Why Growing Companies Choose Lorikeet for Penetration Testing

If you are a startup or growth-stage company shopping for a penetration test, you have probably noticed that the experience of buying security testing is frustrating. Most firms will not tell you what it costs until you sit through a sales call. Reports take weeks to arrive. And when they do, they are full of boilerplate that your engineers cannot act on without a follow-up meeting that takes another week to schedule.

We built Lorikeet Security specifically to solve these problems. Not because we thought the world needed another pentest vendor, but because we were tired of watching growing companies get a bad deal from the existing options. Here is why companies like yours are choosing to work with us.

Transparent Pricing: You Know What It Costs Before You Call

This is the thing clients mention first, almost without exception. Our pricing is published on our website. Web application pentests, network assessments, mobile app testing, cloud security reviews, compliance packages: you can see the starting prices for all of them before you ever talk to us.

We do this because we believe opaque pricing is a symptom of a broken market. When vendors refuse to publish prices, it is usually because they are charging different customers different amounts for the same work, or because their pricing is inflated and they do not want you comparison shopping. Neither of those is good for you.

At Lorikeet, engagements are scoped based on complexity and size. We will tell you exactly what the engagement includes, what it costs, and what you are getting for the money. If the scope changes, we talk about it before the price changes. No surprises.

Real-Time Findings: No More Waiting for the PDF

Traditional penetration testing works like this: a firm tests your application for one to two weeks, then disappears for another week or two to write the report, then sends you a 60-page PDF. By the time you read it, the findings are old. By the time your engineers start fixing things, they have forgotten the context of the code they shipped three weeks ago.

Lorikeet uses a Pentest-as-a-Service (PTaaS) platform that delivers findings as they are discovered. When our testers find a vulnerability, it shows up in your client portal immediately, complete with a description, severity rating, proof-of-concept, and step-by-step remediation guidance.

What this means in practice:

• Critical findings on day one. If we find a critical vulnerability on the first day of testing, you know about it on the first day, not three weeks later in a PDF
• Faster remediation. Your engineering team can start fixing issues while testing is still in progress. By the time the engagement ends, you may have already resolved the most important findings
• Better context. Engineers can ask questions about findings in real-time through the portal. No waiting for a follow-up meeting
• Compliance-ready reports. When the engagement is complete, the portal generates a formal report that satisfies auditor requirements. You get the real-time experience and the compliance artifact

Direct Access to Testers: No Account Managers in Between

At most large pentest firms, you will never talk to the person who actually tests your system. You talk to an account manager, who relays your questions to a project manager, who checks with the tester, who sends a response back up the chain. It is a game of telephone that adds days to every interaction and loses critical context along the way.

At Lorikeet, you talk directly to the security researchers doing the work. If you have a question about a finding, you ask the person who found it. If you need to discuss scope changes, you discuss them with the person who understands the technical implications. If you want to understand why a particular attack path matters, the person who exploited it explains it to you.

This is not just a convenience. It produces better outcomes. When testers can communicate directly with the client's engineering team, they get better context about the application, which leads to deeper and more relevant testing. The feedback loop is tighter, the findings are more accurate, and remediation happens faster.

Speed: Engagements Start Fast and Stay on Track

When you need a pentest, you usually need it soon. Maybe you have a SOC 2 audit deadline. Maybe a prospective enterprise client is asking for a recent pentest report. Maybe you are about to close a funding round and your investors want to see a security assessment. In any of these situations, waiting six weeks to start an engagement is not an option.

Lorikeet is built for speed. We scope engagements quickly because our pricing is already transparent, so there is no extended negotiation phase. We have testers ready to start because we manage our pipeline proactively. And we deliver findings in real-time, so there is no multi-week delay between the end of testing and when you actually get results.

For companies operating on startup timelines, this matters. Security testing should accelerate your business, not slow it down.

Full-Stack Compliance: Pentest, Audit, and Everything in Between

Most growing companies do not just need a pentest. They need a pentest and a SOC 2 audit and vulnerability scanning and compliance consulting and a way to manage it all without hiring a full-time compliance team. Traditionally, that means working with four or five different vendors and trying to coordinate them yourself.

Lorikeet offers full-stack compliance packages that bundle everything together. Here is what that looks like:

• Penetration testing through Lorikeet's expert testers, delivered via our PTaaS platform
• Attack surface management through our ASM platform, starting at $476/month for continuous monitoring
• SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS audits through our partnership with Accorp Partners CPA LLC
• Compliance consulting through our partnership with Anchorpoint Partners
• Compliance automation through our status as a Vanta MSP Partner

One point of contact. One coordinated engagement. Everything your auditor needs, delivered by people who work together regularly and understand each other's processes.

We Understand Startups Because We Are One

Lorikeet Security was founded by people who understand what it is like to build a company from scratch. We know what it means to operate with limited resources, to make every dollar count, and to need things done quickly without cutting corners on quality.

That perspective shapes everything about how we work. Our pricing is transparent because we know how frustrating opaque quotes are when you are managing a tight budget. Our platform delivers findings in real-time because we know you cannot afford to wait three weeks for a report when you have a deadline next Friday. We give you direct access to testers because we know that adding layers of account management does not help anyone.

We built Lorikeet for companies like the ones we have worked with our entire careers: fast-moving organizations that care about security but cannot afford to spend six months on a procurement process just to get a penetration test.

Lorikeet vs. Traditional Pentest Firms

Flexible Engagement Models

Not every company needs the same thing. Some need a one-time pentest to satisfy an audit requirement. Others want ongoing testing as part of their development lifecycle. Some need a comprehensive security package that covers everything from vulnerability scanning to SOC 2 attestation.

Lorikeet supports all of these models:

• One-time engagements. A scoped pentest for a specific application, network, or cloud environment. Get your results, get your report, done
• Recurring testing. Quarterly or semi-annual pentests that align with your development cycles and compliance requirements
• Bundled packages. Pentest + ASM + compliance audit packaged together at a better price than buying each separately
• Continuous monitoring. Attack surface management that runs 24/7 and alerts you to new vulnerabilities and exposed assets

We do not lock you into long-term contracts. We earn your repeat business by delivering good results, not by making it hard to leave.

What You Actually Get

When you engage Lorikeet for a penetration test, here is what you receive:

• Manual, expert-driven testing. Real security researchers testing your systems using the same techniques actual attackers use
• Real-time findings. Every vulnerability appears in your client portal as soon as it is confirmed, with severity, proof-of-concept, and remediation steps
• Methodology-driven approach. Testing aligned to OWASP, PTES, and NIST standards so your auditor accepts the results
• Actionable remediation guidance. Not just "fix this." Specific, technical guidance your engineers can act on immediately
• Retesting included. After you fix the findings, we verify the fixes are effective
• Compliance-ready report. A formal report that satisfies SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and other framework requirements
• Direct tester access. Ask questions, get context, discuss findings with the person who found them

Lorikeet Security Team

Penetration Testing & Cybersecurity Consulting

We've completed 170+ security engagements across web apps, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and AI-generated codebases. Everything we publish here comes from patterns we see in real client work.