Tool_02 // Budget intelligence
Penetration Test Cost Calculator.
Model effort using attack surface composition, testing depth, auth model, and historical defect density. Built for procurement-grade budget planning.
Pricing assumptions: yours, not ours
Expected budget range
$18,573 to $27,633
Point estimate: $23,103 | Daily burn: $1,777
Execution window
13 days
Total effort
151h
Effort priced
$22,650
Workstream split
Scoping
10%
Recon
7%
Exploitation
45%
Verification
19%
Reporting
19%
What this is built on
This is an effort model, not a benchmark. The hour estimates per app, asset, and endpoint are Principle Breach's own scoping assumptions. They are not derived from an industry survey, and no market rate is assumed anywhere: the hourly rate and any vendor minimum are values you entered.
Calendar days assume 6 productive testing hours per tester per day across 2 testers. Reporting is modelled at 24% of execution effort. Use the midpoint as a planning baseline and reserve against the upper band when scope is still moving.