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Should I Use Patrowl?

patrowl.io·Analyzed 9 hours ago··Based on 12 sources

Identify and harden your External Security Posture with Patrowl, the leader. Let us manage time-consuming tasks and focus on remediation.

Depends

Depends

Buy if your security team wants managed continuous external pentesting plus EASM in one platform and tolerates sales-led pricing.

Solid EASM + PTaaS platform with open-source roots — but thin reviews, hidden pricing, CVEs in its own manager.

Confidence: Medium

5/5

G2 rating

only 2 reviews

$14.3M

Total funding

Series A, 2024

2020

Founded

Paris, France

Yes

Free tier

self-hosted open-source edition

Ease of use2

SOAR-style orchestration, not point-and-click

Feature depth4

EASM, PTaaS, threat intel, orchestration combined

Support quality3

Dedicated CSM promised, unverified by reviews

Security posture2

CVEs in PatrowlManager; no public security page

Pros

  • Combines EASM, PTaaS, and vulnerability intelligence in one platform⁶
  • Open-source core (PatrowlManager, PatrowlHears) can be self-hosted free⁷
  • Continuous external risk coverage, per G2 reviews¹
  • Dedicated Customer Success Manager team promised for every client⁵

Cons

  • Only 2 G2 reviews; minimal independent validation¹
  • No public pricing; fully sales-led buying⁵
  • Known CVEs in its own open-source manager10
  • No security page found on vendor site⁸
  • More SOAR orchestration than simple scanner; needs skilled operators³

Gotchas

  • highPricing is quote-only; expect negotiation and opaque contracts¹
  • highSelf-hosted PatrowlManager had an API authorization flaw through v1.8.4; patch before trusting it10
  • mediumVendor publishes no security page; demand their security docs and pen-test results pre-sale⁸
  • mediumTwo G2 reviews means vendor comparisons dominate search results; run a trial before committing⁴

Best for

  • Security teams needing continuous external pentesting
  • Orgs wanting EASM plus PTaaS together
  • EU companies preferring a European vendor
  • Teams hybrid enough to self-host open-source pieces

Not for

  • Small teams wanting simple, cheap scheduled scans
  • Buyers needing transparent self-serve pricing
  • Anyone requiring a heavily reviewed, proven vendor
  • Teams avoiding security tooling with its own CVEs

Pricing

Open source (self-hosted)

$0

  • PatrowlManager orchestration
  • PatrowlHears vulnerability intelligence
  • Community support only

Security

CVEs exist in the open-source PatrowlManager (CVE-2021-43829, CVE-2026-92753); no breaches of the commercial SaaS found.

  • CVE-2026-92753 — Patrowl PatrowlManagerRecently disclosed vulnerability in PatrowlManager listed in Rapid7's CVE database.⁹
  • Patrowl Manager ≤1.8.4 Events/Alerts API authorization flawVulDB reports a security flaw in the Events/Alerts API authorization of Patrowl Manager up to version 1.8.4.10
  • CVE-2021-43829 — PatrowlHistorical CVE tracked against Patrowl's open-source components.

What users say

Users describe Patrowl as a continuous external pentest/EASM platform with SOAR-like orchestration, but independent reviews are very sparse.

“There are new solution lile patrowl.io, only external pentest (blac”
— Reddit, r/cybersecurity
“More of a SOAR product where you can launch products and gather re”
— Reddit, r/devsecops
“Patrowl offers a continuous and comprehensive risk coverage tool,”
— G2 review

Alternatives

Compare Patrowl with each alternative.

Assetnote

Pure-play EASM specialist; top named Patrowl competitor

Wiz

Cloud-native exposure management at larger-enterprise scale

Rapid7 InsightVM

Established vulnerability management with a mature ecosystem

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; user-review coverage is thin (2 G2 reviews, scattered Reddit threads), and no public pricing was found.

Sources

  1. PatrOwl Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features — G2g2.com
    review
  2. Automated Pentesting — Reddit r/cybersecurityreddit.com
    review
  3. OpenSource project unifying vulnerability scanning — Reddit r/devsecopsreddit.com
    review
  4. GlitchSecure vs. PatrOwl Comparison — SourceForgesourceforge.net
    review
  5. Preemptive Exposure Management — Patrowl (official)patrowl.io
    official
  6. PatrowlHears.io (official)patrowlhears.io
    official
  7. PatrowlManager — GitHubgithub.com
    official
  8. Patrowl Security pagepatrowl.io
    official
  9. CVE-2026-92753: Patrowl PatrowlManager — Rapid7rapid7.com
    security
  10. Patrowl Manager up to 1.8.4 API authorization flaw — VulDBvuldb.com
    security
  11. Patrowl 2026 Company Profile — PitchBookpitchbook.com
    news
  12. Patrowl Expands to London with New UK Office — Business Wirebusinesswire.com
    news

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