Astra Security

What Astra Security does

Astra Security, founded in 2018 by Ananda Krishna and Shikhil Sharma, is a cybersecurity company that provides AI-powered continuous penetration testing and vulnerability scanning across web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. The company operates a unified Pentest-as-a-Service (PTaaS) platform centered on a proprietary Attack AI engine that learns from 6.8M+ vulnerabilities discovered annually and 10M+ historical vulnerability data points, augmented by a team of certified human pentesters (OSCP, CEH, eJPT, eWPTXv2). The product surface includes the DAST Scanner (15,000+ test cases), API Security Platform, Cloud Vulnerability Scanner (AWS, Azure, GCP), Autonomous Pentesting module driven by coordinated AI agents, and a Trust Center for publicly verifiable security certificates.

Revenue is generated through SaaS subscriptions ranging from $69/month entry-level Scanner Lite tiers to enterprise custom contracts for multi-target engagements ($5,999-$9,999/year pentest plans, $999-$4,999/year cloud and API plans). The company employs a hybrid go-to-market combining self-serve product-led growth (3-minute setup, $7 trials) with enterprise sales motions featuring dedicated customer success managers. Astra targets security-conscious engineering teams, SaaS companies, healthcare, fintech, and compliance-dependent organizations across more than 70 countries, with named clients including Ford, Hitachi, Tata, Muthoot Finance, SGX, HackerRank, Loom, OLX, and CompTIA.

The company is headquartered in Claymont, Delaware (Astra IT Inc.) with an operational entity in Chandigarh, India (Czar Securities Private Limited), holds 51-100 employees, and has raised $2.7 million in seed funding led by Emergent Ventures. Astra maintains CREST, CERT-In, PCI-DSS ASV, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and HITRUST CSF certifications, and led the development of the OWASP Autonomous Penetration Testing Standard (APTS) framework. Recent strategic moves include the January 2026 launch of the Cloud Vulnerability Scanner and a partnership with Sprinto for compliance automation integration.

Name

Astra Security

Legal name

Astra IT Inc.

Website

https://getastra.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Astra Security provides AI-powered continuous penetration testing and vulnerability scanning across web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, serving 1,000+ engineering teams across 70+ countries through a SaaS platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Software — Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Management

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Penetration Testing Platforms (PTaaS) (HDADAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Application Security Testing (SAST/DAST/IAST/SCA) (HDADACAC), API Security (Discovery, Testing, Runtime Protection) (HDADACAB), Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing Services (BPAEADAD)

Keywords

• Penetration testing platform
• Vulnerability scanning
• API security testing
• Cloud security scanner
• AI-powered pentesting

Headquarters

HQ city

Claymont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based SaaS: Annual and monthly subscription plans for pentesting, vulnerability scanning, API security, and cloud security services. Plans range from entry-level Scanner Lite at $69/month to enterprise custom pricing.
2. Platform Services: Continuous vulnerability detection and pentesting solutions including PTaaS (Pentest as a Service) platform, DAST scanner, API security platform, and cloud vulnerability scanner delivered as SaaS subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Astra Security provides a continuous, AI-powered penetration testing platform (PTaaS) that identifies and validates vulnerabilities across web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. The platform combines automated vulnerability scanning with certified human penetration testing (OSCP, CEH, eWPTXv2) and integrates directly into CI/CD pipelines to deliver compliance-ready reports for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.

Product overview

Astra Security operates as a unified continuous pentesting platform that combines AI-powered autonomous pentesting with certified expert-led manual tests for comprehensive security coverage. The core PTaaS Platform integrates multiple modules including the DAST Scanner for web application vulnerability testing (15,000+ test cases), the API Security Platform for API discovery and testing, the Cloud Vulnerability Scanner for multi-cloud infrastructure assessment (AWS, Azure, GCP), and Autonomous Pentesting for AI-driven continuous security testing. All capabilities are powered by the proprietary Attack AI Engine that learns from millions of real vulnerabilities. The platform supports CI/CD integration with GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, and Azure DevOps, and offers compliance-ready reporting mapped to SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and other standards through the Trust Center feature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PTaaS Platform (Pentest as a Service) Continuous pentesting platform combining AI-powered automated scanning with certified expert-led penetration testing for comprehensive security coverage across web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
• DAST Scanner (Vulnerability Scanner) Dynamic vulnerability scanning for web applications with 15,000+ test cases covering OWASP Top 10, SANS 25, and CVEs. Supports authenticated scans with MFA, SSO, token-based logins, headless browser crawling for JavaScript-heavy SPAs, and AI-driven remediation guidance.
• API Security Platform Continuous API security testing and inventory management that discovers shadow, dormant, and undocumented APIs, then systematically tests them against 15,000+ API-specific attack cases including OWASP API Top 10 and BOLA/IDOR vulnerabilities.
• Cloud Vulnerability Scanner Continuous agentless cloud vulnerability scanning for AWS, Azure, and GCP with 400+ offensive security checks and 3,000+ automated vulnerability tests that validate misconfigurations and identity drift in real-time using credential-aware, authenticated scans.
• Autonomous Pentesting AI-powered continuous offensive security testing using coordinated agents that autonomously discover, validate, and remediate vulnerabilities at scale, delivering pentest-quality results in hours rather than weeks.
• Pentest Services Expert-led manual penetration testing services covering web applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure, mobile apps, networks, and AI systems, conducted by OSCP, CEH, and eWPTXv2 certified security professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80x faster to first finding vs traditional pentesting
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers31 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SprintocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026Strategic partnership announced January 9, 2026 to integrate Astra's AI-powered vulnerability assessment and penetration testing with Sprinto's automated compliance workflows. The joint solution enables businesses to move from pentest to audit-ready compliance faster by connecting validated vulnerabilities and evidence directly into compliance reporting. Supports 200+ global security standards including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS. The partnership maintains Astra's VAPT as an independent third-party service to ensure compliance integrity.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cobalt: Cobalt is a direct PTaaS competitor offering on-demand pentesting with a talent marketplace model. Both serve engineering and security teams needing continuous, agile pentests integrated into CI/CD rather than yearly engagements, and compete head-to-head for SaaS and fintech customers.
• Invicti (Netsparker + Acunetix): Invicti is a direct competitor in DAST and application security testing, with overlapping capabilities to Astra's DAST Scanner and API Security Platform. Both target enterprise and mid-market dev teams needing authenticated scanning, CI/CD integration, and compliance reporting.
• HackerOne: HackerOne is a closely comparable PTaaS and bug bounty platform directly competing with Astra's pentest and vulnerability offering. Both blend automated scanning with human security expertise, target SaaS and enterprise security teams, and monetize on subscription and pricing per asset or engagement.
• Detectify: Detectify is a closely comparable DAST and attack surface management platform focused on continuous web application and API scanning. Both target SaaS engineering teams with CI/CD integration and developer-friendly remediation workflows.
• Bugcrowd: Bugcrowd operates a crowdsourced security platform combining bug bounty, PTaaS, and attack surface management. It directly competes with Astra's PTaaS and continuous pentesting capabilities, particularly for enterprise customers seeking a blend of automated and crowdsourced testing.
• StackHawk: StackHawk is a direct competitor in DAST and API security testing focused on developer-first workflows, CI/CD integration, and SaaS engineering teams. Both target the same segment of building secure-by-design applications with continuous testing.
• Intruder: Intruder is a direct competitor in the vulnerability scanning and PTaaS space, targeting mid-market and SaaS companies with similar continuous scanning, CI/CD integration, and developer-friendly pricing tiers ($69-$499/month). Strong head-to-head competitor for Astra's Scanner tier products.
• Synack: Synack is a direct PTaaS platform competitor using a vetted researcher network combined with AI-driven tooling. Both deliver human-validated pentest results to enterprise customers in regulated industries such as healthcare, fintech, and government.

Emerging players

• Pentera: Pentera is an emerging player in automated security validation, focusing on adversary simulation and breach attack simulation. While its core offering (BAS) partially overlaps with Astra's autonomous pentesting ambitions, it competes for the same 'continuous offensive security' budget.

Broad incumbents

• Tenable: Tenable is a broad incumbent in vulnerability management offering Nessus-based scanning, cloud security, and now exposure management. While not a direct PTaaS competitor, it competes for the same enterprise budget and overlaps with Astra's DAST and Cloud Vulnerability Scanner capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/getAstra
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@getAstra
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/getastra
• Instagraminstagram.com/astra_security
• Facebookfacebook.com/getAstra

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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