Penetration Testing Industry Research Report 2025

Summary

The threat of cyber attacks has led to an increase of simulated and controlled cyber security evaluations of IT infrastructures. Such evaluations are frequently referred to as penetration testing; however, in practice, the nomenclature encompasses a variety of other labels, including vulnerability assessments, IT Health Checks, red team exercises, and, as it is commonly referred to outside the industry, ethical hacking.

According to APO Research, The global Penetration Testing market was valued at US$ million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

North American market for Penetration Testing is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Penetration Testing is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Penetration Testing is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global companies of Penetration Testing include Synopsys(Cigital), Acunetix, Checkmarx, Qualys, Inc., Rapid7, Inc., CA Technologies(Veracode), Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM and Whitehat Security, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Penetration Testing, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Penetration Testing.
The Penetration Testing market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Penetration Testing market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Penetration Testing Segment by Company

Synopsys(Cigital)
Acunetix
Checkmarx
Qualys, Inc.
Rapid7, Inc.
CA Technologies(Veracode)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
IBM
Whitehat Security
Trustwave Holdings, Inc.
Contrast Security
Portswigger Ltd.
Wireshark
Netsparker Limited
Penetration Testing Segment by Type

Network Penetration Testing
Web and Wireless Penetration Testing
Social Engineering Penetration Testing
Cloud Infrastructure Penetration Testing
Penetration Testing Segment by Application

Small and Medium Enterprises
Large Enterprises
Penetration Testing Segment by Application

Small and Medium Enterprises
Large Enterprises
Penetration Testing Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Penetration Testing market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Penetration Testing and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Penetration Testing.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Penetration Testing companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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1 Preface
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 Research Process
1.5 Data Source
1.5.1 Secondary Sources
1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
2.1 Product Definition
2.2 Penetration Testing by Type
2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.2.2 Network Penetration Testing
2.2.3 Web and Wireless Penetration Testing
2.2.4 Social Engineering Penetration Testing
2.2.5 Cloud Infrastructure Penetration Testing
2.3 Penetration Testing by Application
2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 Small and Medium Enterprises
2.3.3 Large Enterprises
2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Penetration Testing Breakdown Data by Type
3.1 Global Penetration Testing Historic Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Penetration Testing Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
4 Penetration Testing Breakdown Data by Application
4.1 Global Penetration Testing Historic Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Penetration Testing Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5 Global Growth Trends
5.1 Global Penetration Testing Market Perspective (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Penetration Testing Growth Trends by Region
5.2.1 Global Penetration Testing Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2.2 Penetration Testing Historic Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Penetration Testing Forecasted Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
5.3 Penetration Testing Market Dynamics
5.3.1 Penetration Testing Industry Trends
5.3.2 Penetration Testing Market Drivers
5.3.3 Penetration Testing Market Challenges
5.3.4 Penetration Testing Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
6.1 Global Top Penetration Testing Players by Revenue
6.1.1 Global Top Penetration Testing Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
6.1.2 Global Penetration Testing Revenue Market Share by Players (2020-2025)
6.2 Global Penetration Testing Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
6.3 Global Key Players of Penetration Testing Head Office and Area Served
6.4 Global Penetration Testing Players, Product Type & Application
6.5 Global Penetration Testing Manufacturers Established Date
6.6 Global Penetration Testing Market CR5 and HHI
6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
7.1 North America Penetration Testing Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 North America Penetration Testing Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.3 North America Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4 North America Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.5 United States
7.5 United States
7.6 Canada
7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Penetration Testing Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Europe Penetration Testing Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3 Europe Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.4 Europe Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
8.5 Germany
8.6 France
8.7 U.K.
8.8 Italy
8.9 Spain
8.10 Russia
8.11 Netherlands
8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
9.1 Asia-Pacific Penetration Testing Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Penetration Testing Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.3 Asia-Pacific Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.4 Asia-Pacific Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
9.5 China
9.6 Japan
9.7 South Korea
9.8 India
9.9 Australia
9.10 China Taiwan
9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
10.1 South America Penetration Testing Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 South America Penetration Testing Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.3 South America Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4 South America Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.5 Brazil
10.6 Argentina
10.7 Chile
10.8 Colombia
10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa Penetration Testing Market Size (2020-2031)
11.2 Middle East & Africa Penetration Testing Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.3 Middle East & Africa Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.4 Middle East & Africa Penetration Testing Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
11.5 Saudi Arabia
11.6 Israel
11.7 United Arab Emirates
11.8 Turkey
11.9 Iran
11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
12.1 Synopsys(Cigital)
12.1.1 Synopsys(Cigital) Company Information
12.1.2 Synopsys(Cigital) Business Overview
12.1.3 Synopsys(Cigital) Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.1.4 Synopsys(Cigital) Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.1.5 Synopsys(Cigital) Recent Developments
12.2 Acunetix
12.2.1 Acunetix Company Information
12.2.2 Acunetix Business Overview
12.2.3 Acunetix Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.2.4 Acunetix Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.2.5 Acunetix Recent Developments
12.3 Checkmarx
12.3.1 Checkmarx Company Information
12.3.2 Checkmarx Business Overview
12.3.3 Checkmarx Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.3.4 Checkmarx Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.3.5 Checkmarx Recent Developments
12.4 Qualys, Inc.
12.4.1 Qualys, Inc. Company Information
12.4.2 Qualys, Inc. Business Overview
12.4.3 Qualys, Inc. Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.4.4 Qualys, Inc. Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.4.5 Qualys, Inc. Recent Developments
12.5 Rapid7, Inc.
12.5.1 Rapid7, Inc. Company Information
12.5.2 Rapid7, Inc. Business Overview
12.5.3 Rapid7, Inc. Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.5.4 Rapid7, Inc. Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.5.5 Rapid7, Inc. Recent Developments
12.6 CA Technologies(Veracode)
12.6.1 CA Technologies(Veracode) Company Information
12.6.2 CA Technologies(Veracode) Business Overview
12.6.3 CA Technologies(Veracode) Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.6.4 CA Technologies(Veracode) Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.6.5 CA Technologies(Veracode) Recent Developments
12.7 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
12.7.1 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Information
12.7.2 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Business Overview
12.7.3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.7.4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.7.5 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Recent Developments
12.8 IBM
12.8.1 IBM Company Information
12.8.2 IBM Business Overview
12.8.3 IBM Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.8.4 IBM Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.8.5 IBM Recent Developments
12.9 Whitehat Security
12.9.1 Whitehat Security Company Information
12.9.2 Whitehat Security Business Overview
12.9.3 Whitehat Security Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.9.4 Whitehat Security Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.9.5 Whitehat Security Recent Developments
12.10 Trustwave Holdings, Inc.
12.10.1 Trustwave Holdings, Inc. Company Information
12.10.2 Trustwave Holdings, Inc. Business Overview
12.10.3 Trustwave Holdings, Inc. Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.10.4 Trustwave Holdings, Inc. Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.10.5 Trustwave Holdings, Inc. Recent Developments
12.11 Contrast Security
12.11.1 Contrast Security Company Information
12.11.2 Contrast Security Business Overview
12.11.3 Contrast Security Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.11.4 Contrast Security Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.11.5 Contrast Security Recent Developments
12.12 Portswigger Ltd.
12.12.1 Portswigger Ltd. Company Information
12.12.2 Portswigger Ltd. Business Overview
12.12.3 Portswigger Ltd. Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.12.4 Portswigger Ltd. Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.12.5 Portswigger Ltd. Recent Developments
12.13 Wireshark
12.13.1 Wireshark Company Information
12.13.2 Wireshark Business Overview
12.13.3 Wireshark Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.13.4 Wireshark Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.13.5 Wireshark Recent Developments
12.14 Netsparker Limited
12.14.1 Netsparker Limited Company Information
12.14.2 Netsparker Limited Business Overview
12.14.3 Netsparker Limited Revenue in Penetration Testing Business (2020-2025)
12.14.4 Netsparker Limited Penetration Testing Product Portfolio
12.14.5 Netsparker Limited Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer

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