Top Picks 2026
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) finds the security holes in your applications, networks and cloud before attackers do — and is now a prerequisite for enterprise deals, ISO 27001, SOC 2, RBI and CERT-In compliance. For Indian buyers the single most important filter is CERT-In empanelment (the government's approved-auditor list), followed by tester certifications (OSCP, CREST) and whether testing is genuinely manual or just an automated scan.
Best when you need a compliance-recognised audit
If your VAPT report must satisfy RBI, SEBI, or a regulator, it should come from a CERT-In empanelled auditor. Several Indian firms hold this empanelment along with ISO 27001 and CMMI certifications. The empanelment is what makes the report acceptable for regulated filings.
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Best for: BFSI, fintech and any business needing a regulator-acceptable report
Best for SaaS, product and DevSecOps teams
Astra combines an automated vulnerability scanner with expert-led manual pentests and a clean dashboard, popular with SaaS startups and e-commerce product teams in Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Good fit where you want continuous scanning plus periodic manual depth.
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Best for: SaaS and product companies wanting continuous + manual testing
Broad coverage across cloud, IoT, API and network
Pune-headquartered SecureLayer7 offers a wide range — web and mobile app, API, cloud, IoT, source-code audit and network penetration testing — with an emphasis on manual, in-depth testing.
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Best for: Businesses needing coverage beyond just web apps
CERT-In empanelled, wide asset coverage
Isecurion is a CERT-In empanelled, ISO-certified firm covering web/mobile apps, network devices and even blockchain/smart-contract audits, making it a fit for varied technology stacks that need compliance-grade reports.
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Best for: Organisations with diverse assets needing certified audits
Technically mature, consulting-led
Appsecco is known for hands-on penetration testing plus strategic security consulting, with clear, manually-validated reports. A good choice when you want advice on fixing issues, not just a list of them.
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Best for: Teams wanting remediation guidance alongside testing
Best when you also need the fixes implemented
Most VAPT vendors hand you a report and leave. As an IT services partner, National IT Service arranges the VAPT and then implements the remediation — endpoint security, firewall/network hardening, patching and re-testing — so vulnerabilities actually get closed, with a single accountable partner.
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Best for: SMBs that want vulnerabilities found and fixed, not just reported
CERT-In (India's national cyber agency) maintains a list of empanelled security auditors. For RBI, SEBI and many government or enterprise requirements, the VAPT report must come from an empanelled auditor to be accepted. Always confirm empanelment if your report is for compliance.
A single web-app VAPT typically starts around ₹40,000–₹1,50,000 depending on scope and depth; network, cloud and mobile expand the scope and cost. Continuous/subscription models and enterprise engagements are priced separately. Get a scoped quote — price scales with the number and complexity of assets.
At minimum annually, and after any major release or infrastructure change. Regulated businesses (BFSI) and those pursuing ISO 27001/SOC 2 often test more frequently. Product teams increasingly run continuous scanning with periodic manual pentests.
Automated scanners catch known vulnerabilities cheaply but miss business-logic flaws and chained exploits. A credible VAPT combines automated scanning with manual testing by certified testers (OSCP/CREST). If a quote is scan-only, it is not a true penetration test.
Need a VAPT that ends in fixed vulnerabilities, not just a PDF? National IT Service arranges the audit and implements the remediation. Get a free scoping call.