Organizations face increasing pressure to identify and mitigate security risks as their technology environments become more complex. Traditional, periodic penetration tests often leave critical security gaps, exposing businesses to threats that can exploit weaknesses between assessments. Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) has emerged as a critical solution, offering continuous testing to provide constant visibility into vulnerabilities and drive faster remediation. 

“In today’s landscape of escalating digital threats and expanding compliance requirements, PTaaS functions as a strategic asset enabling executive leadership to strengthen their enterprise security framework while advancing core business priorities of expansion, operational excellence, and organizational adaptability.”

– GigaOm Analyst, Chris Ray 

However, the PTaaS market is crowded and complex. With vendors offering a wide range of capabilities, it can be challenging for organizations to determine which solution best aligns with their strategic objectives and business requirements. That’s where the GigaOm Radar for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) comes in, providing a clear, data-driven look at how leading providers compare. 

Understanding the 2025 GigaOm Radar for PTaaS 

The GigaOm Radar for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) report examines 16 of the market’s top solutions, comparing them against a comprehensive set of capabilities.  

This report helps organizations: 

  • Compare Key Features: Evaluate vendors on essential capabilities like SDLC integrations, customizable testing methodologies, and compliance reporting. 
  • Identify Emerging Trends: Understand how advancements like attack surface management integrations are shaping the future of penetration testing. 
  • Assess Business Impact: Gain insights into how different PTaaS solutions improve ROI, enhance compliance readiness, and reduce overall risk. 
  • Understand Different PTaaS Approaches: See how leading solutions are positioned based on their ability to deliver a comprehensive platform and drive innovation. 

In this blog, we’ll discuss NetSPI’s position and differentiators in the PTaaS market. 

NetSPI: A Leader and Outperformer in Penetration Testing 

In the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), NetSPI is named a Leader and Outperformer in the Innovation and Platform Play quadrant. It signifies that NetSPI provides a comprehensive, modern pentesting platform and has achieved the highest standards for market leadership. 

Additionally, the Outperformer recognition highlights NetSPI’s exceptional growth and rapid capability development over the past year. GigaOm analyst Chris Ray explains, “NetSPI is classified as an Outperformer because of its rapid development of its compliance reporting features, customizable testing methodologies, and quickly expanding integrations over the past year.” 

NetSPI’s placement in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant indicates that NetSPI not only delivers a broad, holistic security testing platform, but also maintains a forward-thinking approach, continuously evolving to address emerging security challenges. 

NetSPI’s Leadership in Modern PTaaS 

According to GigaOm, NetSPI’s leadership in the PTaaS market is built on exceptional platform features that deliver tangible business outcomes for clients:

  • Seamless SDLC Integration (5/5 Stars): NetSPI provides comprehensive native integrations with essential tools like Jira, ServiceNow, and CI/CD tools. This ensures that security findings flow directly into existing workflows, reducing friction, and accelerating remediation times. 
  • Customizable Testing Methodologies (5/5 Stars): NetSPI offers penetration testing tailored to an organization’s specific technologies, compliance needs, and business objectives. The global team of over 350 in-house, certified testers provides the expertise and accountability needed to address unique security challenges, a clear advantage over crowd-sourced models. 
  • Advanced Compliance Reporting (5/5 Stars): NetSPI provides customizable compliance deliverables with expertise across SOC 2, PCI, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and DORA, helping organizations save hundreds of hours and reduce audit costs. 

In addition to these capabilities, GigaOm also scored NetSPI 5/5 in the following areas: 

  • Integration with Attack Surface Management: NetSPI delivers context-driven insights with continuous visibility across internal and external assets, ensuring organizations can quickly detect, assess, and respond to emerging threats across their entire attack surface. 
  • Retesting of Findings: NetSPI includes retesting as part of every engagement, providing fast, integrated validation that fits seamlessly into client workflows and keeps pace with evolving environments. 
  • Platform Flexibility: NetSPI’s platform is designed with flexibility at its core, scaling effortlessly from focused assessments to global programs and enabling organizations to tailor testing to their unique technologies, compliance needs, and workflows. 
  • Cost: GigaOm analyst Chris Ray notes, “NetSPI offers flexible, scalable pricing suitable for organizations of all sizes” while ensuring cost-effectiveness for long-term engagements.  

Empower Your Security Strategy 

Choosing the right PTaaS partner is a strategic decision that directly impacts your organization’s risk posture, operational efficiency, and ability to innovate securely. The GigaOm Radar for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) report provides the expert analysis needed to cut through the noise and identify a solution that aligns with your business goals. 

Download the full report to gain a deeper understanding of the PTaaS landscape, compare the top 16 vendors, and see why NetSPI was named a Leader and Outperformer. 

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