# Stingrai: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 17 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/stingrai

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Penetration testing as a service](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/penetration-testing-as-a-service/index.md) | 6% | 4 | 0% | 17 |

## What the models said for it

- "Stingrai Autonomous $3,000 / Hybrid $6,800 is the most commonly cited published entry price with CREST accreditation." (Muse Glimmer 30B, PTaaS)
- "Raxis or Stingrai offer the best balance of real manual testing, transparent published pricing, and value" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PTaaS)
- "Stingrai (Top pick for very low budgets)" (Grok 4.20, PTaaS)
- "Stingrai (CREST-accredited, human-led, continuous and one-time engagement options, published pricing)" (Mistral Small, PTaaS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Stingrai, from 53 of the 53 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- stingrai.io: 53 (its own site)
- atlantsecurity.com: 24
- reddit.com: 22
- netragard.com: 16
- techrepublic.com: 16
- pentestingproviders.com: 14
- clutch.co: 12
- cloudsecuritypartners.com: 11
- objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com: 10
- andersenlab.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://stingrai.io/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies-startups-2026: 26
- https://stingrai.io/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies-small-businesses-2026: 25
- https://atlantsecurity.com/blog/top-penetration-testing-companies: 19
- https://netragard.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 16
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-penetration-testing-companies: 15
- https://pentestingproviders.com/best/affordable-penetration-testing: 13
- https://cloudsecuritypartners.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 11
- https://clutch.co/it-services/cybersecurity/penetration-testing: 11

## In its own words

What Stingrai's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Global CREST-accredited penetration testing services company (https://stingrai.io/)
- For: companies from startups to enterprises; compliance and security teams; security and compliance leaders (https://stingrai.io/)
- Price stated: Fixed, published pricing for one web application and its APIs (https://www.stingrai.io/pricing)
- Starting price: 3000 (https://www.stingrai.io/pricing)
- Certifications: CREST
- Customers named: DeepTrust, LangWatch, Clicktrans, e-STORAGE, 30 Forensic Engineering, Koch Companies, eleven-x, Richter Guardian

## What it publishes

Every page stingrai.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 392 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 289 pages, 100 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-07
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 43 pages, 38 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-05
- template or tool: 6 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-23
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-01
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best crypto digital asset penetration testing companies 2026 https://www.stingrai.io/blog/best-crypto-digital-asset-penetration-testing-companies-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best government public sector penetration testing companies 2026 https://www.stingrai.io/blog/best-government-public-sector-penetration-testing-companies-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best healthcare penetration testing companies canada 2026 https://www.stingrai.io/blog/best-healthcare-penetration-testing-companies-canada-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best igaming casino penetration testing companies 2026 https://www.stingrai.io/blog/best-igaming-casino-penetration-testing-companies-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best pci dss penetration testing companies 2026 https://www.stingrai.io/blog/best-pci-dss-penetration-testing-companies-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best penetration testing companies accounting cpa firms 2026 https://www.stingrai.io/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies-accounting-cpa-firms-2026

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.