Intruder vs. Detectify vs. ProbeIQ: an honest comparison for mid-market teams
If you’re evaluating continuous external security, Intruder and Detectify are two of the first names you’ll meet — and you should take both seriously. This is a comparison written by the people behind a third option, so read it with that in mind; we’ve tried to be fair, including about where they beat us.
The one-paragraph version
Intruder is a polished, broad vulnerability-management and attack-surface product with a smooth UX. Detectify leans on its crowdsourced security research and surface monitoring, strong on web-app depth. ProbeIQ is the lighter, cheaper, transparent option: orchestration over best-in-class open-source engines, correlation and readable diffs, and a defensible authorization trail — aimed at mid-market teams and agencies who want continuous coverage without an enterprise contract.
Pricing and transparency
This is the clearest difference, and it’s worth being precise. Both Intruder and Detectify have moved their pricing behind “book a demo” / custom quotes — their public pages no longer show straightforward per-month numbers. Third-party reports have historically put Intruder’s entry tier around $120–150/month and its mid tier around $300/month, and Detectify’s surface-monitoring tier in a similar $300-ish/month range (EUR-denominated) — but treat those as directional, not quotes, precisely because the vendors gate them.
ProbeIQ lists its prices, full stop: $49 / $149 / $349 per month, with a 14-day free trial and a founding-customer price lock. You can find out whether you can afford it without talking to a salesperson. For a mid-market buyer, that transparency is a feature. (See the pricing page.)
Where each one fits
| Intruder | Detectify | ProbeIQ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best at | Polished, broad vuln management + EASM | Crowdsourced web-app research; surface monitoring | Correlation, readable diffs, defensible authorization |
| Pricing | Quote / demo (reported mid-tier ~$300/mo) | Quote / demo (EUR; reported ~$300/mo range) | Public: $49 / $149 / $349, trial + price lock |
| Best fit | Teams wanting a mature all-rounder | Web-app-heavy orgs valuing crowdsourced depth | Mid-market & agencies wanting continuous ASM, cheaply |
| Engine approach | Proprietary + integrations | Proprietary + Crowdsource network | Orchestrates the open-source suite (nuclei, etc.) |
Where Intruder and Detectify are genuinely strong
We’re not going to pretend otherwise:
- Intruder has years of product polish, a wide check library, and an established brand — if you want a mature, broad all-rounder and budget isn’t the constraint, it’s a safe, good choice.
- Detectify’s crowdsourced research model (its Crowdsource network of ethical hackers) produces web-app detections that a purely automated approach won’t, and its surface monitoring is well-regarded. If deep web-app coverage is your priority, it’s a real strength.
Where ProbeIQ is the better bet
- Price and transparency — a fraction of the incumbents’ reported cost, with prices you can actually see.
- Correlation over raw output — findings de-duplicated across engines and tied to persistent assets, with “what changed since last run” diffs, so you act on signal, not a dump.
- A defensible authorization trail — ownership verification, signed rules of engagement, and a hash-chained audit log, built in, not bolted on.
- Runs on the engines you trust — the ProjectDiscovery suite and friends, not a black box.
The honest bottom line
If you’re a large enterprise standardizing on a mature, broad platform and price is secondary, Intruder or Detectify may suit you well. If you’re a mid-market team or an agency that wants continuous external monitoring, correlated and readable findings, a defensible record of every scan, and pricing you don’t have to schedule a call to learn — that’s exactly the gap ProbeIQ was built for.
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