Getastra (Astra Security) vs Cobalt: Continuous Offensive Security Testing

Getastra (Astra Security) and Cobalt: Continuous Offensive Security Testing both land on Depends.

Getastra (Astra Security)

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a startup or mid-size team needing continuous, SOC 2-ready pentesting at transparent, public prices.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you ship software continuously and need human-led pentesting plus compliance evidence without hiring in-house testers.

Getastra (Astra Security) versus Cobalt: Continuous Offensive Security Testing
Compare	Getastra (Astra Security)	Cobalt: Continuous Offensive Security Testing
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Startups prepping for SOC 2	Continuous-testing dev teams
Who it's not for	Teams wanting only manual, expert-led pentests	Solo devs needing one cheap annual pentest
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁶
Support quality	Trustpilot 1.6/5 across 144 reviews.	Program manager offered; no independent support evidence
Public sentiment	Reviews split hard: 4.6/5 on G2 but 1.6/5 ('Bad') on Trustpilot across 144 reviews.^³	Customers praise validated, engineer-ready findings and cost savings, but most quotable feedback sits on Cobalt's own site.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Trustpilot shows 1.6/5 ('Bad') across 144 reviews . likely support/refund friction; read them before paying.^³	Credit model: spend grows with attack surface; budget surprises likely as you scale testing.¹⁵