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Patrowl vs G2

Patrowl and G2 both land on Depends.

Patrowl

patrowl.io

Depends
Confidence: Medium

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

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G2

g2.com

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buyers shortlisting B2B software should use G2 free as one input, cross-checked against Capterra or TrustRadius.

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Patrowl versus G2
ComparePatrowlG2
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forSecurity teams needing continuous external pentestingB2B software buyers shortlisting tools
Who it's not forSmall teams wanting simple, cheap scheduled scansVendors without five-figure budgets
PrivacyCVEs exist in the open-source PatrowlManager (CVE-2021-43829, CVE-2026-92753); no public breaches of the commercial SaaS found.⁹No public security page found; UpGuard reports no phishing; G2's own DPA references a past data breach.
Support qualityDedicated CSM promised, unverified by reviewsTrustpilot and BBB complaints about G2's service
Public sentimentUsers describe Patrowl as a continuous external pentest/EASM platform with SOAR-like orchestration, but independent reviews are very sparse.¹Buyers find G2 useful for breadth, but sentiment on G2's own service skews negative on Trustpilot and Redditors weigh it against Capterra and Trustpilot.
Biggest gotchaPricing is quote-only; expect negotiation and opaque contracts¹Vendor contracts are negotiated and opaque; budget five figures annually before committing.

Pick Patrowl when

  • 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

When Patrowl is not a fit

  • 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

Pick G2 when

  • B2B software buyers shortlisting tools
  • Teams wanting peer reviews pre-demo
  • SaaS vendors building review-based social proof
  • Marketers using buyer-intent data

When G2 is not a fit

  • Vendors without five-figure budgets
  • Anyone expecting unbiased star ratings
  • Consumer-product shoppers . B2B only
  • Buyers wanting deep technical vetting

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
  13. G2 (company) . Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    news
  14. G2 . product siteg2.com
    official
  15. Sell G2 . Planssell.g2.com
    official
  16. Sell G2 . Review Generationsell.g2.com
    official