# Prescient Security: pentest scope, pricing and delivery

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

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

Prescient Security sells human-led pentests from $3,000 and $6,000, an AI pentester priced per asset, and security assessments such as CASA and SWIFT CSP.
- Website: https://prescientsecurity.com/
- Type: Consultancy
- Headquarters: Not published
- Services listed: web-app, mobile, network, iot, wireless, social-engineering, red-team, code-review, vuln-assessment, cloud
- Delivery: hybrid. Human-led Traditional and Compliance pentests, plus the Cacilian AI pentester (Cait) with an optional human-in-the-loop add-on.
- Scope: Web apps yes; APIs yes; Cloud yes; Network yes; Mobile yes; AI apps unknown
- Pricing model: published
  - Traditional Pentest: from $6,000 per engagement (scope-based) (Full-scope, human-led.) https://prescientsecurity.com/penetration-testing-services/cacilian/pricing
  - Compliance Pentest: from $3,000 per engagement (scope-based) (Aligned to SOC 2, ISO 27001 or customer DDQs.) https://prescientsecurity.com/penetration-testing-services/cacilian/pricing
  - Cait subscription (AI): $850 per month per asset (1 authenticated AI pentest per month.) https://prescientsecurity.com/penetration-testing-services/cacilian/pricing
  - Cait one-time (AI): $1,500 per asset, non-recurring (Same inclusions list as the subscription (the page repeats 'per month' text).) https://prescientsecurity.com/penetration-testing-services/cacilian/pricing
  - Additional retest: $250 per retest (Add-on.) https://prescientsecurity.com/penetration-testing-services/cacilian/pricing
  - Human in the Loop: $1,000 per test (Manual validation, up to 1 full day of manual testing.) https://prescientsecurity.com/penetration-testing-services/cacilian/pricing
- Pricing note: Prices in USD, excluding taxes; final terms are governed by the SOW. Traditional and compliance prices scale with applications, user roles, API endpoints and depth. A free first unauthenticated scan of one asset has no downloadable report.
- Turnaround: Not published
- Retesting: Cait: up to 2 retests within 30 days of each scan. No retest terms stated for Traditional and Compliance pentests.
- Sample report: not published 
- Credentials: None with public evidence found
- Compliance mentioned: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, CMMC, HITRUST
Good fit when: Teams that want published starting prices for compliance or traditional pentests, or a low-cost AI test with optional human validation.
Tradeoffs: Starting prices only; real cost depends on scope. No turnaround, sample report or tester certifications published. Footer badges are not explained, so no credential is listed.
Last checked: 2026-11-09
Sources:
- Cacilian pricing: https://prescientsecurity.com/penetration-testing-services/cacilian/pricing (checked 2026-11-09)
- Prescient Security homepage: https://prescientsecurity.com/ (checked 2026-11-09)