Head-to-head
Hayaiti vs. HackerOne
HackerOne is the largest bug-bounty and offensive-security platform on the planet — 'Not every vulnerability matters. Fix the ones that do.' — combining the world's largest researcher network with AI agents (Hai). Their proof points (1,300+ companies, 600K+ bugs found, $4M+ ROI per critical vulnerability before breach) and logo wall (Salesforce, Uber, Zoom, Shopify, PayPal, Adobe, IBM, Anthropic, Snapchat, Crypto.com) tell you it's built for the top end of the market. There is no free tier and pricing is completely opaque.
Quick verdict
If you're choosing between us and HackerOne…
Pick Hayaiti if
You know what you need (landing page, MVP, internal tool, audit), you want to see numbers before you talk to anyone, and you want it shipped in days not quarters.
Pick HackerOne if
You're a Fortune 500 / late-stage enterprise with a dedicated AppSec team running a mature security program, you can run a sustained bug bounty or continuous pentest program, and you have the headcount to triage incoming findings.
Side by side
Capability
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What HackerOne does well
- Largest researcher network globally — 600K+ bugs found across the platform
- Enterprise trust at Fortune 500 scale (Salesforce, Uber, Zoom, Shopify, PayPal, Adobe, IBM, Anthropic)
- Mature platform combining bug bounty, pentest, VDP, and AI agents (Hai) under one roof
- Strong ROI narrative — '$4M+ ROI per critical vulnerability before breach' cited
- Used by 1,300+ companies including some of the most security-mature orgs in the world
- Triage and noise reduction — claim 25% of findings are actionable after their filtering
Where HackerOne struggles
- Enterprise-only motion — will not meaningfully respond to SMB inquiries
- Pricing is completely opaque — no numbers, no self-serve pricing page
- Complex onboarding — scoping, program design, payout structure all need setup before first results
- Far overkill for any company without a dedicated AppSec function to triage findings
- Bug bounty model needs continuous attention; not a one-shot deliverable
Honest take
When HackerOne is the better choice
You're a Fortune 500 / late-stage enterprise with a dedicated AppSec team running a mature security program, you can run a sustained bug bounty or continuous pentest program, and you have the headcount to triage incoming findings.
We're not the right answer for everything. If your situation fits the line above, HackerOnewill likely give you a better outcome than we will. We'd rather you know that now.
Our take
When Hayaiti is the better choice
You know what you need (landing page, MVP, internal tool, audit), you want to see numbers before you talk to anyone, and you want it shipped in days not quarters.
You're also not paying for slack. Every SKU is fixed price, fixed timeline, source code in your repo from day one. If we miss the deadline, we refund 25% — that risk lives with us, not you.
Pricing breakdown
Hayaiti
$2,495
Fixed-price SKUs · optional monthly subscription
Published on the pricing page. No proposal cycle.
HackerOne
Contact sales
Opaque enterprise pricing (sales-led)
Verify at hackerone.com
Worked example
If you needed a brand-led marketing site
Through HackerOne: you'd start with a discovery call, receive a custom proposal in 1–3 weeks, then sign a 6-figure SOW. Output is brand-grade. Time-to-first-deliverable is measured in months, not weeks.
Through Hayaiti: you'd pick the matching SKU on our pricing page, see the price and timeline before any call, pay 50% to start, and have working code in your repo on day one. We refund 25% if we miss the published deadline.
Both approaches work. Pick based on which trade-offs match how you want to operate.
Still weighing the options?
See our published pricing — or grab a free 15-minute audit and we'll tell you straight up if we're the right fit.