Cybersecurity pricing in the US splits by deliverable rather than by vendor. A penetration test runs $8,000 to $40,000 depending on scope and how many human hours it genuinely includes. SOC 2 readiness costs $15,000 to $60,000 before the auditor’s own fee. Managed security monitoring runs $15 to $60 per user per month. The cheapest quote in each category is usually the one with the fewest human hours behind it.
Penetration test
$8,000 – $40,000
Scoped manual testing with a reproducible report and, in credible engagements, a retest after fixes.
SOC 2 readiness
$15,000 – $60,000
Control design, evidence automation, policy work, and gap remediation before the audit itself.
Managed detection
$15 – $60 / user / month
Monitoring, alert triage, and an agreed escalation path with response commitments.
The cheaper option
Before buying an assessment, fix the known basics: multi-factor authentication everywhere, patching cadence, backup restore testing, and least-privilege access. Assessments find far less when those are in place, which makes them cheaper and more useful.
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For a compliance checkbox, sometimes. For actual assurance, no: scans find known patterns, while a tester chains weaknesses the way an attacker would.
Annually as a baseline, plus after any significant change to authentication, payments, or data handling.
Under a few hundred employees, usually not. A retained specialist plus disciplined engineering practice covers more ground per dollar.
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