Small Business:
Growing Teams & SaaS Companies
For small teams with dozens of exposed network devices (roughly 10–100). You likely route payments through Stripe, Square, or PayPal (no card storage) and have no medical data or other regulated information. This means you are probably not required to maintain formal compliance-driven security monitoring or regular vulnerability testing, but you have intellectual property, customer data, and real exposure to ransomware or targeted attacks.
Your Scenario
- 10–100 internet-facing devices or services across cloud and on-prem
- No PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, or similar mandates
- Main risk is unknown exposure across a growing infrastructure, new services spin up, old ones get forgotten, and attackers move fast
What you actually need
A capable external attack surface management (ASM) service that:
- Discovers your internet-facing assets automatically
- Runs scheduled scans (daily or weekly) across your full IP range
- Sends clear alerts when anything changes or new exposures appear
- Notifies you of relevant new exploits for the services you run
- Provides practical reporting suitable for founders and small IT teams
Small Business Attack Surface Management Providers
Best Choice
PortWarden: Best for small business teams. Offers per-IP pricing with full port range scanning. Includes AI-guided remediation and human support to help growing teams understand reports and fix issues across expanding infrastructure.
- Starting Price: $0.00
- Monitoring per IP: $10.00
- 1st 3 IPs for Free
- No Minimums
- Full Port Range Scans
- AI & Human Guided Remediation
- Automatic Scan Comparisons
- New Port Alerts
- New Service Alerts
- Unlimited team members at no extra cost on all plans
- Runs multiple industry-standard scanner engines (Tenable, OpenVAS, ZAP, Nuclei, Nmap, SSLyze)
Pros
Agentless, no software to deploy. Only vendor with true per-IP pricing and no minimums, pay strictly for what you monitor. Full 65,535-port range scans on every endpoint. AI and human-guided remediation included on paid plans. First 3 IPs free with no time limit. Cancel anytime, no contracts.
Cons
Newer entrant with a shorter track record than more established vendors. Limited third-party integrations compared to other platforms.
Details
Transparent per-IP or per-domain pricing, no forced packages, no hidden tiers. Annual billing discounts available. Cancel anytime. Free tier includes first 3 IPs at no cost. Verify current pricing at portwarden.io.
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HostedScan: Affordable vulnerability scanning and attack surface monitoring that scales comfortably for small business environments.
- Starting Price: $0.00 (14-day Free Trial)
- Monitoring per IP: $11.80
- Minimum 5 IP ($59 Monthly)
- Unlimited Scans per Target
- Integrations with AWS, Azure, Vanta, and Slack
- Unlimited team members at no extra cost on all plans
- Runs multiple industry-standard scanner engines (Tenable, OpenVAS, ZAP, Nuclei, Nmap, SSLyze)
Pros
Agentless, no software to deploy. Unlimited scans per target. 5,000+ MSPs and IT teams as customers. Internal network scanning available.
Cons
Minimum 5 IP requirement, overkill for very small setups. Primarily a vulnerability scanning platform rather than a full EASM solution. Per-IP pricing adds up quickly as you scale. Internal scanning requires deploying an engine inside your network. Reporting can feel technical for non-security staff.
Details
Basic plan pricing shown for 5 targets ($39/mo billed annually). Annual billing saves up to 34%. Additional targets scale from ~$7.80/ea/month. Unlimited team members included at no extra cost. Verify current pricing at hostedscan.com.
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Intruder: The closest step-up from entry level. Intruder detects web vulnerabilities plus 140,000+ infrastructure weaknesses and integrates with AWS, Azure, Cloudflare, and GCP, a strong fit for growing multi-cloud setups.
- Starting Price: $0.00 (Free tier, 5 targets, weekly scans)
- Cloud plan (EASM): from ~$239/mo
- Per target: ~$48/mo (based on 5-target minimum)
- Minimum 5 infrastructure targets
- 140,000+ infrastructure vulnerability checks
- Web app & API vulnerability testing
- Emerging threat scans (Cloud+)
- Agent-based internal scanning, Windows, Linux, macOS (Pro plan, +$160/mo)
- Cloud integrations: AWS, Azure, GCP, Cloudflare
- GregAI virtual security analyst
Pros
GregAI virtual security analyst for automated triage. Agent-based internal scanning for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Deep cloud integrations across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Cloudflare. Emerging threat scans react to breaking vulnerabilities.
Cons
Highest per-target cost in this comparison at ~$48/mo. Essential plan is very limited (ports 80/443 only, 1 weekly scan). Internal scanning locked behind Pro tier at ~$399/mo. Free tier has no web app scanning. Can become expensive quickly for teams with more than 10–15 targets.
Details
Cloud plan pricing shown for 5 infrastructure targets. Internal scanning requires Pro plan at ~$399/mo (adds 10 cloud accounts, top 50 ports). Annual billing saves ~20%. Verify current pricing directly, plans and features change.
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Pentest-Tools.com: More hands-on pentesting flavor. Pentest-Tools.com includes a browser-based VPN agent for internal network scans and the Sniper automated exploitation engine. Covers 17,000+ CVEs across network, web app, API, and cloud, a practical option for teams that want to go beyond passive monitoring into active testing.
- Starting Price: $0.00 (Free tier, limited tools & scans)
- NetSec plan: from ~$95/mo
- Per asset: ~$19/mo (based on 5-asset minimum)
- Minimum 5 assets
- 17,000+ CVE checks across network, web app, API, and cloud
- Browser-based VPN agent for internal network scans (Pentest Suite)
- Sniper automated exploitation engine (Pentest Suite)
- Cloud vulnerability scanning, AWS, Azure, GCP
- White-label reporting with custom templates
Pros
Only vendor with a browser-based VPN agent for internal network scanning, no software to install. Sniper automated exploitation engine validates findings with proof. White-label reports let MSPs and agencies rebrand output. Covers network, web app, API, and cloud in one platform.
Cons
More of a pentesting toolkit than a continuous monitoring platform. Sniper auto-exploiter and internal VPN scanning require the highest-tier Pentest Suite. Asset-based pricing means costs rise with infrastructure growth. Interface can feel technical, better suited for security practitioners than business owners.
Details
NetSec pricing shown for 5 assets. WebNetSec (adds web app & API scanning) from ~$140/mo. Pentest Suite (adds Sniper auto-exploiter + internal scanning) from ~$190/mo. Annual billing saves ~17%. Verify current pricing directly, plans and features change.
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Attaxion: Affordable EASM with broad asset discovery. Frequently cited as the most cost-effective platform for comprehensive asset discovery plus continuous monitoring with a low false-positive rate. Agentless, no software to deploy. Covers the broadest range of asset types at the lowest per-asset price.
- Starting Price: $0.00 (30-day Free Trial)
- Starter plan: $129/mo (up to 40 assets)
- Per asset: ~$3.23/mo (based on Starter plan)
- No minimum, scales from 1 to 360+ assets
- Comprehensive asset discovery across multiple asset types
- Continuous monitoring with low false-positive rate
- Attack surface overview and risk scoring
- Asset-to-asset mapping and inventory tracking
- Agentless, no software to deploy
- Vulnerability assessment and risk remediation
Pros
Competitive per-asset cost at ~$3.23/mo on the Starter plan. Agentless, nothing to install. Asset-to-asset mapping included. Covers a range of asset types with moderate false-positive rates. Scales to 360+ assets on higher-tier plans.
Cons
Heavily self-promoted in comparison articles, independent validation is harder to come by. No permanent free tier (30-day trial only). Relatively newer player in the EASM space with a smaller community. Asset discovery may surface more than expected, potentially pushing you into a higher plan.
Details
Starter plan pricing shown for up to 40 assets. Plus plan: $349/mo (up to 120 assets). Business plan: $949/mo (up to 360 assets). Annual billing saves ~17% (2 months free). No free tier, 30-day trial available. Heavily self-promoted in comparison articles; verify independently. Confirm current pricing at attaxion.com.
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Beagle Security
Beagle Security: AI-driven DAST, more app-security focused than attack surface monitoring. Beagle Security is an agentic AI penetration testing platform for web apps, APIs, and GraphQL. Includes authenticated testing, business logic recording, and compliance reports (HIPAA, PCI DSS). Usage-based per-test pricing, pay for tests run, not targets managed.
- Starting Price: $0.00 (Free tier, 1 lite test/month after trial)
- Essential plan: $99/mo (2 tests/month)
- Per test: ~$49.50 (Essential) / ~$19.93 (Advanced)
- Advanced plan: $299/mo (15 tests/month)
- AI-driven DAST for web apps, APIs & GraphQL
- Authenticated testing & business logic recording
- OWASP Top 10 & CWE Top 25 coverage
- Compliance reports, HIPAA, PCI DSS
- DevSecOps integrations (CI/CD, bug tracking, Slack, Teams)
- 14-day free trial of Advanced plan (no credit card)
Pros
Only vendor with usage-based per-test pricing, pay for tests, not targets. AI trained on 350,000+ penetration test workflows. Authenticated testing and business logic recording. Built-in HIPAA and PCI DSS compliance reports. DevSecOps integrations for CI/CD pipelines. No limits on number of applications managed.
Cons
DAST-only, not a replacement for infrastructure monitoring or EASM. Per-test model means costs are unpredictable if you need frequent scans. Essential plan limited to 2 tests/month. Not suitable for continuous attack surface management, better paired with one of the EASM tools above.
Details
Usage-based per-test pricing, pay for tests you run, not targets you manage. No limits on number of applications. Essential: 2 tests/mo at $99; Advanced: 15 tests/mo at $299. Additional tests $30/ea on Advanced plan. Annual billing saves ~17%. Verify current pricing at beaglesecurity.com.
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PortWarden is the standout choice for growing small businesses. There are no pre-bundled packages, no per-IP minimums, and no long-term contracts — you pay only for the assets you choose to monitor, and you can adjust that scope at any time. For a team whose infrastructure changes from month to month, that means no forced upgrades, no surprise overage charges, and no locked-in commitments that outgrow your actual needs. You maintain practical external visibility at a predictable cost, scaling up or down as your business does.
Prices verified: July 2026.
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