not published |
| Compliance mentioned | PCI DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001, CERT-In |
| Integrations | Not published |
Pricing
| Plan or item | Price | Unit | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI-Native Express | $3,500 | per test (starts from) | Web app and API; automated scan plus AI agent layer; High and Critical findings validated by a senior certified researcher; ASVS L1; 1 re-validation round for Critical and High. source |
| AI-Led Expert | $5,000 | per test (starts from) | Web and API (mobile on request); all Critical to Medium findings manually validated by OSCP researchers; ASVS L2; 1 re-validation round, all severities. source |
Enterprise tier is by quote. Prices are starting prices for a fixed scope; the page says the quote is locked before work starts.
Credentials
- CERT-In empanelment evidence
- ISO/IEC 17025 (testing laboratory accreditation) evidence
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022 evidence
- ISO 9001 evidence
Our assessment
Editorial judgment by Excession Labs, based on the facts above. Not a rating.
Good fit when
Teams that want a published starting price for a web/API test with human validation, or product, IoT and OT testing, from an India-headquartered firm with CERT-In empanelment.
Tradeoffs
Prices cover web and API only; mobile and network are on request or in the quoted Enterprise tier. No sample report or turnaround is published. The homepage credentials are stated by Payatu without certificate links.
Sources
- Payatu homepage (checked 9 November 2026)
- Payatu pentest pricing (checked 9 November 2026)
- Payatu contact (offices, HQ) (checked 9 November 2026)
- About Payatu (checked 9 November 2026)
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