Frequently Asked Questions

Data privacy is one of our utmost concerns. We keep your data encrypted into our database and we have multiple defense-in-depth mechanisms to protect it. Furthermore, the security is also strengthened by our hosting provider's measures. Please see Linode security.

The scan results and all your data are entirely yours and we do not sell it or give it to any third parties. You can also permanently delete all the scan results whenever you wish. Please see our Privacy Policy.

All of your data is stored in the London (United Kingdom) datacenter of our hosting provider. Read more about this datacenter here: Linode London.

First, you need to buy a subscription from our Pricing page Then, an account is automatically created. You get an activation link via email to access your new account.

We do not provide free trials. However, we offer several free scans to each visitor every day. This will allow you to test the Light version of the scanners. We also offer a way for you to cancel your subscription at any time after the first month of payment. This way, you pay for one month and try out our services. Then you decide if you cancel it or not.

No, you don't need an account for the Light/Free version of the tools (at least not yet). Just go to the tool page and start scanning your systems for vulnerabilities. You have several free scans every day (renewed every 24 hours).

We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and JCB, as well as check cards and ATM cards if they are issued by one of these major credit card companies. We also accept payment through PayPal and Amazon, as well as checks, money orders, and wire transfers.

All payments are processed via FastSpring, which is under contract with PentestTools SRL to process orders and collect payments worldwide.

Yes, you can change your plan (downgrade / upgrade) at any time, or cancel your subscription at any moment. Upgrade and downgrades are prorated.

Choose a plan that best suits your business needs. Our plan options are a good fit for penetration testers, system administrators, web developers, or business owners.

We recommend you start small and upgrade to a bigger plan if or when it’s necessary.

You should whitelist the following FQDN: scanners.pentest-tools.com.

This hostname resolves to multiple IP addresses used by our scanning servers:

• 212.71.244.176

• 212.71.255.152

• 139.162.192.40

• 139.162.202.208

• 139.162.209.251

• 139.162.221.245

• 139.162.224.195

• 88.80.191.29

• 176.58.123.114

• 178.79.150.162

• 178.79.163.66

• 178.79.183.178

• 109.74.197.184

These are the testing details - which can also be used for the Amazon AWS Pentest Request Form:

• Peak bandwidth: 0.5 Gbps

• Peak requests per second: 50 RPS

• Peak Queries for DNS Zone Walking: N/A