Comparison · Vexta vs Intruder.io

Vexta vs Intruder.io: an honest comparison for vulnerability scanning.

Both are automated platforms that scan your assets, find vulnerabilities, and surface them for remediation. They differ in deployment (self-hosted vs hosted SaaS), pricing and regional fit. This page is written for engineering and security leaders evaluating both. We sell Vexta, so the bias is disclosed; Intruder details below come from Intruder's public website and help centre as of September 2026, so check intruder.io for the latest.

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Vexta vs Intruder.io: feature comparison

Feature	Vexta	Intruder.io
Continuous external scanning	✓	✓
Internal network scanning	✓	Pro and Enterprise plans (agent-based)
Web app scanning	OWASP Top 10 + automated logic-flaw probes	Authenticated DAST (OWASP Top 10)
API scanning	REST, GraphQL	REST (OpenAPI/Swagger)
Manual penetration testing layer	Separate VITI VAPT service (quoted)	Separate purchase (AI and manual pentests)
SOC 2 / ISO 27001 templates	SOC 2 evidence pack + ISO 27001 control tags (Enterprise)	Scan reports used as audit evidence
Primary market	US / global	UK / global
Support (paid plans)	Email; 24h first response on Pro, 4h on Enterprise	Live chat, Monday to Friday

Where Intruder.io is genuinely strong

Where Intruder.io is the better choice.

We say this honestly because it matters for the right buyer. Intruder is a mature product with real strengths.

10+ years in market

Intruder was founded in 2015 and reports more than 3,000 customers worldwide.

Broad integrations and documentation

A public help centre and developer hub, plus integrations including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Drata and Vanta.

Strong noise reduction

Intruder filters informational findings out as noise, so engineering teams can focus on actionable issues.

Strong review profile

Intruder shows a 4.8 out of 5 rating from over 150 G2 reviews and was named in G2's 2026 Best UK Software Companies list - useful if your procurement looks for third-party validation.

Where Vexta wins for Indian + India-serving teams

Where Vexta is the better choice.

DPDP Act evidence pack

Vexta Enterprise exports compliance evidence packs, including one for India's DPDP Act 2023 (Section 8(5), reasonable security safeguards), alongside SOC 2, PCI-DSS v4, GDPR and DORA. Intruder's site lists SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and HIPAA; it does not list India-specific frameworks.

Pricing in INR and USD

Vexta plans are published in INR and USD on our pricing page and billed monthly, quarterly or yearly.

Self-hosted

Vexta runs as a single binary on a machine you control, so scan results stay there unless you turn on an integration that sends them out.

Response times by plan

Email support on every plan, with a 24-hour first-response time on Pro and 4 hours plus a named consultant on Enterprise.

Broad detection coverage

Vexta bundles over 10,000 community detection templates (ProjectDiscovery's open-source nuclei-templates), checked by our own verifiers, and adds its own detectors for 25+ vulnerability classes, including the OWASP Top 10; on Pro and Enterprise a local NVD, EPSS and CISA KEV mirror keeps CVE matching on local data.

What is the same

Be clear about the overlap.

It is worth being clear: both Vexta and Intruder.io detect the major classes of vulnerability. The differences are in what surrounds the scan: self-hosted vs hosted, proof-of-exploitation checks, compliance reporting, pricing and support hours.

Exposed services + outdated software

Both detect open ports, banner-grab CVEs, version-based vulnerabilities.

Common misconfigurations

Both flag weak SSL/TLS, misconfigurations and unintentionally exposed services.

OWASP findings

Both check web apps for OWASP Top 10 issues such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting and broken authentication.

Continuous monitoring

Both refresh on a schedule and alert on new findings.

Vexta vs Intruder FAQ

Can I trial Vexta before committing?

Yes. The free trial runs for 14 days with 25 scans included, and you get full reports. No credit card required to start the trial.

How does Vexta handle false positives?

Several layers, all automatic and all on your own machine. Detectors re-test with varied payloads, the proof-of-exploitation step safely confirms or refutes findings it has a verifier for, and the Vexta Confidence Score ranks what is left so likely noise sinks. If you connect your own LLM API key, an optional AI check can also flag likely false positives. Nobody at VITI reviews your findings unless you share them with us. Intruder filters informational findings as noise and offers AI-driven issue triage to check exploitability.

Can I switch from Intruder.io to Vexta mid-contract?

Yes. Vexta is licensed separately, so you can run it alongside Intruder during the free trial or on a monthly plan, compare findings on the same targets, and switch when you are ready. Vexta does not import Intruder exports; you add targets in Vexta directly.

Does Vexta meet PCI-DSS external scan requirements?

Vexta is not a PCI Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV). It can cover routine and internal vulnerability scanning, but the quarterly external scans PCI DSS requires must be run by an ASV.

What about Astra Security?

Astra is another option, and we have a full Vexta vs Astra comparison at /products/vexta/vs/astra/. Short answer: Astra centres on pentesting as a service - autonomous AI pentests and certified expert-led pentests - while Vexta is a self-hosted scanner covering infrastructure, applications and compliance evidence.

Decide for yourself - start a free trial.

Run Vexta against one of your domains during the trial. Compare the report side-by-side with Intruder.io's. If Intruder is still the better fit for your situation, we will say so - we want fits, not unhappy customers.

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