Automating the Pentest
The demand for frequent security testing has led to the rise of automated penetration testing platforms. Vonahi Security (with its vPenTest product) and RedVeil both aim to make pentesting faster and more affordable, but they serve different core audiences and utilize different underlying technologies.
Vonahi Security Overview
Vonahi Security (a Kaseya company) provides vPenTest, an automated network penetration testing platform designed primarily for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and internal IT teams.
How Vonahi Works
- Network Automation: vPenTest automates the traditional steps of a network penetration test: discovery, enumeration, exploitation, and reporting.
- MSP Focus: The platform is heavily tailored to the MSP market, allowing service providers to white-label reports and easily schedule recurring tests for their SMB clients.
- Infrastructure Testing: It focuses heavily on internal and external network infrastructure (IPs, open ports, missing patches, default credentials).
Vonahi Strengths
- Excellent multi-tenant capabilities and white-labeling for MSPs.
- Simple scheduling for regular, automated network assessments.
- Cost-effective way for MSPs to offer basic pentesting to small business clients.
RedVeil Overview
RedVeil is an autonomous AI penetration testing platform. It goes beyond scripted network automation by using intelligent AI agents capable of reasoning through complex, stateful web applications.
How RedVeil Works
- AI Agent Logic: RedVeil doesn't just run automated scripts; its AI agents adapt to the target, understanding business logic, multi-step authentication, and complex attack chains.
- Application Depth: While RedVeil tests network perimeters, its true power lies in deep Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and API testing.
- Zero False Positives: By safely exploiting the vulnerabilities it finds, RedVeil provides definitive proof and actionable results.
- Rune AI: An integrated AI consultant guides developers through understanding and fixing vulnerabilities.
- Performance Transparency: RedVeil publicly validates its capabilities—scoring 7 points higher than the industry leader on the XBEN benchmark, allowing customers to objectively compare platforms.
Key Differences
1. Infrastructure vs. Application Logic
Vonahi is excellent at answering: "Are there vulnerable services running on these IP addresses, and can we exploit default credentials to gain access?" It is primarily an infrastructure tool. RedVeil is excellent at answering: "Can a user manipulate the shopping cart logic to check out for free, or bypass the API authentication?" It handles complex, stateful application logic that scripted automation misses.
2. Scripted Automation vs. Agentic AI
Vonahi relies on sophisticated automation scripts. It follows a highly structured, predefined path of execution based on known vulnerabilities. RedVeil uses Agentic AI. The agents make dynamic decisions based on what they observe in real-time, allowing them to chain together disparate, low-severity issues into novel, critical exploits just like a human hacker.
3. Target Audience
Vonahi is built from the ground up to serve MSPs who need to check the compliance box for hundreds of small business clients quickly. RedVeil is built for engineering teams, DevSecOps, and growing tech companies (SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare) that are building custom software and need rigorous, defensible validation of their own code.
Comparison Summary
| Feature | RedVeil | Vonahi (vPenTest) |
|---|---|---|
| Core Technology | Agentic AI Reasoning | Scripted Automation |
| Primary Strength | Custom Web Apps & APIs | Network Infrastructure |
| Target Audience | SaaS, DevSecOps, Enterprise | MSPs, Internal IT |
| Business Logic Testing | High | Low |
| Remediation Support | Built-in AI Consultant (Rune) | Standard Reporting |
When to Choose Which
Choose Vonahi if:
- You are a Managed Service Provider (MSP) looking to offer an affordable, white-labeled network pentesting service to your SMB clients.
- Your primary concern is testing basic internal and external network infrastructure (routers, switches, Windows servers).
- You are not developing complex, custom web applications or APIs.
Choose RedVeil if:
- You are a software-driven company (SaaS, startup, enterprise) building custom web applications and APIs.
- You need deep testing that understands application state, user roles, and business logic.
- You want an AI-driven platform that thinks like a human attacker rather than just following a script.
- You want to empower your developers with the Rune AI assistant to quickly understand and fix security flaws.
Secure your custom applications. RedVeil delivers deep, AI-driven penetration testing for modern web apps. Start testing today at app.redveil.ai.