Vulnerability Scanning & Code Security
4.4/5.0
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Cobalt

Continuous offensive security testing platform powered by humans and AI agents.

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Score

4.4/5

Certifications
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Last technical review
2026-10-30
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Technical Overview

Cobalt is a pentesting-as-a-service (PaaS) platform combining human expertise with artificial intelligence automation to identify vulnerabilities across web applications, APIs, and AI models. It enables security teams to mitigate risks continuously, maintain regulatory compliance, and streamline remediation workflows. Pricing operates through a credit model and tailored quotes.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Access to a vetted network of over 500 security experts (Cobalt Core)
  • Integration of AI-assisted testing and autonomous validation workflows
  • Automated integrations to remediate security vulnerabilities faster

Technical Considerations

  • Quote-based and credit pricing model without public self-serve cost transparency
  • No self-hosted deployment option available for on-premise requirements

Technical Capabilities & Features

5/7
Included:REST & GraphQL API
Included:SSO / SAML Authentication
Not available:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Included:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Not available:Custom Domains & SSL
Included:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Cobalt

84/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Excellent
85/100
Pricing Fairness
Favorable
70/100
Security & Governance
Excellent
95/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Excellent
80/100
Performance & Reliability
Excellent
90/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Cobalt

Estimated Time-to-Value1 - 7 days (Agile)

Standard sprint integration without complex external dependencies.

Learning CurveModerate (Standard)

Requires consulting technical documentation and basic credentials setup.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
60%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
90%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
95%
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Pricing

Contact Sales/mo

Model: CONTACT.

Available plans:

  • Standard / PremiumCustom
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Cobalt

Audited Billing Critical Points:
  • Enterprise plans require contacting sales for custom quotes, hiding scaling costs per engagement.
  • Credit-based consumption models can lead to unexpected overages if pentest scopes expand.
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: CobaltCONTACT
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Indie / Solo (1 active user)

Solo developer or independent technical founder.

Base Monthly Cost
$12/month
1 active user
12-Month Investment
$122/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$366total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 3 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM (~$5) + 0.5h DevOps/mes ($20)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$300/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $178/year
Startup (10 active users)

Agile engineering team in validation and early traction stage.

Base Monthly Cost
$270/month
10 active users
12-Month Investment
$2,754/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$8,262total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 5 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 2 vCPU / 8GB RAM (~$15) + 2h DevOps/mes ($80)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$1,140/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $1,614/year
Growth (25 active users)

Scaling company with team governance and granular access control requirements.

Base Monthly Cost
$675/month
25 active users
12-Month Investment
$6,885/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$20,655total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 13 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Cluster VPS 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM (~$45) + 6h DevOps/mes ($240)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$3,420/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $3,465/year
Scaleup (100 active users)

Established organization with enterprise security policies and mandatory SAML/SSO.

Base Monthly Cost
$2,700/month
100 active users
12-Month Investment
$27,540/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$82,620total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 35 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Infraestructura HA redundante + Backups (~$150) + 16h DevOps/mes ($640)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$9,480/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $18,060/year
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: CobaltWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$20/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$5/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$25/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
High Risk / Accelerated Overages
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$41/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$61/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$176/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$196/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

Procurement Strategy & Discounts: CobaltB2B Negotiation Playbook
Corporate executive level with highest authority to approve budgetary exceptions.
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Fair Market Price & B2B Procurement Benchmark

Non-renewal notice: 60 days before expirationMedian achieved discount: -12%
Public List Price
Custom / Contact
100% baseline
Audited Market Average
-12% median
~88% of list price
Optimized Target Price
-20% target
Max achievable discount (Q4 / multi-year): -20%

Verified Tactical Savings Levers

  • Annual Upfront PrepayUp to -15%

    Consolidated discount for upfront annual billing versus monthly rate.

  • Multi-Year AgreementUp to -25%

    Multi-year contract commitment (2-3 years) with inflation rate lock.

  • Competitive Migration CreditUp to -20%

    Migration credits and buyout of remaining competitor contract period.

Security & Data Exit
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Compliance & Security Standards: Cobalt

SOC 2 Type IIAudited
ISO 27001Audited
GDPR / RGPDAudited
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActGDPR DPA Available
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
Enterprise-Only SSO
Data Residency
USEUAWS
AI Privacy Policy
Opt-out available
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: CobaltJSON · CSV · PDF
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
JSONCSVPDF
Password Hash Portability
Subject to Support Ticket (Manual Process)

Credential hash export requires commercial mediation or formal support ticket approval.

CLI Command / Rescue Endpoint
GET /api/v1/findings
Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Exportación de hallazgos y reportes de vulnerabilidad a través de la API REST o integraciones con sistemas de tickets.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: CobaltDocker
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageTypeScript / Go / Rust
Code LicenseOpen Source
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name cobalt -p 8080:8080 cobalt:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
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Technical Reputation of Cobalt

80/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Access to a vetted network of over 500 security experts (Cobalt Core)
  • Integration of AI-assisted testing and autonomous validation workflows
  • Automated integrations to remediate security vulnerabilities faster

Reported Production Frictions

  • Quote-based and credit pricing model without public self-serve cost transparency
  • No self-hosted deployment option available for on-premise requirements
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:Requires Sales Contact

Assisted cancellation requiring meeting with account team or contract notice period.

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Cobalt)

How is Cobalt priced for enterprise teams?

Cobalt pricing operates on a flexible credit model and custom quotes tailored to the scope, frequency, and specific security testing requirements of your organization.

What types of security testing are supported?

The platform supports web application pentesting, API security, mobile assessments, cloud infrastructure testing, and targeted evaluations for artificial intelligence and LLM systems.

How are security assessments executed with quality assurance?

Every security engagement is backed by the Cobalt Core network of vetted security professionals and supported by dedicated teams to deliver precise, actionable results.

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