Bugcrowd frees organizations with a low tolerance for risk from the limits of status quo cybersecurity, including chronic talent shortages, reliance on noisy tools that breed false positives, and hidden vulnerabilities. Our platform helps organizations continuously reduce risk, meet compliance goals, and build stronger resilience by activating the world's most skilled ethical hackers, pentesters, and AI/LLM experts as an elastic resource for proactive security and safety testing. By providing curated expertise as a service along with unique crowdsource insights about vulnerabilities and assets, Bugcrowd helps innovative security and engineering teams outpace threat actors.
Bugcrowd has 12+ years of experience and 100s of customers in every industry, including OpenAI, National Australia Bank, Indeed, USAA, Twilio, and the US Department of Homeland Security.
Our multi-solution platform delivers (in any combination):
Penetration Testing as a Service
The Bugcrowd Platform's modern Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) suite delivers fast, high-impact results for both compliance and risk reduction. Launch pen tests against any target within days with a pentester team designed for your needs, view prioritized findings and progress 24/7 in a rich dashboard, and flow issues into your DevSec workflows for remediation. (Pricing for Standard Pen Tests is shown below; for customized testing, contact us about a Plus Pen Test.)
Managed Bug Bounty
Bugcrowd's platform-powered Managed Bug Bounty brings the right security researchers (the Crowd) into your workflows at the right time to find hidden flaws in the attack surface. The Bugcrowd Platform augments the bug bounty value proposition with AI-driven tester sourcing, engineered triage, and data-driven insights derived from a decade of experience across 1000s of customer experiences. (Contact us for pricing.)
Managed VDPs
A vulnerability disclosure program (VDP) sets the rules of engagement for the public to submit vulnerability reports about public-facing assets and then coordinates how they're handled internally. Running on the Bugcrowd Platform (and selected by CISA as the VDP solution of record for US Federal civilian agencies), our managed VDPs provide intake channels, validation and triage, researcher relations, integration with your SDLC, and reporting. (Pricing for Basic VDP plans is shown below; contact us if you need more scale.)
Pricing for Standard Pen Tests and Basic VDP plans are shown in Pricing Information below. For pricing of other products, questions, or private offers, please contact us at partners@bugcrowd.com.
Highlights
AI-powered crowd activation: Our platform uses data and AI to source and activate the right hackers/pentesters for your needs across 100s of dimensions, augmenting your team to continuously discover hidden critical vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them
Engineered triage: The Bugcrowd Platform treats triage as a core competency, rapidly removing noise and adding context for prioritization -- handling critical vulnerabilities within a single day, even during global incidents
Rich analytics, reports, and recommendations: We've collected millions of data points about vulnerabilities, assets, and hacker skill set over a decade of experience to develop a deep Security Knowledge Graph that drives analytics, insights, recommendations, and AI models for continuous improvement
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You buy each dimension as a separate contract unit, not as a subscription with escalating tiers. Two vulnerability disclosure options scale by submission volume, covering either the first 15 or first 75 submissions. Five standard pen test options scale by scope: web app complexity (small, medium, large), one cloud project, or a mobile app on one platform or two platforms. Pick the units matching the assets you need tested. You can combine multiple dimensions to cover different asset types. Each dimension is priced independently based on the size or scope of what you test.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
What counts as one submission unit in the VDP Basic 15 and VDP Basic 75 options?
A submission is one vulnerability report sent by a security researcher through the disclosure channel. Bugcrowd validates, triages, and prioritizes each report. The VDP Basic 15 covers the first 15 submissions, and VDP Basic 75 covers the first 75. Choose the option matching your expected report volume.
How do I decide which Standard Pen Test size fits my web application?
Scope drives the choice. Small covers one low-complexity web app, 50 active IPs, or 45 API endpoints. Medium covers one medium-complexity web app, 100 IPs, or 75 endpoints. Large covers one high-complexity web app, 256 IPs, or 150 endpoints. Match the unit to your asset's complexity and size.
What does a standard pen test unit include beyond the test itself?
Each standard pen test launches within three business days and provides a platform-generated report and the PTaaS dashboard for real-time findings. It integrates with your development workflow. Web app, network, and API tests include 12 months of retesting with one report update.
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What do you dislike about the product?
Triagers at Bugcrowd may downgrade your P4 to a P5, and that’s really annoying.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Correlating all programs in one place helps hunters focus on finding quality bugs, and it also makes it easier to earn a quality bounty.
Meshv P.
Easy to Use with a Superior UI
Reviewed on Dec 17, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Good things about Bugcrowd is easy to use and better UI as compared to others and yea they have good customer support things that are providing such great response in time. Providing enormous feature for us.
What do you dislike about the product?
One things that I don't like is some time issue with triaged with other program. Other than that I haven't find any.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Bugcrowd provides me such great list or program where I can hunt on with detailed information about that program from small to big one. As I was beginner but still I can move around this platform without prior knowledge.
Mariam A.
Empowers Vulnerability Management with Expert Community
Reviewed on Dec 14, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like having access to a diverse and skilled community of security researchers in Bugcrowd, which provides high-quality, real-world vulnerability findings. I appreciate the well-structured triage process that helps filter out noise and focus on valid, high-impact issues. The clear reporting, severity scoring, and dashboards make it easy for me to track vulnerabilities, remediation progress, and overall security posture in one place.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Bugcrowd is very effective, the initial setup and program configuration can feel complex for new users. Some reports may still require additional clarification or back-and-forth before remediation, which can slow down resolution. Improving customization options for workflows and providing more guided onboarding for first-time users would make the experience even better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Bugcrowd to manage vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty programs. It helps identify vulnerabilities missed by internal testing, connects us with a global community of researchers for continuous testing, improves coverage, speeds detection, and prioritizes critical issues, strengthening our app security.
Abhay G.
Bugcrowd: Powerful but Tough for Beginners
Reviewed on Nov 21, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Bugcrowd provides well-structured programs with clear scopes, responsive triage teams, and high-quality targets—especially for API security testing. I appreciate how smoothly the platform supports deep, logic-based testing such as authorization bypasses, IDORs, and business-logic flaws. The communication on reports is consistent and transparent, making the overall research experience efficient and rewarding.
What do you dislike about the product?
The platform is not very beginner-friendly. Some programs have complex scopes, limited guidance, and require strong experience with API security and logic-based testing to be effective. Triage times can occasionally be slow, and reward ranges vary between programs, making it a bit challenging for newer researchers to navigate and grow.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Bugcrowd gives access to real-world targets where I can apply penetration testing skills on modern APIs, authentication flows, and business logic. It solves the challenge of finding legitimate, well-scoped environments to test without legal risk. The platform also provides structured triage and clear communication, which helps validate my findings and improve my testing approach. Overall, it lets me sharpen advanced pentesting skills while earning rewards from meaningful security work.
Naman M.
Enhances Security Testing and Rewards Engagement
Reviewed on Nov 20, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I use Bugcrowd mainly because it provides an excellent platform for finding and reporting security vulnerabilities, which significantly enhances my skills as an ethical hacker while ensuring the legality of my actions. I enjoy being part of a vibrant community that allows me to connect with other ethical hackers, learn new techniques, and receive constructive feedback on my work. The platform's communication handling between researchers and companies is impressive, maintaining an organized environment with clear submission timelines and reliable payouts. I appreciate the transparency in rules and scopes for each program, so I am always aware of what I can test. The platform makes the entire process convenient, from submitting bugs to tracking rewards, allowing me to focus on hacking and skill development. I also love the variety of available programs covering web apps, APIs, mobile apps, and IoT devices, which keeps the work interesting. The additional motivation from rewards encourages me to dig deeper, while the sense of community and the feedback I receive help me refine my skills. Finally, the initial setup process was super easy, seamlessly fitting into my existing workflow with other security testing tools.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the response time from some companies for triaging and reporting can be slow, especially in private programs. It often leaves me feeling in the dark while waiting for updates. Additionally, while Bugcrowd offers variety, not all programs are equally rewarding, and the payout rates can vary significantly. I have also encountered cases where bugs are marked as duplicates despite differences in details, leading to a need for more transparency and consistency.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Bugcrowd to find and report security vulnerabilities, providing a platform for legal, ethical hacking with a rewarding system. It enhances my skills through feedback and collaboration, with diverse programs and clear guidelines, making the bug hunting process smoother and more professional.