A penetration test, or pentest, simulates a cyberattack to assess a network\u2019s security to find and fix vulnerabilities before threat actors can exploit them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentests are often performed by third parties, but as these outside tests can be expensive and become dated quickly, many organizations perform their own penetration tests<\/a> with pentesting tools, using their own IT personnel for their red teams<\/a> (attackers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many pentesters and ethical hackers use open source pentesting tools<\/a> to probe a network<\/a>‘s defenses, but for organizations with high security needs, there are also commercial pentest tools and services<\/a> that can offer greater support and functionality, and some top open source tools offer pro and enterprise plans too. Here we’ll review seven of the best commercial pentesting tools, their benefits, drawbacks, and use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n